(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) have signed an agreement to increase their cooperation in developing international standards. The agreement initially focuses on the subjects of information technology, intelligent transport systems, and health informatics. The partner standards development organization (PSDO) cooperation agreement provides new opportunities to adopt and jointly develop international standards to serve the global marketplace. The agreement was approved by the respective governing bodies of ISO and IEEE following extensive discussions, and in consultation with the American National Standards Institute, the ISO national member body where IEEE has its legal seat.

ISO, a network of the national standards bodies of 157 countries, is the world’s leading developer of international standards for business, government, and society. It has a current portfolio of more than 17,000 standards for almost every sector of economic activity and technology, including agriculture, construction, mechanical engineering, information technologies, nanotechnologies, the environment, services, health, safety, security, and managerial best practice.

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