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Why ISO Certification Bodies Are the Last Industry to Digitise — And What Happens When They Do

ISO Application Editorial · January 2026 · 8 min read

The global ISO certification industry generates $12 billion annually. Yet the majority of the 30,000+ certification bodies worldwide still manage their audit workflows on spreadsheets, shared drives, and email. The digital transformation of this industry is not a question of if — it is a question of when.

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