IEC and Information /communication technologies

Raymond CORDELIER

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IEC’s mission 1

Founded in 1906 to promote international co-operation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology

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IEC’s mission 2

To achieve this mission, the IEC Through its National Committee members, Through cooperative agreements, and Directly

Encourages national use of IEC International Standards and IEC Conformity Assessment Schemes

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AM = Associate member

ARGENTINAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIABELARUSBELGIUMBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AM)BRAZILBULGARIACANADACHINACOLOMBIA (AM)CROATIACYPRUS (AM)CZECH REP.DENMARKEGYPTESTONIA (AM)

FINLANDFRANCEGERMANYGREECEHUNGARYICELAND (AM)INDIAINDONESIAIRANIRELANDISRAELITALYJAPANKAZAKHSTAN (AM)KENYA (AM)KOREA, DPR (AM)

KOREA, REP. OFLATVIA (AM)LITHUANIA (AM)LUXEMBURGMACEDONIA (AM)MALAYSIAMALTA (AM)MEXICONETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDNIGERIA (AM)NORWAYPAKISTANPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIA

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSAUDI ARABIASERBIA & MONTENEGROSINGAPORESLOVAKIA SLOVENIASOUTH AFRICASPAINSRI LANKA (AM)SWEDENSWITZERLANDTHAILANDTUNISIA (AM)TURKEYUKRAINEUKUSAVIETNAM (AM)

Members (2006-07-31)

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IEC family: 143 countries

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IEC in numbers

IEC family (members + affiliates) Number of technical committees Number of working groups Number of experts Number of pubs. in catalogue Number of pubs. issued in 2006 Conformity assessment systems Valid certificates Regional offices (HQ in Geneva)

67 + 76 = 143

178

approx. 1 000

approx. 9 000

5 613

497

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100 000

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Updated on 2007-02-28

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IEC is a voluntary association of National Committees that fully represent electrotechnical interests in their countries:Government, industry, testing laboratories, academia,

consumer groups, etc.

Membership: one member per countryTotal members: 67, of which 16 are Associate members

Affiliate Country programme76 countries have joined (as of 2007-02-28)

Types of participation

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IEC functioning

Requirements

Work items

Standards outputExpert resources

National level

Industry

Government

Academia

Users

Etc.

Technical committees

National Committees

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Organization chart

IEC COUNCIL National Committees

COUNCIL BOARD

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTBOARD

Management of Certification

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(IEC Officers)

Central Office

(The Executive)

STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD

Management of International Consensus Standards Work

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International consensus products

International Standards (full consensus)

Technical Specifications (full consensus not (yet) reached)

Technical Reports (information different from an IS or TS)

Publicly Available Specifications (IEC-PAS)

Guides (non-normative publications)

Limited consensus products

Industry Technical Agreement (ITA)

Technology Trend Assessment (TTA)

Products

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International agreements

ISO natural partner ( Same Directives )

CENELEC ( Dresden agreement )

ITU ( case by case )

IEEE ( double logo stds )

Consortia and Manufacturer associations to develop IEC/PAS

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IEC producer of ICT standards

Information technology

Automation

Multimedia

Components

Conformity Assessment

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Information technology

Safety of IT equipment ( Publications of TC 108 )IEC 60950 Best seller on IT safety requirements

EMC requirements (Publications of CISPR and TC 77)IEC 61000 series CISPR 22 and 24

Protocols, OSI, languages, networking, communications, coding, cryptography ( Publications of JTC1 )

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Automation

Industrial automation ( Publications of TC 65 )IEC 61158 ( Industrial control systems )IEC 61784 ( industrial communications )

Design automation ( Publications of TC 93 )

Electronics assembly ( Publications of TC 91 )

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Multimedia and components

Integrated circuits ( Publications of TC 47 )

Fiber optics ( publications of TC 86 )

Cables ( publications of TC 46 )

Connectors ( Publications of TC 48 )

Multimedia components and systems ( Publications of TC 100 )Data storageHome server systemsCable networks

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Conformity Assessment

System conformity assessment considers aspects of manufacture, such as quality systems (ISO 9001, 9002)

Product conformity assessment considers properties of the product itself, such as product safety. It may incorporate system conformity assessment

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Conformity Assessment Schemes

IECEESystem for conformitytesting and certificationof electrical equipment(www.iecee.org)

IECExSystem for conformity testing and certification of equipment used inexplosiveenvironments(www.iecex.com)

IECQQuality assessmentsystem for electroniccomponents(www.iecq.org)

CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD

CB SchemeMutual recognition of test certificates

CB FCS Mutual recognition of conformity assessment certificates

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Cooperation with ISO and ITU in the ITC field

JTC1 – Joint Technical committee ISO-IEC on Information Technology

Creation of the WSC – World Standardization Co-operation ( ISO-IEC-ITU )

Participation to WSIS – World summit on the information society

WSC workshop on “ Digital Home “

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Influence the developments and content of IEC standards

Early warning of developing markets, establish customer contacts

Improve product safety and quality

Rationalization and cost reduction in design and manufacturing

Benefits to business 1

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Acceptance of products on world markets

Meet future environmental demands

Access to the latest technology

Adds up to:

Reduced transaction costs

Increased trade

Benefits to business 2

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International standards are best source for governments forlegislation/regulationissuing tenders

Recognized source for WTO compliancecontributing towards fulfilment of the World Trade

Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trades

Standards provide detailed technical interpretation of the law

Benefits to governments

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How to get details

IEC WEB site: www.iec.ch Any information on technical developments, marketing issues and organization.

IEC WEB store : webstore.iec.ch to search and buy standards

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