what is iso

ISO stands for the International Organization for Standardization, which is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 169 national standards bodies. ISO provides organizations with guidelines to consistently achieve universally recognized standards, which define specifications and requirements for products, processes, services, and systems. ISO standards are developed through the consensus of global subject matter experts and stakeholders. ISO is not a certification body and does not provide certification or conformity assessment. Organizations need to contact an external certification body for that. ISO standards cover almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing, and the organization has published over 24,500 international standards.