India to host 44th ISO COPOLCO Plenary; strengthen global standards

The event to be held in New Delhi will be inaugurated by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. Copolco President Sadie Denton, ISO Secretary General Sergio Mujica and other high ISO officials will also attend the event.

ISO COPOLCO, better known as the Committee on Consumer Policy, is responsible for advocating consumer interests in the standardization process and ensuring that standards are developed with the needs of consumers in mind.

Organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India’s national standards body, the grand event will include interactive sessions and workshops on relevant topics, apart from various activities aimed at enhancing consumer engagement in the standardization process.

The four-day plenary session will also feature distinguished presence of leaders from government and business sectors, as well as an international delegation of eminent global stakeholders.

The plenary session will focus on a people-centric approach and topics such as ‘Challenges and Good Practices for Consumer Engagement’, ‘Empowering Consumers for a Sustainable Future’ and ‘Consumer Protection and Legal Framework’.

The conference will also feature workshops, addresses by a number of high-level speakers including ministers and prominent personalities from around the world, and panel discussions on matters related to consumer engagement.

The International Standards Organization (ISO), an international body with 168 member countries, plays a key role in developing standards that affect a wide range of business and social sectors around the world. Through their Consumer Committee on Standards Development, COPOLCO, ISO actively involves the wider public in the standardization process.