ISO与UNIDO联合出版标准的图书以帮助经济转型与发展

　　国际标准化组织（ISO）与联合国工业发展署（UNIDO）最近联合出版了《飞速向前——发展中国家的国家标准机构》一书，旨在帮助发展中国家和转型经济国家打造最优组织机构，帮助其利用国家标准化基础体系衡量经济增长水平和交易量，支持消费者保护和社会环境保护。

　　该书阐释了标准化在发展工业、便利贸易和提升进入全球市场能力等方面的作用，描述了标准化如何链接计量规律和合格评估规则，还描绘了形成能够维持发展的质量基础体系的三块基石是如何得以引导全部参与到国际贸易中来，并满足多边贸易体系的技术要求的。其他内容还包括：

　　1、世贸组织及其在标准化方面的影响
　　 2、近观各项标准
　　 3、国际、区域、国家标准机构
　　 4、NSB的活动和组织结构
　　 5、信息、销售和推广
　　 6、国际、区域关系

　　这本书是ISO与UNIDO长期、成功合作的开端，是30位该领域知名专家收集工作的结晶。ISO的157个国家成员中大部分来自发展中国家。事实上，这本书的完成吸取了ISO委员会在发展中国家事务方面的宝贵经验。UNIDO是联合国的一个专门机构，该机构通过维持工业发展，促进发展中国家和经济转型国家贫困的减少和人们生活质量的提高，其在制定和修订世界范围内的标准、合格评估基础体系方面积累了40多年的经验。

　　《飞速向前——发展中国家的国家标准机构》对发展中国家或者转型经济中负有制定、修订和管理任务的发展中国家或者经济转型国家的国家标准机构（NSB）来说，将会是一个很好的介绍标准的实用性工具。

　　UNIDO理事长Kandeh K.Yumkella、ISO秘书长Alan Bryden 在序言中指出：“发展中国家的实际情况和优先考虑的事务非同于发达国家，一个典型的标准组织结构，和运行良好、能满足发达国家利益相关者需求的操作模式在发展中国家并非完美的答案。”

　　《飞速向前——发展中国家的国家标准机构》，A5版本，88页，彩色印刷，分英文和法文两种版本。

原文如下：
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) have just published a new book to help developing countries and economies in transition develop the optimal organization and use of a national standardization infrastructure as a lever for their economic development, trading capacity and a support for consumer, social and environmental protection.
Fast forward – National Standards Bodies in Developing Countries is intended as a user-friendly introduction and practical tool for people who are tasked with the establishment, upgrading and management of a national standards body (NSB) in a developing country or transition economy.
The book explains the role of standardization in industrial development, trade facilitation and improving access to global markets. It describes how standardization is interlinked with the disciplines of metrology and conformity assessment. It also describes how the three form essential building blocks for developing a quality infrastructure that enables sustainable development, can lead to full participation in international trade and satisfies the technical requirements of the multilateral trading system. Other topics covered include:
◆the World Trade Organization and its influence on standardization
◆a closer look at standards
◆international, regional and national standard bodies
◆activities and structure of an NSB
◆information, sales and promotion
◆international and regional relations.
The book is an initiative of the long-standing and successful partnership between ISO and UNIDO. It is the collective work of some 30 recognized experts in the field. ISO is the world's largest producer of voluntary International Standards. Its membership comprises a network of 157 national standards bodies of which the majority are in developing countries. In particular, the book distils the experience of the ISO Committee on developing country matters (ISO/DEVCO).
UNIDO is the UN agency which promotes poverty reduction and improvements in the quality of life of people in developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition through sustainable industrial development. It has over 40 years experience in setting up and upgrading standards and conformity assessment infrastructure worldwide.
Explaining the background to the book, UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K.Yumkella and ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden point out in its Preface: "Realities and priorities in developing countries are different from those that pertain to the developed world; a typical standards body structure and mode of operation that work well and meet the needs of stakeholders in a developed country are unlikely to be the perfect answer in the developing world."
Fast forward – National Standards Bodies in Developing Countries, A5 format, 88 pages, colour, ring binder is available in English ((ISBN 978-92-67-10477-5) and French (ISBN 978-92-67-20477-2) free of charge (fee for postage and handling) from ISO national member institutes (see the complete list with contact details) and from ISO Central Secretariat through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing & Communication department (see right-hand column). It can also be downloaded as a PDF file from both the ISO and UNIDO Web sites.