Vision and mission
Carried over from the ISO Certification Uganda project, for the whole continent
Vision
A first world African economy, built on the widespread adoption of ISO standards.
Mission
Facilitating Africa's transformation to a first world economy through the widespread adoption of ISO standards.
The registry
What an organisation publishes when it joins, and who can see it
The organisation registry
Every organisation on the journey has a public entry: country, sector, the standard being implemented and the stage reached. Registration is free. Visibility is never charged for.
The live journey board
A continental board showing who stands at which of the twelve stages, updated as organisations move. Organisations that have stalled are shown alongside those in progress.
The implementation protocol
A published protocol for the work between the decision to certify and the certification audit. Each stage has a definition and an evidence requirement, so progress means the same thing in Kampala as it does in Lagos.
Continuous maturity assessment
A maturity score that moves with the evidence rather than a one-time gap report. Scores are not sold, ranked for a fee, or displayed for payment.
Compliance management technology
Platforms that hold an organisation's management system, its evidence and its audit trail, so the implementation is documented as it happens and ready for the auditor.
The market
Matching organisations that need implementation with the people who have done it
The practitioner registry
Implementers, consultants and internal auditors, listed by standard, sector and country. Beside each name, the journeys they have carried to certification.
Marketplace and matching
An organisation at a given stage is matched with practitioners who have completed that stage elsewhere.
Financing
Where financing or programme support is available for certification, it is linked to the journey it funds. Funders see the progress they are paying for, stage by stage.
The champion academy
Training for the staff who carry an implementation inside their own organisation, so the management system belongs to the people who run it.
Implementation support services
Gap assessment, documentation, internal audit and preparation for the certification audit, delivered by matched practitioners in the organisation's own country.
Internships and mentorship
Placements for graduates and young professionals with implementers and certified organisations, and mentorship from practitioners who have carried journeys to certification.
The standards
Every ISO management system standard, in the eight categories PECB uses
Information security
ISO/IEC 27001, 27002, 27005 and 27035, with ISO/IEC 27400 for the Internet of Things and ISA/IEC 62443 for industrial control systems.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity management, cloud security and ISO/IEC 27033 network security.
Continuity, resilience and recovery
ISO 22301 business continuity and operational resilience management.
Privacy and data protection
ISO/IEC 27701 privacy information management, the extension of ISO/IEC 27001 for personal data.
Artificial intelligence
ISO/IEC 42001 artificial intelligence management systems and AI risk management.
Governance, risk and compliance
ISO 31000 risk management, ISO 37001 anti-bribery, ISO 37301 compliance management and ISO/IEC 38500 IT governance.
Quality and management
ISO 9001 quality, ISO 13485 medical devices, ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories, ISO/IEC 20000 IT service management, ISO 21502 project management, ISO 28000 supply chain security, ISO 55001 asset management and ISO 18788 private security operations.
Health, safety and sustainability
ISO 45001 occupational health and safety, ISO 14001 environment, ISO 22000 food safety, ISO 50001 energy, ISO 20400 sustainable procurement and ISO 26000 social responsibility.
Where we work
Countries where the project has delivered work are marked in black
- UgandaSince 2018. Second Five-Year Strategic Plan, 2024 to 2028
Next: East Africa, then francophone West Africa, then the rest of the continent.
Principles
What we will and will not do
No fees for visibility
No organisation pays to appear in the registry or on the board. There is no paid ranking and no pay-to-display score. The platform is funded by membership, not by referral commissions from certifiers.
The data belongs to the organisation
An organisation decides which parts of its journey are public and may withdraw them at any time.
Open data
Aggregate journey data is published openly by country, sector and standard, for regulators, national standards bodies, funders and researchers.
Where we begin
Phase one covers Uganda and its neighbours. Phase two extends to East Africa and francophone West Africa. Phase three covers West, Southern and North Africa.
Partners
The organisations that founded the Uganda project, and the ones we are looking for now. Partners page
Computer Forensics Consult
Kampala. Cybersecurity, digital forensics, ISO certification and training since 2004. PECB Gold Partner. Funder of the Uganda project and of ISO Certification Africa.
PECB
Professional Evaluation and Certification Board. Personnel certification body accredited to ISO/IEC 17024, operating in more than 100 countries.
Makerere University, CoCIS
The College of Computing and Information Sciences, through its Centre for Innovation and Professional Skills Development.
CertiTrust
Certification body accredited by KENAS, the Kenya Accreditation Service.
MSECB
Management system certification body operating in more than 70 countries.
Become a partner
We are looking for national standards bodies, accredited certification bodies, implementers and training organisations, development finance institutions and the associations that represent African businesses. Write to partner@isocertification.africa with who you are and which countries you cover. How partnership works.