1 IEC and Information communication technologies Raymond CORDELIER

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IEC and Information /communication technologies Raymond CORDELIER

IEC’s mission 1 4 Founded in 1906 to promote international co-operation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology 3

IEC’s mission 2 4 To achieve this mission, the IEC 4 Through its National Committee members, 4 Through cooperative agreements, and 4 Directly 4 Encourages national use of IEC International Standards and IEC Conformity Assessment Schemes 4

Members ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELARUS BELGIUM BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AM) BRAZIL BULGARIA CANADA CHINA COLOMBIA (AM) CROATIA CYPRUS (AM) CZECH REP. DENMARK EGYPT ESTONIA (AM) (2006 -07 -31) FINLAND KOREA, REP. OF FRANCE LATVIA (AM) GERMANY LITHUANIA (AM) GREECE LUXEMBURG HUNGARY MACEDONIA (AM) ICELAND (AM) MALAYSIA INDIA MALTA (AM) INDONESIA MEXICO IRAN NETHERLANDS IRELAND NEW ZEALAND ISRAEL NIGERIA (AM) ITALY NORWAY JAPAN PAKISTAN KAZAKHSTAN (AM) POLAND KENYA (AM) PORTUGAL KOREA, DPR ROMANIA AM = Associate member (AM) RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA & MONTENEGRO SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA (AM) SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TUNISIA (AM) TURKEY UKRAINE UK USA VIETNAM (AM) 5

IEC family: 143 countries 6

IEC in numbers 4 IEC family (members + affiliates) 67 + 76 = 143 4 Number of technical committees 178 4 Number of working groups approx. 1 000 4 Number of experts approx. 9 000 4 Number of pubs. in catalogue 5 613 497 4 Number of pubs. issued in 2006 3 4 Conformity assessment systems 4 Valid certificates 100 000 4 4 Regional offices (HQ in Geneva) Updated on 2007 -02 -28 7

Types of participation 4 IEC is a voluntary association of National Committees that fully represent electrotechnical interests in their countries: 4 Government, industry, testing laboratories, academia, consumer groups, etc. 4 Membership: one member per country 4 Total members: 67, of which 16 are Associate members 4 Affiliate Country programme 476 countries have joined (as of 2007 -02 -28) 8

IEC functioning National level Industry Requirements Government Academia Users Etc. National Committees Work items Technical committees Expert resources Standards output 9

Organization chart IEC COUNCIL National Committees Central Office (The Executive) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (IEC Officers) COUNCIL BOARD STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD Management of International Consensus Standards Work CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD Management of Certification 10

Products 4 International consensus products 4 International Standards (full consensus) 4 Technical Specifications (full consensus not (yet) reached) 4 Technical Reports (information different from an IS or TS) 4 Publicly Available Specifications (IEC-PAS) 4 Guides (non-normative publications) 4 Limited consensus products 4 Industry Technical Agreement (ITA) 4 Technology Trend Assessment (TTA) 11

International agreements 4 ISO natural partner ( Same Directives ) 4 CENELEC ( Dresden agreement ) 4 ITU ( case by case ) 4 IEEE ( double logo stds ) 4 Consortia and Manufacturer associations to develop IEC/PAS 12

IEC producer of ICT standards 4 Information technology 4 Automation 4 Multimedia 4 Components 4 Conformity Assessment 13

Information technology 4 Safety of IT equipment ( Publications of TC 108 ) 4 IEC 60950 Best seller on IT safety requirements 4 EMC requirements (Publications of CISPR and TC 77) 4 IEC 61000 series 4 CISPR 22 and 24 4 Protocols, OSI, languages, networking, communications, coding, cryptography ( Publications of JTC 1 ) 14

Automation 4 Industrial automation ( Publications of TC 65 ) 4 IEC 61158 ( Industrial control systems ) 4 IEC 61784 ( industrial communications ) 4 Design automation ( Publications of TC 93 ) 4 Electronics assembly ( Publications of TC 91 ) 15

Multimedia and components 4 Integrated circuits ( Publications of TC 47 ) 4 Fiber optics ( publications of TC 86 ) 4 Cables ( publications of TC 46 ) 4 Connectors ( Publications of TC 48 ) 4 Multimedia components and systems ( Publications of TC 100 ) 4 Data storage 4 Home server systems 4 Cable networks 16

Conformity Assessment 4 System conformity assessment considers aspects of manufacture, such as quality systems (ISO 9001, 9002) 4 Product conformity assessment considers properties of the product itself, such as product safety. It may incorporate system conformity assessment 17

Conformity Assessment Schemes CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD IECEE System for conformity testing and certification of electrical equipment (www. iecee. org) IECEx System for conformity testing and certification of equipment used in explosive environments (www. iecex. com) IECQ Quality assessment system for electronic components (www. iecq. org) CB Scheme Mutual recognition of test certificates CB FCS Mutual recognition of conformity assessment certificates 18

Cooperation with ISO and ITU in the ITC field 4 JTC 1 – Joint Technical committee ISO-IEC on Information Technology 4 Creation of the WSC – World Standardization Co- operation ( ISO-IEC-ITU ) 4 Participation to WSIS – World summit on the information society 4 WSC workshop on “ Digital Home “ 19

Benefits to business 1 4 Influence the developments and content of IEC standards 4 Early warning of developing markets, establish customer contacts 4 Improve product safety and quality 4 Rationalization and cost reduction in design and manufacturing 20

Benefits to business 2 4 Acceptance of products on world markets 4 Meet future environmental demands 4 Access to the latest technology Adds up to: 4 Reduced transaction costs 4 Increased trade 21

Benefits to governments 4 International standards are best source for governments for 4 legislation/regulation 4 issuing tenders 4 Recognized source for WTO compliance 4 contributing towards fulfilment of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trades 4 Standards provide detailed technical interpretation of the law 22

How to get details 4 IEC WEB site: www. iec. ch Any information on technical developments, marketing issues and organization. 4 IEC WEB store : webstore. iec. ch to search and buy standards 23

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