<s>
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
global	O
standard	O
for	O
Data	O
Quality	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
describes	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
defines	O
the	O
requirements	O
for	O
standard	O
exchange	O
of	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
among	O
business	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
establishes	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Portability	O
as	O
a	O
requirement	O
for	O
Enterprise	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
that	O
true	O
Enterprise	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
is	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
critical	O
business	O
information	O
about	O
products	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
materials	O
,	O
constituents	O
,	O
clients	O
and	O
counterparties	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
certain	O
immutable	O
transactional	O
and	O
operational	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
standard	O
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
components	O
were	O
approved	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
successful	O
organizations	O
have	O
already	O
adopted	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
its	O
precursor	O
,	O
Reference	O
Data	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
maturing	O
standard	O
are	O
quickly	O
being	O
adopted	O
by	O
many	O
Fortune	O
500	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Government	O
agencies	O
in	O
major	O
economies	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
supervision	O
and	O
regulation	O
of	O
financial	O
and	O
commodities	O
markets	O
,	O
telecommunications	O
,	O
media	O
,	O
high	O
technology	O
and	O
military	O
have	O
adopted	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
strategies	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
are	O
establishing	O
audits	O
and	O
controls	O
based	O
upon	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
emerging	O
technology	O
standards	O
that	O
large	O
and	O
complex	O
organizations	O
are	O
turning	O
to	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
improve	O
business	O
processes	O
and	O
control	O
operational	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
ISO	O
technical	O
committee	O
TC	O
184	O
,	O
Automation	O
systems	O
and	O
integration	O
,	O
sub-committee	O
SC	O
4	O
,	O
Industrial	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
ISO	O
and	O
IEC	O
standards	O
,	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
is	O
copyrighted	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
freely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
Master	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
represents	O
the	O
business	O
objects	O
which	O
are	O
agreed	O
on	O
and	O
shared	O
across	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
discipline	O
of	O
Master	B-General_Concept
Data	I-General_Concept
Management	O
(	O
MDM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quality	O
Identifier	O
A	O
Quality	O
Identifier	O
is	O
an	O
internal	O
product	O
or	O
services	O
identifier	O
or	O
key	O
that	O
is	O
issued	O
and	O
"	O
owned	O
"	O
by	O
an	O
organization	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
resolve	O
a	O
product	O
or	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
minimum	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
8000	I-General_Concept
quality	O
data	O
set	O
required	O
to	O
validate	O
the	O
identifier	O
.	O
</s>
