ISO Focus The Magazine of the International Organization for Standardization Volume 5, No. 6, June 2008, ISSN 1729-8709 anica ch l e i M n n o v a t i o n • Bosch : International Standards open up markets • Training trainers in developing countries Contents 1 Comment H. Glenn Ziegenfuss, Executive Director, Standards Engineering Society and Standards Officer, IIW 2 World Scene Highlights of events from around the world 3 ISO Scene Highlights of news and developments from ISO members 4 Guest View Siegfried Dais, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management ISO Focus is published 11 times a year (single issue : July-August). of Robert Bosch GmbH It is available in English. 8 Main Focus Annual subscription 158 Swiss Francs Individual copies 16 Swiss Francs Publisher nic ISO Central Secretariat ha al (International Organization for c Standardization) e 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse i CH-1211 Genève 20 M n Switzerland n Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11 o Fax + 41 22 733 34 30 v E-mail
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