GS1 brings users from industries around the world to develop and implement supply chain standards. They work together to develop leading-edge, industry-wide standards, guidelines and solutions. This area provides access to the different working groups currently run by GSMP and Industry Engagement.

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Standard Development Groups

Click on working groups below to read about their objectives and how to join them:

Mission-specific Working Groups (MSWGs) develop new standards

• GSMP Digital Signatures
• GSMP Electronic health record patient demographics in GS1 barcodes
• GSMP GS1 Circularity - Digital Product Passport
  • EPC RFID and NFC for Extended Packaging (Consumer/Customer Engagement)

Standards Maintenance Groups (SMGs) improve existing standards

• GSMP EDI
• GSMP Global Product Classification (GPC)
• GSMP Global Product Master Data (GPMD)
• GSMP Identification and Automatic Identification & Data Capture (ID/AIDC)
• GSMP Images, Digital & Electronic Assets (IDEAs)
• GSMP Visibility
• GSMP Web Technology

Industry Groups

Industry work groups exist to bring clear business needs into the standards development process and to ensure the implementation of GS1 standards.

• Consumer Product Variant Discussion Group
• Fresh Foods
• Global Data Synchronisation
• Healthcare
• Transport & Logistics