====== International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ======

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===== Discussion =====

ISO is the International Organization for Standardization. ISO develops and publishes international standards through a membership structure of national standards bodies. In the SIP-RA RFP, ISO is relevant because the RFP uses ISO/IEC terminology for normative keywords, including "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "MAY", and "NEED NOT".

===== Definition =====

*An independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes international standards through its member national standards bodies.*

===== Source =====

[[https://www.iso.org/about|ISO: About ISO]]

===== Note =====

ISO brings experts together to agree on international standards for products, services, systems, processes, and other subjects requiring common specifications.

===== Example =====

ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 defines drafting rules for International Standards and provides the terminology used for normative expressions in this RFP.

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