Why a National Standardization Strategy (NSS) matters

Virtual event

13 – 26 October 2020 Past event

As part of the launching of the ISO publication on national standardization strategies (NSS) and its translations into French and Spanish, ISO is inviting all interested members and stakeholders to join one of the following webinars provided to different regions in different languages on “why a national standardization strategy matters”. In this webinar, you will hear from experts the importance for a national standardization body (NSB) of having an NSS, what it requires and its benefits.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The webinar is for CEOs and head of standardization of ISO members. The webinar is also open to NSB staff, NSB board members, NSS task force members and other NSB stakeholders.

When

October 2020 (see schedule below)
Where

Virtual meeting
Language

English, Spanish and French

National standardization strategies (NSS)

Presenting the ISO methodology for developing a national standardization strategy, this publication is a must for anyone involved in achieving national strategic priorities supported by national and International Standards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Region	Speakers
14 October	14:00 - 15:30	Arab (English)	Daniel Massó (UNE) Patrick Micheli and Nesreen Al-Khammash (ISO)
20 October	16:00 - 17:30	South, Central America and Caribbean (Spanish)	Daniel Massó Patrick Micheli
22 October	15:00 - 16:30	Africa (French)	Nicolas Birouste Patrick Micheli
23 October	10:00 - 11:30	Central Asia and Eastern Europe (English)	Daniel Massó Patrick Micheli
27 October	09:00 - 10:30	East, South-East and South Asia (English)	Daniel Massó Patrick Micheli and Adrian Goh (ISO)
28 October	16:00 - 17:30	Caribbean (English)	Daniel Massó Patrick Micheli
29 October	10:00 - 11:30	Africa (English)	Daniel Massó Patrick Micheli

Programme

Timing	Subject	Who
10 minutes	Welcome and introduction	ISO/CS
10 minutes	ISO NSS programme 2016-2020	Patrick Micheli (Project Manager, ISO/CS)
10 minutes	ISO NSS publication and methodology	External expert
10 minutes	Imprtance and benefits of an NSS	External expert
30 minutes	Q&A

Daniel Massó currently works as Head of Knowledge and Education in the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE).

After a couple of years in Finland and Spain working as a researcher and consultant in the environmental and energy field, in 2001 he joined the Spanish Association for Standardization, initially as a standardization technician and since 2003 as head of service in different areas. He is currently responsible for the educational strategy on standardization and for the management and implementation of courses in this area, also developing new products and services linked to standardization. Additionally, he acts as secretary and as a support technician in various European (CEN) and international (ISO) standardization committees. He has also participated as an expert in various international cooperation projects, especially in Latin America and has been involved in some R & D & I projects.

Mr. Massó is a Senior Forestry Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and is currently resuming his doctoral studies.

Daniel Massó

Head of Knowledge and Education

Spanish Association for Standardization

Patrick Micheli joined the ISO CS and the Capacity building unit 2 years ago, where he took over the national standardization strategies programme.

Before ISO, Patrick has been working in capacity building and technical assistance units for different United Nations organizations in Geneva and in Benin.

Patrick Micheli

Project Manager, Capacity Building

ISO/CS

Nesreen Al-Khammash is a Programme Manager at the ISO capacity building unit. Nesreen holds a BSc Chemical Engineering degree from the prestigious Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST).

She is an experienced international development manager with experience working in over 30 countries around the world. In addition, she is a strong advocate for national quality infrastructure and conformity assessment, with sound knowledge of the WTO-TBT Agreement and Good Standardization Practices.

Before joining ISO, she worked for the industry sector in Jordan, the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) as well as a senior expert in some funded technical assistance projects that aimed to strengthen the standardization systems of the national standards bodies to support the achievement of many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as to facilitate access to global markets.

Nesreen Al-Khammash

Digital Learning Team Leader

Adrian Goh oversees the ISO Asia Regional Engagement Initiative Asia Office, which supports 27 members in the Asia Pacific region. He had been involved in a number of regional standardization meetings to support regional harmonization initiatives and capacity building initiatives such as the national standardization strategies workshop.

Adrian has been actively involved in international and regional standardization activities for more than 15 years - both in his current role as Asia Regional Engagement Director and past experiences as Co-Chair of PASC Working Group on Capacity Building and Trade Facilitation and Co-Chair of ASEAN Working Group on Harmonisation of Standards and Mutual Recognition Arrangements.

Adrian Goh

Director, Asia Regional Engagement

ISO/CS