Standardization is an effective but hidden type of infrastructure. Due to policies of Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC), Iran is considered as a member of leading countries in standardization for nanotechnology.
Development of national and international standards supports market expansion in addition to obtaining customer satisfaction. INIC has tried to meet the needs of companies, researchers and domestic technologists by developing standards for nanotechnology in cooperation with the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
During the past few years, Iran has had a large share of suggestions for and development of international standards by forming a network of Iranian scientists, professors, and technologists with the support of INIC and ISIRI. Until now, 103 international standards have been published by ISO technical committees, and Iran accounts for approximately 10% of the total published international standards as it participated directly in the development of 10 international standards
Iran ranks fifth in the development of international standards for nanotechnology after the United States, South Korea, Japan, and England.
International standards are classified into five main areas:
1. Definitions and terms
2. Standards for measurement methods
3. Standards for safety and environment
4. Standards for materials specification
5. Standards for product performance
Development of international standards in ISO, which is based on global consensus of the member countries, usually takes three to four years, during which the member countries of the technical committee express their expert views in the various stages of the development of the standards. In the technical committee related to ISO standards for nanotechnology, there are 37 countries as the main members and 18 countries as the supervising members.
August 03, 2023
Standard & Certification
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