GDSN Major Release 3: New – Important information about the Major Release 3 for National Product Catalogue Users

National Product Catalogue Migration Resources now available to all Users! A significant change to the way National Product Catalogue operates will occur in May 2016. This will be known as GDSN Major Release 3, or MjR3. Why the change? The changes and enhancements are required to support the Global Data Synchronization Network™ (GDSN) Major Release 3. The […]

Tender Awarded to GS1 for APEC Pilot Implementation

By Patrik Jonasson on 11 April 2016 Following an open APEC tender, GS1 Hong Kong has been able to secure the official funding contract to execute five APEC Global Data Standards pilot projects. The funding will cover implementation of pilots, software/hardware, and visibility platform supporting the implementation. The pilot projects will: demonstrate whether and how […]

ISQua and GS1 join forces to improve the quality of care in hospitals around the world

Brussels, Belgium, 12 April 2016 – ISQua, The International Society for Quality in Health Care, and GS1, the international standards organisation well known for their barcode standards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and enhance quality of care and patient safety on a global scale. The collaboration between ISQua and GS1 will […]

New Global Collaboration between GS1 and IHTSDO

Agreement ensures the organizations’ health information standards are complementary   Brussels, Belgium and London, UK, 22 April, 2016– GS1 and the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) announced today the signing of a new collaborative agreement that supports interoperability in health information systems globally. The agreement between GS1 and IHTSDO follows an initial memorandum […]

Welcoming and working with Department of Quality management/ Hanoi University of science and technology / School of biotechnology and food technology

In the middle of December 2015, the Department of Quality management/ Hanoi University of science and technology/ School of biotechnology and food technology was welcome and met by GS1 Vietnam. The Department has just created one new subject on traceability which has been launched as an official training program of the University. At present, in […]