DEVCO - Committee on developing country matters

Created in 1961

[NOTE - The figures in brackets show the year at the end of which the term of office expires.]

Chair - Mr. Adu Darkwa (2010) Ghana

Secretary - Mr. Beer Budoo ISO Central Secretariat

Membership

DEVCO membership is open to interested member bodies as participating (P) or observer (O) members and to interested correspondent members as observer (O) members.

Participating countries: 82
Observer countries: 52

Terms of reference

• To identify the needs and requirements of developing countries in the fields of standardization and related activities (i.e. conformity assessment including accreditation, quality and metrology) and to assist the developing countries, as necessary, in defining these needs and requirements.
• Having established these needs and requirements, to recommend actions to assist the developing countries in meeting them.
• To monitor the implementation of the ISO Action Plan for Developing Countries.
• To provide a forum for the discussion of all aspects of standardization and related activities in developing countries, and for the exchange of experience among developing countries and developed countries, as well as among developing countries. This should be done in collaboration with CASCO, COPOLCO, the TMB and relevant international organizations.

Regional Liaison Officers

Regional liaison officers are appointed in an honorary capacity by Council. They assist the Secretary-General in representing ISO interests in their regions.

Arab region - Dr. Yaseen Khayyat (2011)

Caribbean and Central America - Mr. Carlos E. Rodriguez (2011)

Central Asia - Mr. Gabit Mukhambetov (2009)

Central and Eastern Europe - Mr. Valery N. Koreshkov (2011)

Central and Western Africa - Mr. Constant Boka (2011)

East and South-East Asia - Mr. Jesus L. Motoomull (2010)

Eastern and Southern Africa - Mr. Mesai Girma (2011)

South America - Mr. Manuel Diaz Portocarrero (2009)

South Asia - Mr. Sharad Gupta (2009)