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QI Digital Forum 2025 in Berlin Highlights Shift Toward Digital Quality Infrastructure
The QI Digital Forum 2025, held on October 8 and 9 in Berlin, focused on how a digital quality infrastructure (QI) can accelerate innovation in Germany.
IQTIG Updates List of Healthcare Certificates and Quality Seals for German Federal Hospital Atlas
The Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTIG) has published an updated list of certificates and quality seals for inpatient healthcare providers.
DGQ Launches Mentoring Program For Students And Young Professionals
The German Society for Quality (DGQ) has launched a two-phase mentoring program to connect students, young professionals, and experienced quality managers.
DIN Invites Public Comments on ISO 9001 Draft
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) has opened the public comment phase in Germany for the revised draft of ISO 9001,
DAkkS Launches Calibration Label to Strengthen Trust and Transparency
The German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) has introduced the new DAkkS calibration label, a protected trademark that accredited calibration laboratories can now use to mark their services.
DIN Publishes New Standard for Measuring Impact of Climate Protection Measures
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) has released DIN SPEC 91637, a new standard for measuring the impact of climate protection measures at local, regional, and national levels.
DAkkS Completes ISO 15189 Transition With All Medical Labs in Germany Retaining Accreditation
The Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS), Germany’s national accreditation body, has successfully completed the nationwide changeover to the revised DIN EN ISO 15189 standard for medical laboratories.
DAkkS Replaces Handwritten Signatures with Digital Seals to Improve Certificate Security
As of July 15, 2025, the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) has introduced digital seals on all certificates and notices,
Shaping Standards for Sustainable Cities: Young Professional Monika Heyder in the Spotlight
Monika Heyder, a Senior Expert in Green and Digital Transformation at ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, is featured in the second 2025 interview of the CEN and CENELEC Young Professionals in European Standardization series.
South German Quality Day Tackles Cybercrime, AI and Psychological Safety
The 4th South German Quality Day was held on June 27 in Stuttgart, bringing together quality professionals for a sold-out event focused on emerging challenges in the field.
Germany and India to Host 10th Annual Quality Infrastructure Meeting in New Delhi
The 10th Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure will take place on July 16, 2025, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
SMART Standards Seen as Key Tool for Digital Transformation, German Survey Finds
The 13th annual survey by the German Standardization Panel was presented on June 24 by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE).Global News
Risk Management Guidance for AI-Powered Medical Devices: First Edition of ISO/TS 24971-2 Released
ISO has released the first edition of ISO/TS 24971-2:2026, providing guidance on applying the ISO 14971 risk management process to machine learning-enabled medical devices (MLMDs).
Revised ISO 19008 Expands Cost Coding System to Lower Carbon Energy
ISO 19008 has been revised to extend its common system for organizing and comparing cost data to lower carbon energy as well as oil and gas.
GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurance and Social Practice Standards Set for September Update
Agraya has announced that it will publish GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6.1 Smart and GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) v2.1 on September 1, 2026.
IEC 63223-2 Sets Risk-Informed Decision-Making (RIDM) Process for Power Network Assets
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published IEC 63223-2:2026, introducing a structured risk-informed decision-making (RIDM) process for managing existing assets in power networks.
VDA Releases ISA 2027 Information Security Assessment Catalogue for TISAX
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has published ISA 2027, the next version of the Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalogue used by TISAX, an information security assessment and exchange mechanism for the automotive industry.
Global Standards Updates Flagship GOTS Standard to Version 8.1
The Global Standards (GS) has updated the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) to Version 8.1, its first revision since the major Version 8.0 release in March.
TÜV SÜD Acquires SustainCERT to Accelerate Digital Carbon Verification
Germany-based testing, inspection and certification company TÜV SÜD has acquired climate verification platform SustainCERT
ISO 30201 Adds Human Resources to the ISO Management System Family
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 30201:2026, the first international requirements standard for human resources management systems.
ISO/PAS 25171 Provides First International Auditing Guide for ISO 21001 Educational Management Systems
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO/PAS 25171:2026, the first international guidance for auditing educational organization management systems under ISO 21001:2025.
Proposal Calls for ISO Committee on Responsible Business Practices and Sustainability Reporting
An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee has been proposed to develop standards for responsible business practices and sustainability reporting.
CanadaGAP Version 11 Achieves GFSI Recognition Under 2024 Benchmark
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has recognized CanadaGAP Food Safety Program Version 11.0 against its 2024 Benchmarking Requirements (BMRs), allowing
