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title: Advocacy and Adoption | ISAGCA
description: ISAGCA works to increase reliance on the ISA/IEC 62443 standards in public policy in the United States and around the world.
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# Advocacy and Adoption

Reliance on ISA/IEC 62443 in Public Policy

## ISAGCA Advocacy & Adoption

 The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) Advocacy & Adoption workgroup is focused on identifying opportunities to reference[ ISA/IEC 62443](https://www.isa.org/standards-and-publications/isa-standards/isa-iec-62443-series-of-standards) in public policies and enable its adoptions by partnering with other groups.

![Government Building](https://isagca.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2023%20ISA%20Website%20Redesigns/ISAGCA/Images/Stock%20Graphics/ISAGCA_Government%20Building.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=ISAGCA_Government%20Building.jpg)

### Adoption Status of Laws, Regulations, and Standards

##### Domestic and Global Efforts

The ISAGCA Advocacy Team works with various stakeholders to encourage reliance upon ISA/IEC 62443 in laws, regulations, and other standards. We are continuing our work to engage government agencies in these efforts and engage other standards organizations.

- Australia has [nationally adopted](https://www.standards.org.au/news/standards-australia-adopts-worlds-foremost-standard-for-operational-technology) ISA/IEC 62443.
- Qatar's National Cyber Security Agency has recommended reliance on ISA/IEC 62443 for the [electricity and water sector](https://www.qna.org.qa/en/newsbulletins/2023-10/25/0079-NCSA-Issues-Recommendations-on-Standards-of-Securing-Operational-Technology).
- Singapore created a law that references ISA/IEC 62443.
- [Malaysia created regulations](https://gca.isa.org/blog/the-adoption-of-isa/iec-62443-as-a-malaysian-standard) that reference ISA/IEC 62443.
- The European Union meets with standards committees to better understand how to reference ISA/IEC 62443 in relation to EU policy and regulations. ISA/IEC 62443 is recognized as a horizontal standard to provide cybersecurity standards for various IEC standards.
- The NEC (National Electrical Code) 2023 Requirements for Critical Operations Power Systems includes references to ISA/IEC 62443 and the ISA Security Compliance Institute.

[Read the 2024 Year In Review](https://isagca.org/hubfs/ISAGCA/2024%20ISAGCA-Year%20in%20Review-A4.pdf?hsLang=en)

[Read the 2023 Year In Review](https://isagca.org/hubfs/ISAGCA/2023%20Year%20in%20Review-A4-FINAL.pdf?hsLang=en)

## Collaboration and Partnerships

ISAGCA has established relationships with other organizations to identify opportunities to collaborate on ISA/IEC 62443 advocacy and adoption efforts in their work.

![power generation icon](https://isagca.org/hubfs/2023%20ISA%20Website%20Redesigns/ISAGCA/Icons/power%20generation%20icon.svg)

### Energy Sector

 ISA Bulk Power System Workgroup is working with DOE to secure the Bulk Power System (BPS) Supply Chain based on a response to a Request for Information on “Securing Critical Electric Infrastructure.”

![industry network icon](https://isagca.org/hubfs/2023%20ISA%20Website%20Redesigns/ISAGCA/Icons/personal%20network%20icon.svg)

### Industry Groups

 Open Process Automation Forum is developing a standards-based, open, secure, interoperable process control architecture.

![cyber world icon](https://isagca.org/hubfs/2023%20ISA%20Website%20Redesigns/ISAGCA/Icons/cyber%20world%20icon.svg)

### Agency Partnerships

 ISAGCA has also established relationship with government organizations to collaborate on ISA/IEC 62443 advocacy and adoption efforts:

- [US Department of Defense](https://www.defense.gov/)
- [US Department of Energy](https://www.energy.gov/)
- [US Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/)
- [Transportation Security Administration](https://www.dhs.gov/topics/transportation-security)
- [National Institute of Standards and Technology](http://www.nist.gov/)
- [Idaho National Laboratory](https://inl.gov/)

### Additional Projects on Adoption

ISAGCA funds projects designed to improve the adoption of ISA/IEC 62443:

- IIoT Architectures Project
- Cross Reference Project
- Formal liaison between ISAGCA and ISA99 WG9
- A&A Work Group Led by ISA Staff

## Public Policy Advocacy

ISAGCA resources for public policy to support US critical infrastructure:

[ Position Paper ](https://isagca.org/hubfs/2023%20ISA%20Website%20Redesigns/ISAGCA/PDFs/Public%20Policy%20ISAGCA-%20IEC%2062443%20-%20Position%20Paper.pdf?hsLang=en) [ US Public Policy Advocacy ](http://www.isa.org/uspublicpolicy)