Developing countries

Through the activities of DEVCO, the ISO Committee on developing country matters, ISO has been giving special focus to developing countries for nearly fifty years. This section discusses how developing countries benefit from standardization and highlights the numerous ways in which ISO helps developing countries to participate in international standardization activities.

Information on DEVCO includes the Committee's objectives and how it sets about achieving them. A link to the DEVCO members' area (password-protected) is included.

Technical assistance is a pivotal element of DEVCO's work, and training is recognized as one of the key components. Users will find information covering the broad spectrum of DEVCO's technical assistance activities and details of ISO's training services.

In addition to information on relevant publications, the publications and resources page gives links to download or obtain the individual documents.