ISO initiatives on Education and Innovation

1. ISO initiatives on Education and Innovation COPANT - April 2014 Kevin McKinley ISO Deputy Secretary-General

2. Whybother? Standards - the best thing the youngergeneration have neverheard of • economic, environmental, societalsustainability • specifications • best practice Standards - a way of gettingacademicresearch to market Standards - a way of helpingacademic institutions become more efficient and effective Standards – a way of helpingstudentslearn

3. Teachingstandardization Knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience in standardization add value to professions and roles in many fields Increased students' awareness of the nature, impact and benefits of standards to markets and society, improves their ability to contribute to company performance and public welfare

4. ISO Collaboration withAcademia • ISO recognizes essential contribution from academia & has developed initiatives to: • Demonstrate appreciation of academia’s work • Encourage & support broader engagement of academia in standardization • Promote cooperation at many levels Today’s students are the managers and professionalsof the future!

5. http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/standards-in-education.htmhttp://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/standards-in-education.htm Topics for today

6. A repository of resources and teaching materials.

7. Repository of teachingmaterials COPANT General Meeting -- 20-24 April 2014

8. Initiatives in education about standardization

9. Organization (in partnership with IEC and ITU) of the World Standards Cooperation academic days.

10. WSC Academic Day & ICES Conference

11. WSC Roundtable – Washington DC 80 participants 20+ universities, including 10 Management Schools 15 CEOs and senior managers of National Standards Bodies 35 senior managers representingIndustry, Government and North-American Standards DevelopingOrganizations

12. Promoting cooperation between standards bodies and education institutions in developing countries.

13. ISO/SABS /KATS regional workshop, Centurion, South Africa, 19-21 November2013 • COPANT General Meeting -- 20-24 April 2014 • ISO/KATS regional workshop, Bali, 7-9 May 2012 • ISO Contribution to the workshop “Standards for Africa - ANOR/RNF /COMNOR workshop, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 19-20 February, 2013 • ISO/ABNT /KATS regional workshop, São Paulo, Brazil, 15-17 April 2013

14. New ISO publication in development Guidance on good practices and success factors in developing or strengthening education about standardization. Developed on basis of information, ideas & recommendations from regional workshops – see previous slide

15. Contribution to postgraduate courses

16. COPANT General Meeting -- 20-24 April 2014

17. Programme outline Foundations Operationalsystems 16. Strategic Planning of SustainableBusiness 17. Management Systems Standards for Sustainablity 18. Impact Assessment and RiskManagement 19. ConformityAssessment 1. Quantitative Methods 2. Methodologies of Public Policy Assessment 3. Development 4. Economics of Globalization 5. The Socioeconomic Impact of Globalization 6. International PoliticalEconomy of Standards Setting 7. Sociology of ContemporaryCapitalism 8. ParticipatoryGovernance 9. Governance of Global SupplyChains 10. Environmental Policy 11. Health Policy 12. Labour Market Policy 13. Organizations 14. Corporatecitenzship 15. Voluntary Consensus-Based Standards Mandatory 12 CREDITS 45 CREDITS Elect 5 Elective Courses 15 CREDITS Internship + Thesis 18 CREDITS

18. Internship and thesis Internship with International organizations, multinational companies and NGOs available to students after 1 year Supervision by company / organization & professor from University of Geneva Outcome - an internship report / dissertation

19. First Graduates in June-July 2013 6 students (of the first, pilot edition) 5 now employed: • World Bank • UNEP • SR Consulting • NGO • LeadingChineseretailer One completing his military service

20. ISO Deliverables Five courses (each one worth 3-credits, for 24 lecture hours) Over 2,000 PPT slides About 2,000 pages of selected reading material Contributions of ~20 external experts including senior managers from international organizations, companies, NGOs and professors from other universities All available to ISO members

21. New developments Trisakti University and BSN (Indonesia) launching Masters programme on standardization, using ISO materials ESSTIC EcoleSupérieure des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication, Yaoundé, Cameroon, developing Masters programme withregional scope, in partnershipwith ANOR and ISO Cooperation ongoing with Technical University of Berlin (Germany), Tokyo University (Japan), George Washington University (USA), Northwestern University (USA) and others

22. Developed between March and August 2013 • Over 260 publications selected and referenced • Main sources: • ISO/CS internal information • ISO members • Contributions fromvarious experts http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/standards-in-education/education_innovation-list.htm

23. Thank you

24. Courses developed and managed by ISO (1) Voluntary, consensus based standards Notion of “standard” and its various characterizations Classification of different types of standards, standards developing organizations and analysis of different standardization systems History of modern standardization Standards developmentprocesses and procedures Standards in economics, and International trade The value of standards and how otmeasureit Standards and public policies Standars and innovation

25. Courses developed and managed by ISO (2) Strategic planning of sustainable business Notion of “sustainable development” and its historical evolution Key concepts related to sustainable development (e.g. Human Well-being, Carrying Capacity, Ecological Footprint, Triple Bottom Line, …) The «Capital approach» to sustainable development – operationalizing sustainability management The contribution of standards to sustainability Social Responsibility and the ISO 26000 standard Sustainability in the framework of companystrategy

26. Courses developed and managed by ISO (3) Notion and characteristics of “management systems” Overview of the historical development of management systems and related standards Detailed analysis of four management systems and of the related ISO standards: • Quality management system (QMS, ISO 9001) • Environmental management system (EMS, ISO 14001) • Food safety management system (FSMS, ISO 22000) • Energy management system (EnMS, ISO 50001) Implementation of management system standards in different subject areas, industry sectors and types of companies (through case studies) Management systems standards for sustainability

27. Courses developed and managed by ISO (4) Impact Assessment and Risk Management Notion of “risk”, typology of risks and associated key concepts Analysis of the core principles of risk management and description of the framework and generic process for managing any type of risk in a transparent and systematic manner – as set forth by the ISO 31000 standard Risk management -- Principles and guidelines. Detailed analysis of the risk assessment and risk treatment processes, with related techniques and tools Analysis of assessment and treatment of risk in different industries(through case studies) Introduction to “impact assessment” as a discipline, description of impact assessment techniques with an overview of its various applications

28. Courses developed and managed by ISO (5) Notion of “conformity assessment” and its various characterizations (for products, systems, services) Relevant definitions regarding conformity assessment and the practices associated to it Role of conformity assessment in the framework of national quality infrastructures Overview of the conformity assessment landscape, covering: • the various conformity assessment activities (testing, inspection, certification, etc.) and the plurality of conformity assessment schemes • the key institutions and the various types of organizations involved in conformity assessment • the most important standards and guides covering conformity assessment practices, with particular attention to those from ISO and IEC Conformity Assessment