The Riyadh International Standards Summit recently took place. It was the first ever summit on standardisation to be held within G20-related activities, which this year is under the presidency of Saudi Arabia.
The Riyadh International Standards Summit, which was held online, was jointly organized by the Saudi Organization of Standards, Metrology and Quality (SASO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union. (ITU). The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, is the Spanish member of international standardization organizations.
At the event, the organisers requested actions to support standardisation and the recognition and adoption of international standards.
The International Summit on International Standards in Riyadh concluded with a call to action for each country to recognize, support, and adopt international standards to accelerate digital transformation in all sectors of the economy to help overcome global crises, such as COVID-19, and contribute towards the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This call to action underlines the important role of international standards in implementing the United Nations Global Programme to achieve the 17 SDGs.
The G20 meeting, which is taking place virtually on 21 and 22 November, is a global forum where world leaders meet and discuss global political and economic trends and challenges.
