The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has become the first organization in Saudi Arabia to achieve ISO/IEC 42001 certification for its artificial intelligence management system (AIMS),
The Institute for Standardization of Montenegro (ISME) has launched the formation of a national technical committee dedicated to building information modeling (BIM),
The Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN) has launched a free risk analysis tool to help healthcare organizations and other entities that process personal health data carry out the information security risk assessment required under NEN 7510.
Long and complex online terms and conditions often discourage consumers from reading them, creating a gap between what people agree to and what they actually understand.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and the German accreditation body (DAkkS) have published joint guidance to help conformity assessment bodies adopt artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in accredited activities.
China has introduced its first national framework for humanoid robotics and embodied artificial intelligence, AI integrated into physical machines such as robots,
The Czech Standardization Agency (ČAS) has announced a proposal to establish a new technical standardization committee focused on cybersecurity and information security.
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) has become the first organization and consumer bank in Indonesia to be certified to ISO/IEC 42001 for its artificial intelligence management system (AIMS).
Bahrain’s Council of Representatives, the elected lower house of Bahrain’s National Assembly, has become the first legislative body in the world to obtain ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management systems.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched an AI Agent Standards Initiative to address security, identity, and interoperability challenges as AI agents become more widely used.
Australia will begin enforcing new mandatory cybersecurity requirements for consumer smart devices on March 4, 2026, as the Cyber Security (Security Standards for Smart Devices) Rules 2025 take effect.
The National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) is inviting expressions of interest to join its Human Pathology Accreditation Advisory Committee,
Key ISO and IEC digital identity standards, including the ISO/IEC 18013 and ISO/IEC 23220 series, are now freely accessible worldwide through a new sponsorship model set up by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF).
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened a public consultation on the recently updated FSSC 22000 Version 7 as part of its assessment against the GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.
Accreditation bodies are putting the ISO 14001:2026 transition timetable into practice, with Norwegian Accreditation (NA) among the latest to publish detailed arrangements for certification bodies moving to the revised environmental management systems standard.
Three tourism standardization proposals are now under consideration at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), covering restaurant evaluation, professional tourist guide services and the use of artificial intelligence with tourism destination data.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO 14002-3:2026, new guidance to help organizations using ISO 14001 address climate change through their environmental management systems.
The Artificial Intelligence Quality Infrastructure (AIQI) Consortium has published a new use case examining how AI could support management system certification decisions, including the risks, limitations and controls that conformity assessment bodies may need to consider.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 11462-1:2026, updating guidance on statistical process control (SPC) to help organizations improve the stability and capability of their processes.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has adopted new requirements for foods sold in multipacks or grouped together in one outer package, clarifying what information must appear on the packaging consumers see when buying the product.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard on June 11, introducing new requirements for how companies set climate targets, plan their transition to net zero, report progress and deal with emissions that remain.
Kiwa and CSA Group have agreed on a deal worth around $1.5 billion for Kiwa to acquire CSA Group’s testing, inspection and certification business, significantly expanding the Dutch company’s presence in North America.
ISO/IEC 25005-1:2026, published in July, provides a common international framework for how smart cities can make better use of data across urban governance and services.
Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) has paused the launch of its new Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MRA) Mark while trademark registrations are completed across member economies.