ISO Focus - February 2004

The Confidence Business  

ISO Focus, February 2004

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Mario Wittner, Chair of the ISO Committee for conformity assessment
Looking outwards

Guest View

Carlos Magariños, Director-General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

"UNIDO has concrete priorities aiming at enhancing the competitiveness of developing countries."

Main Focus

The Confidence Business

• What is accreditation?
• The role of the International Accreditation Forum
• The role of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
• The life of a peer assessor
• Reaching for impartiality
• Fundamentals of product certification
• Trusting in a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity
• Certification in developing countries
• Fishing for Quality nets profits in Uganda

Developments and initiatives

• Mechanical contraceptives are far from static
• The Kids' ISO 14000 Programme

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• Lighting fires without burning down the house
• Freight container seals to combat terrorism
• ISO 9001:2000 guidelines for the education sector  

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