International Organization for Standardization (ISO) General Assembly meeting in 2023

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From September 18-22, 2023, the Vietnamese delegation led by Mr. Ha Minh Hiep, Acting Director General of STAMEQ, participated in the General Assembly meeting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2023 and related meetings in Brisbane, Australia.

This year’s event series especially attracted the participation of more than 600 delegates from 129 member countries and more than 8,000 online participants. The topics of the side seminars revolve around content related to climate change and sustainable development such as standards for climate change, standards to support overcoming barriers of food shortage and waste. costs, hydrogen – the fuel of the future, standards in the digital era such as cyber safety, artificial intelligence (AI), standards and solving the plastic waste crisis, anti-corruption standards…In particular, ISO also spent a significant amount of time in the discussion session before the General Assembly meeting to focus on strategic thinking on standardization, promote the development of a national standardization strategy, and promote participation. Participation of relevant parties in standards activities, strengthening standards development on online platforms…

Mr. Ha Minh Hiep and other delegation members actively participated in discussion sessions within the framework of this event. Mr. Ha Minh Hiep was a speaker at the 57th meeting of the ISO Developing Countries Committee (DEVCO) on Vietnam’s experience in standardization to promote sustainable development and respond to climate change. , participated in chairing the policy discussion session and answered interviews about the role of standards in social life.

This year, Vietnam continues to be nominated to participate in the election of members of the Council of Group 3 for the 2024-2026 term. There are 6 countries running for these 2 positions: Saudi Arabia, Israel, Norway, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Vietnam.

The ISO General Assembly annual meeting is a place to exchange and discuss bilateral cooperation and connect regional and inter-regional cooperation. On this occasion, Mr. Ha Minh Hiep had bilateral meetings with many countries that are having close and effective cooperation in the field of standardization such as the British Standards Institute (BSI), ASTM (USA), Standardization Organization of Australia (SA), signed an Action Plan with Iran and many other countries.

At the same time, the General Department delegation had discussions with partners to promote future cooperation such as Israel, Kazastan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Canada.