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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Newsletter No.7 (Q3 2025)

Basking in the limelight of our new logo, welcome to the Q3 2025 JTC 1 newsletter. It’s always a busy time in JTC 1 and this quarter has been no exception, while we make allowances for many resources in various countries taking time out for vacations. This quarter you’ll hear about what took place in the increasingly regular workshop from WG 12, 3D printing and scanning, awareness and promotion of the newly published and eagerly awaited standard 27701, Privacy information […]
October 3 2025
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Newsletter No.6 (Q2 2025)

Quarter 2, 2025 means that we’re already halfway through a busy year. The highlights for this quarter include, input by JTC 1/SC 27 (subcommittee on Cybersecurity and privacy) on Gender responsive standards initiative, a workshop on Cybersecurity, an example of successful and timely collaboration, key takeaways from the JTC 1 May 2025 plenary in Singapore and the SC 32 plenary in Australia, and finally, JTC 1’s new revised logo with a link to an accessible file for everyone’s use. Gender […]
July 9 2025
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Newsletter No.5 (Q1 2025)

As we step into 2025, we are thrilled to present the first edition of our quarterly newsletters for the year. Below you will find news relating to JTC 1’s focus on Metaverse, updates from the recent Foresight workshop, a Cloud computing plenary in Berlin and a trip to the Caribbean for the Data Management plenary, along with an update from SC 43 on the latest Brain Computer interface symposium. And a reminder that some of JTC 1’s work reaches back […]
April 8 2025
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This document is intended to record important events in the creation and functioning of ISO/IEC JTC 1. It includes a summary description of each ISO/IEC JTC 1 subcommittee and its subgroups, regardless of whether they are still in operation.

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