JISC's International Activities in Recent Years

JISC fosters cooperative relationships with countries around the world through standardization initiatives that contribute to global economic growth.

[ Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) ]

With the aim to strengthen collaboration and promote participation in international standardization activities, including ISO/IEC-related activities in the Asia-Pacific region, PASC was established as an independent and voluntary organization of Pacific Rim National Standards Bodies. PASC has 27 member countries/regions as of June 2026.

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The 48th PASC AGM was held in Singapore from June 11 to June 13, 2026.

The initiatives of ISO/IEC and activity reports from working groups were shared with the members. Additionally, the PASC Strategic Plan 2026 - 2030 was approved.
From Japan, JISC made a presentation on a proposal for international standardization of quality management in the repurposing of automotive batteries and requested cooperation from the members. Furthermore, at the workshop, a presentation was made titled " Leap towards a harmonized and circular civilization as a living organism - enabling an All Electric and Connected Society through Electro - Cyber - Thermal Fusion and the democratization of standardization. "

[ JISC-CEN/CENELEC Secretariat Meeting in Brussels ]

Since the late 1990s, JISC has been maintaining comprehensive cooperation relationship with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and concluded the Cooperation Agreement between JISC and CEN/CENELEC in 2014. Based on the Agreement, JISC and CEN/CENELEC periodically hold meetings between their secretariats.

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In 2024, JISC-CEN/CENELEC Secretariat Meeting was held on April 17 in Brussels, Belgium. Both sides exchanged updates of their respective standardization policies and outreach activities, and discussed issues on mutual interests.
The year 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Cooperation Agreement between CEN/CENELEC and JISC.
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[ The Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation (NEAS)Forum ]

The NEAS Forum is a standardization cooperation framework between China,Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since its inauguration in 2002, the NEAS Forum has been annually held and providing opportunities to stakeholders of international standardization in the three countries for enhancing standardization cooperation, promoting cooperation in some specific areas and smooth coordination between stakeholders.

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In 2026, the 24th NEAS Forum was held in Hiroshima, Japan in July. About 160 stakeholders in the field of standardization participated in the forum in person or online from national standardization bodies, standard associations, and other organizations in Japan, China, and the ROK. They exchanged information on policies and activities for standardization in the three countries. In addition, the representatives of the Central Secretariat of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Center of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) participated in the forum as well, and delivered presentations on their latest activities of ISO and IEC.
Moreover, participants held discussion on proposals for trilateral cooperation in developing international standards. If the three countries agree on cooperation for these proposals later, they will establish working groups respectively for each proposal consisting of experts in these countries and start collaborative activities. This year, Japan made 5 proposals concerning ①The revision of ISO 19447 - Passenger car tyres - Method for measuring ice grip performance, ②Progressive user interfaces for universal design, ③Focused Ion Beam (FIB) - Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) System, ④Accessible Events, and ⑤Colour combinations for population with diverse colour vision.
Through activities in the NEAS Forum, it is expected that standardization cooperation in the Northeast Asia region will be promoted, contributing to the advancement of international standardization efforts.

[ JISC/IEC-APCF(Asia-Pacific Cooperation Forum) Human Resource Development Seminar in Jakarta ]

The JISC/IEC-APCF Human Resource Development Seminar (formerly known as JISC/IEC-APSG Human Resource Development Seminar) has been organized by JISC in cooperation with the IEC Asia-Pacific Regional Centre since 2002. This seminar aims to cultivate experts and build networks to vitalize IEC international standardization activities in the Asia-Pacific region and the theme of the seminar is reviewed each year.

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The theme for 2024 was"Standardization of Semiconductors Supporting Future Asian Industries and SDGs ". Recent standardization activities in IEC TC 47 (Semiconductor devices) and SC 47D (Semiconductor devices packaging), as well as recent trends related to semiconductors in IEC, were introduced in the meeting held in December 2024 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.