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ISO/DS handbook demystifies geometrical product specifications
ISO and Danish Standards (DS – ISO member for the country) have jointly published a handbook on geometrical product specifications (GPS) for which nearly 120 ISO standards provide a globally harmonized base for technical drawing, with benefits for manufacturing and trade.
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New ISO brochure focuses on force multipliers of ICT standards innovation
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has just published a new brochure providing a concise overview of how information and communication technologies (ICT) standards can be a force multiplier for achieving positive results. It focuses on the work developed by the joint technical committee of ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology.
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Personal health data better protected by ISO standard
ISO has published a new technical specification which will increase protection of personal health information processed, stored and transferred by computer systems for subsequent use by clinicians and others in healthcare organizations. ISO/TS 14265:2011, Health informatics – Classification of purposes for processing personal health information, defines a set of high-level categories of purposes for which such personal health information can be processed .
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New ISO standard makes food irradiation safer
A new ISO standard provides state-of-the art requirements for food irradiation, commonly used to improve quality and safety in food processing. The standard will benefit manufacturers, irradiation operators, regulators, customers and, ultimately, consumers.
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ISO's magazine focuses on Sustainability
How ISO standards support sustainable development and contribute to sustainable action is the theme of the January issue of ISO Focus+, the magazine of ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
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The water challenge – How ISO standards help
ISO’s solutions for addressing vital global water challenges are the subject of a new brochure, ISO & water. The four-page document provides a concise overview of International Standards available and how they can help.
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ISO/IEC plug and play standard enables seamless technology
The newest parts of an International Standard for Universal
Plug and Play (UPnP) will help devices to seamlessly cross multivendor and multi-technology networks
– another step forward for intelligent homes and offices.
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High-tech vehicles - High-tech ISO safety standards
As vehicles become more complex, with new features like driver
assistance systems or electronic-based functions, it is more important than ever to identify potential
risks of software and hardware failures whose consequences could be fatal. For this purpose, ISO has
published a new standard to ensure the functional safety of electrical and electronic systems in road
vehicles.
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Road vehicles run on ISO standards
ISO has just published a new brochure giving a concise overview of its substantial portfolio of International Standards that share state-of-the-art technology and good practice with the automotive sector worldwide.
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Safe food from the farm with ISO/TS 22002-3
Safer food farming is the principal benefit targeted by a new ISO technical specification, latest in the ISO 22000 series of standards for food safety management systems.