ISO Annual Meeting 2022 in UAE focuses on boosting global trade, economies, climate action

ISO Annual Meeting 2022 in UAE focuses on boosting global trade, economies, climate action

Abu Dhabi, UAE:– The UAE is seeking to increase exports and drive climate action by enhancing collaboration with standardization bodies from around the world as the country pursues its goal of becoming a global industrial hub.

The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) this week is hosting the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting 2022, which launched on Monday at the ADNOC Business Centre in Abu Dhabi, under the theme of ‘Collaborating for Good’.

The event runs from 19-23 September and will witness the participation of more than 5,000 delegates, including officials and representatives of national standardization bodies, as well as experts and technicians from more than 120 countries.

The ISO Annual Meeting was opened by His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, who opened the event. Ulrika Francke, President of the ISO, and Sergio Mujica, Secretary-General of ISO, also delivered opening addresses.

In his opening speech, His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi, underlined how supporting the global standardization agenda and aligning with international standards promotes commercial growth and stimulates international trade.

“This week’s meeting is vital not just to the global industrial ecosystem, but more broadly to trade, and economies. Standardization supports the global economy