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 - The UAE seeks to increase exports and drive climate action by enhancing collaboration with standardisation 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 Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Annual Meeting 2022, which began on Monday at the ADNOC Business Centre in Abu Dhabi, under the theme of "Collaborating for Good".

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

Omar Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology opened the ISO Annual Meeting. Ulrika Francke, President of the ISO, and Sergio Mujica, Secretary-General of ISO, also delivered opening addresses.

In his opening speech, Al Suwaidi, underlined how supporting the global standardisation 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. Standardisation supports the global economy and increases confidence in international trade. But standards also support