Shelf 13 of 20: History and governance of UNSPSC
History and governance of UNSPSC
From the 1998 UNDP and Dun and Bradstreet memorandum through ECCMA and GS1 US to UNDP management again from 1 January 2025.
8 guides on this shelf.
- How did UNSPSC begin in 1998?
How did UNSPSC begin in 1998? a memorandum of understanding signed by the United Nations Development Programme and Dun and Bradstreet in 1998, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- What did ECCMA do for UNSPSC?
What did ECCMA do for UNSPSC? a non-profit membership association formed in 1999 to manage and promote UNSPSC until March 2003, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Why does governance matter to a buyer quoting a code?
Why does governance matter to a buyer quoting a code? because a code is only checkable when a reader knows who publishes the codeset and which version is current, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- What did GS1 US do as code manager?
What did GS1 US do as code manager? the body appointed by UNDP in May 2003 to manage UNSPSC, holding the role until 31 December 2024, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- What is the short history of UNSPSC?
What is the short history of UNSPSC? from the 1998 UNDP and Dun and Bradstreet memorandum, through ECCMA and GS1 US, to UNDP management again from 1 January 2025, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Why did management return to UNDP in 2025?
Why did management return to UNDP in 2025? a return to the United Nations Development Programme from 1 January 2025, which now oversees change requests, revisions and regular updates, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- How does UNSPSC relate to the United Nations Global Marketplace?
How does UNSPSC relate to the United Nations Global Marketplace? the Global Marketplace uses UNSPSC to organise the products and services the United Nations system buys, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
- Who can request a change to UNSPSC?
Who can request a change to UNSPSC? users who propose additions or edits through the managing body's change process, as described in published summaries, in UNSPSC as managed by the United Nations Development Programme since 1 January 2025.
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