the process

• It usually takes three years for the process to be published.
• The time needed is usually determined from the first proposal to the final publication.

• The first step is writing a new standard proposal. 
• The next step would be building an experts’ consensus. 
• A consensus is then built within technical specifications. 
• The next step is to then write a final draft for processing titled as the “Final Draft International Standard.”
• Then, the writing has to be proof checked.
• Finally, the International Standard is published.

• ISO can develop a standard through a request from industry or other stakeholders (like consumer groups), which communicates the proposal for a standard to its national member.
• The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is the organization that coordinates the “development of voluntary consensus standards” within the United States.
• The organization is also known to represent various US stakeholders in different standardization forums found all over the world.
• ANSI is responsible for accrediting standards developers that establish consensus among qualified groups.
• There are many Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) that play a role in the US system.
• This includes the INCITS who specializes in creating standards for technology and innovation.
• INCITS is segmented into “projects,” each related to the development of a specific Standard, and each project is assigned to a Technical Committee, in this case, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Committee.
• It is then the INCITS Executive Board’s job to give the final approval call to the standards in the INCITS process.

• First, a preliminary draft is worked upon by various teams to create a standard.
• This will then result in the American National Standard.
• After this, various US delegations are then offered by the INCITS to participate in various “Standards Development Arena” designed for information technology standards.
• INCITS accepts candidate standards made by external bodies for adoption as American National Standards.

Why stakeholders (people within a company or organization) are important

• All the members of the various committees are experts in representing the organizations’ interest in the sector matter of the proposal and appointed for the purpose.
• They also serve as Technical Advisory Groups (TAG).
• All members of the Executive Board are essential because they give the final approval to standards in the INCITS.
• These come from hardware and software vendors, government agencies, universities, consortia, and other organizations.
• Regarding the company interested in creating the new standard, “C-suite executives, senior public policy officials, and upper/middle managers” are essential, because they are the ones who will decide on sending a proposal.

how they should go about creating and then implementing an ISO standard

• First, the company should contact the INCITS with its standard proposal. 
• This step is essential so that the organization can be assigned to the Artificial Intelligence Committee.
• Once assigned to the correct committee, the company should start building an experts’ consensus with the help of the members of this committee.
• Next, the proposal needs to meet technical specifications approved by consensus.
• This should be followed by the writing of a final draft, which will then be proof-checked.
• After the final approval by an Executive Board, the standards should be ready to be published and implemented.