Guides and Policies

Quality Policy

The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) aims to unify the various standardization activities in the GSO Member States. GSO confirms its commitment to implementing a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 requirements.

In order to achieve its vision of being the trusted regional center of excellence for standardization activities and the first enabler of the GCC Common Market, GSO will focus on customers and meeting their needs and expectations. This will lead to continuous improvement in the services and products provided by GSO.

GSO also states that the quality policy will be one of the basic frameworks for defining the periodic goals of quality within the fundamental pillars of the strategic plan, which are:

1. Institutional excellence to provide added value to GSO Member States.
2. Promoting economic integration among GSO Member States to achieve the GCC Common Market.
3. Building effective strategic partnerships as a pioneer regional authority.

To this end, the quality management system will be reviewed periodically to ensure that it meets the requirements.

Quality Policy

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GSO Knowledge Management Policy

The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO), aims to unify standardization activities among its Member States, and committed to implementing a Knowledge Management System (KMS) that complies with the international standard ISO 30401:2018 and relevant legal
requirements in all its priority activities and services.
Within the framework of its commitment to KMS, GSO ensures that this policy serves as a comprehensive framework for achieving the following general objectives and enablers of the KMS:

1.Preserving acquired knowledge of all types within the GSO and ensuring its development and utilization for continuous improvement.
2. Leveraging knowledge to strengthen GSO’s position as a regional center of expertise in standardization activities.
3. Applying the latest mechanisms for knowledge development and transfer to build a team of experts in standardization activities.

GSO will monitor and gather the needs of KMS beneficiaries, including its employees, and will foster an organizational culture based on transparency, sharing of ideas, experiences, and suggestions, and support the training and development of employees to deliver value-
added products and services that achieve the desired level of quality and excellence.
GSO will collaborate with internal and external parties to provide and disseminate knowledge to relevant stakeholders, taking into consideration appropriate measures for preserving,
continuing and protecting it.
GSO’s top management is committed to the continuous improvement of the KMS and its
regular review to ensure its relevance and timeliness.

GSO President

Approval Date
21 July 2024

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GSO Knowledge Management Policy

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GSO Intellectual Rights End-User Licence Agreement

All products produced and published by GSO are copyrighted and protected by Saudi Arabia laws and its members and International law. This includes the following:

• GSO Standards and technical regulations.
• GSO magazine.
• GSO Published Books and Manuals.

For more detailed information relating to authorized usage of GSO copyrighted materials, please read the:

Intellectual Property Rights Document For documents, publications, products and services of the GSO