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Global Standard for Innovation Ecosystem Management
March 17, 2025
|ISO/TC 279 to Develop a Global Standard
March 17, 2025 – The global innovation community takes a significant step forward, after an overwhelming majority of countries, working with the ISO 56000 family of Innovation Management standards, voted in favor of developing a new Innovation Ecosystem standard.


Time & Location
March 17, 2025
ISO/TC 279 to Develop a Global Standard
About the event
ISO/TC 279 Votes to Develop a Global Standard for Innovation Ecosystem Management
March 17, 2025 – The global innovation community takes a significant step forward when an overwhelming majority of member countries of ISO Technical Committee 279 (ISO/TC 279), responsible for the international standardization of innovation management, voted in favor of developing a guidance standard for Innovation Ecosystem Management. This landmark decision reflects the growing recognition that innovation ecosystems play a crucial role in fostering collaboration, driving technological advancement, and enhancing economic growth.
The newly approved work item, ISO 56012 Innovation Ecosystem Management - Guidance, will provide a structured framework for organizations to establish, manage, and improve innovation ecosystems. These ecosystems—comprising businesses, startups, academia, government, and other stakeholders—enable the co-creation and scaling of innovations across industries and regions.
“Innovation ecosystems are reshaping the global competitive landscape. By developing this standard, we are ensuring that organizations have a clear, practical framework to…