Technical Committee of ISO and IEC

Technical Committee of ISO and IEC: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently hosted the 15th plenary meeting of the Technical Committee of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for developing international standards on Artificial Intelligence.

• About ISO: It is an international nongovernmental organization comprising national standards bodies. It develops and publishes a wide range of proprietary, industrial, and commercial standards.

o Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

o Besides standards, ISO publishes technical reports, technical specifications, publicly available specifications, technical corrigenda, and guides.

o ISO facilitates world trade by providing common standards across countries. It standards cover all fields, including healthcare, technology, manufacturing, security, and the environment.

• About IEC: It is an international standard-setting body for electrical, electronic, and related technologies—collectively termed “electrotechnology”.

o It is a global, not-for-profit membership organization with 173 member countries and coordinates the work of 20,000 experts worldwide.

o Founded in London, the IEC held its first meeting on 26–27 June 1906.

o IEC Standards offer instructions, guidelines, rules, or definitions used in the design, manufacture, installation, testing, certification, maintenance, and repair of electrical and electronic systems.