ISO has opened a new section on its Web site to help small and medium-sized
enterprises (SME’s) achieve the benefits of implementing quality
and environmental management systems based respectively on its ISO
9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 standards.
ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden commented: “SME’s
may mistakenly perceive of International Standards as being only
for big business and government. In fact, SME’s too can benefit
from the state-of-the-art technology and management practices disseminated
by International Standards which also open the door to export markets
and participation in global supply chains.
“To encourage SME’s
to use International Standards and to become more involved
in developing them, ISO and its partners the International
Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication
Union have chosen SME’s and standardization as the theme
for World Standards Day 2006, on 14 October.”
As a practical measure in support of this theme, ISO has
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the frequently visited ISO 9000/ISO 14000 section on its Web site
a number of articles aimed at making it easier for small businesses
to implement the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards that were being
used by some 760 900 organizations in 154 countries at the end of
2004, according to The ISO Survey.
From www.iso.ch
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