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Standardization of descriptions, resources, technologies and services related to terminology, translation, interpreting and other language-based activities in the multilingual information society.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 3 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
4
Quality Education
5
Gender Equality
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
16
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
81

published ISO standards *

29

ISO standards under development *

of which 4 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 37

36
Participating members
27
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 37/SC 1 Principles and methods Sub committee
ISO/TC 37/SC 2 Terminology workflow and language coding Sub committee
ISO/TC 37/SC 3 Management of terminology resources Sub committee
ISO/TC 37/SC 4 Language resource management Sub committee
ISO/TC 37/SC 5 Translation, interpreting and related technology Sub committee
ISO/TC 37/CAG   Steering committee Working group
ISO/TC 37/JAC 0 ISO 639 RA Joint Advisory Committee Working group
ISO/TC 37/TCG   Terminology Coordination Group for TC37 Working group
ISO/TC 37/WG 10   Technical communication Working group
ISO/TC 37/WG 11   Plain language Working group
ISO/TC 37/WG 12   Translation-oriented writing Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 37

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 37:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 1 Terminology IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 Information technology for learning, education and training ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 12 Quantities and units ISO
ISO/TC 20/SC 8 Aerospace terminology ISO
ISO/TC 46 Information and documentation ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 1 Terminology ISO
ISO/TC 120 Leather ISO
ISO/TC 154 Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 2 Classification and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 Concepts and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 232 Education and learning services ISO
ISO/TC 298 Rare earth ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 37

ISO/TC 37 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 3 Documentation, graphical symbols and representations of technical information IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 10 Technical product documentation ISO
ISO/TC 12 Quantities and units ISO
ISO/TC 20 Aircraft and space vehicles ISO
ISO/TC 20/SC 8 Aerospace terminology ISO
ISO/TC 24/SC 8 Test sieves, sieving and industrial screens ISO
ISO/TC 46 Information and documentation ISO
ISO/TC 46/SC 4 Technical interoperability ISO
ISO/TC 46/SC 9 Identification and description ISO
ISO/TC 120/SC 2 Tanned leather ISO
ISO/TC 145 Graphical symbols ISO
ISO/TC 154 Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 2 Classification and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 176 Quality management and quality assurance ISO
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 Concepts and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 Industrial data ISO
ISO/TC 201/SC 1 Terminology ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
AILA International Association of Applied Linguistics A
Business Semantics Business Semantics Ltd A
CalConnect The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium A
CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research A
EAFT European Association for Terminologie A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
eCl@ss e.V. eCl@ss e.V. A
EP European Parliament A
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute A
EUATC European Union of Associations of Translation Companies A
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations A
FIT International Federation of Translators A
GALA Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) A
IBCS Association International Business Communication Standards A
IFLA International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions A
Infoterm International Information Centre for Terminology (Infoterm) A
ISKO International Society for Knowledge Organization A
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry A
KPI Kamusi Project International A
LAS League of Arab States A
LSA Linguistic Society of America A
OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) A
OMG Object Management Group A
REALITER Réseau panlatin de terminologie A
TERMNET International Network for Terminology, TermNet A
UATI International Union of Technical Associations and Organizations A
UEA - Esperanto Universala Esperanto-Asocio A
UIC International Union of Railways A
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization A
WASLI World Association of Sign Language Interpreters A
WHO World Health Organization A
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization A
IIF International Institute of Refrigeration B
ITU International Telecommunication Union B
UN United Nations B
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe B
UPU Universal Postal Union B
WMO World Meteorological Organization B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
CLARITY Clarity International 2020 C
CPL The Center for Plain Language C
IIID International Institute for Information Design C
PLAIN Plain Language Association International C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
11-16 June 2023 Brussels (Belgium) ISO/TC 37  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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