ISO CERTIFICATION standards represent a reservoir of technology. Developing countries in particular, with their scarce resources, stand to gain from this wealth of knowledge. For them, ISO CERTIFICATION standards are an important means both of acquiring technological know-how that is backed by international consensus as the state of the art, and of raising their capability to export and compete on global markets. In addition to this general benefit of iso certification standards, ISO CERTIFICATION has a specific programme for developing countries, which consists of training seminars, sponsorships/fellowships and publications. iso certification also has a policy committee on developing country matters, DEVCO, with a membership of nearly 100 standards institutes from both industrialized and developing countries.