Bullet trains whisk passengers between city centres at speeds of 200 miles per hour or more. And their speed capabilities are only getting faster. This year's devastating crash of a high-speed train in Spain, which left nearly 80 dead, has drawn renewed attention to rail safety. It was preceded by another high-profile rail crash in Canada when an unmanned runaway train killed 40 people.

Amwayi Omukhweso William came from a humble background in rural Kenya. With much hard work and determination, he beat the odds and rose to the top on his own terms. Today, at the young age of 30, William is a Quality Assurance Officer at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), and the winning author of the ISO/DIN contest for young standardizers in developing countries. Here, William shares his story.

Первая Премия ИСО (ISO Prize), которая вручается физическим лицам вне сообщества ИСО за их вклад в стандартизацию, была вручена Гульде Оливейре Гисбрехт (Hulda Oliveira Giesbrecht) за ее отличную работу.