A Vision for International Standardization in Software and Systems Engineering

The importance of standards in enabling the development of industry and commerce through the standardization of components, interfaces and specifications is well known and understood. As our societies move toward a post-industrial era, services´ share of national economies and global commerce has increased. This article gives an introduction to international standardization in Information Technology. It also provides a status and describes current activities in international software and systems engineering standardization, and concludes with a vision of future activities in this area.