ISO TC279 2025 Plenary meeting was hold in Oslo. More than 40 experts from 20 countries across all continents came together with a shared purpose: advancing international standards that support the professionalization of innovation management.

The key takeaways are :

1) Significant progress in the revision of ISO 56002 – Innovation Management System under the leadership of Andrew Stanton

2)Solid advances on the upcoming ISO 56012 – Innovation Ecosystem Management under the leadership of Dr. Annika Steiber & Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu

3)Major steps forward in the drafting of ISO 56013 – Innovation Portfolio Management under the leadership of Harlan Bennett & Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu

4)Progress in the alignement of terminology among ISO 56000 Family under the leadership of Magnus Hakvåg

Beyond the technical work, this meeting also marked:

✅ Even stronger global coordination to promote the use of these standards for the common good under the leadership of Fan Zhang

✅ Promising progress for further participation of developing countries representatives with leadership from Phumuza Langa

✅ Intense, passionate, and respectful discussions — always guided by the pursuit of consensus

Thanks to ISO TC 279 - Innovation Management leadership team :  Johan CLAIRE, Mélissa De Medeiros, Pauline Joris & Lane Zhao and to the host Standard Norge, Alexandra Haukaas, Tobias Studer Andersson for ensuring so well expert could work in first class conditions.