At the forefront of setting standards

AS OF January this year, Singapore has been elected into the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Council for the 2015-2017 term. Currently, Singapore participates in some 80 ISO standards development committees, covering areas such as quality management, energy management and occupational health and safety management systems that help enhance quality, resource efficiency and safety.

"With a seat in the ISO Council, Singapore can now play a greater role in influencing the development of policies that will help build up the global standards community. Since 80 per cent of the commodity trade is impacted by standards, these policies are critical in developing international standards which address global and local needs," says Choy Sauw Kook, assistant chief executive (Quality & Excellence), Spring Singapore.

"Singapore seeks to strengthen some of the existing ISO policies to take Asia-Pacific needs into consideration and improve the capabilities of more Asia-Pacific members so that they can participate in ISO work."