ISO Focus January 2006

Service sectors turn to standards

ISO Focus, January 2006

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The January issue of ISO Focus looks at the current developments in the international standardization of services and highlights the positive impact they have and will have, not only for specific services, but for the global market as a whole.

Articles cover a range of services, for which International Standards are being developed, such as scuba diving, personal financial planning, e-transactions and e-business as well as services related to drinking and wastewater supply systems.

In an exclusive interview, MasterCard International Vice-President gives his personal viewpoint on how International Standards have enabled the implementation and interoperability of innovative technologies used in advanced payment systems.

Comment

Alan Bryden , ISO Secretary-General
Positively global

Guest View

Arthur D. Kranzley
Vice-President, Advanced Payments, MasterCard International

"MasterCard is a strong proponent of International Standards and views them as a vital part of our continued effort to safeguard all those involved in the payments process. "

Main Focus

Service sectors turn to standards

• Who needs standards for services?
• Facilitating business relations – a chance for services standards
• The European approach to service standardization
• Financial services evolve to meet the needs of the digital age
• Six decades, but who’s counting? ISO in financial services
• A global benchmark for financial planners
• Exhibition industry stands to gain from future ISO standard
• ISO committee for tourism brings transparency to the industry
• Never get out of your depth : Scuba diving standards
• Global trade in services – New challenges for standardization
• The challenge of standardizing water services
• Going public – a Consumers International viewpoint
• A new ISO standard for market, opinion and social research
• Best business practice for market and opinion research  

Developments and initiatives

• Security management in global supply chains

New this month

• ISO publishes WorldSID: the world's smartest crash test dummy to improve vehicle design and increase passenger safety  
• ISO releases new CD-ROM on ISO 14000 environmental management standards  
• ISO launches work on nanotechnology standards  

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