ISO/IEC 11179 (Metadata Registries)

ISO/IEC 11179 is an international standard that provides a framework for organizing, defining, and sharing metadata—information about data—within organizations. It helps ensure that data elements are consistently named, described, and understood across systems, making data integration, retrieval, and management more efficient and accurate. By establishing common definitions and structures, ISO/IEC 11179 facilitates better data quality, interoperability, and easier data governance in diverse environments such as healthcare, government, and industry.