Cooperative standards development: taking on board all good work

摘要

In addressing the theme of inclusiveness, all-round acceptance was met that that a wide range of stakeholders stand to gain from International Standards that represent the broadest possible international consensus between all interested parties and, moreover, that standards developed in such conditions will be useable anywhere in the world. However, as most speakers pointed out, the challenge is not in deciding whether or not these views should or should not be included, but rather what can be done to increase and enhance the participation of consumers and developing countries as well as other social forces in the process of development of the standards.