May 2025 in Review: Key Information Technology Standards Published

Looking back at May 2025, the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector saw a diverse and significant set of standards publications, reflecting the changing priorities of a digitally enabled world. This comprehensive overview covers five new standards, marking important progress in automotive safety testing, distributed ledger technologies, genomic data frameworks, telehealth security models, and simulation in healthcare education. For professionals determined to stay at the forefront of compliance, safety, and technological innovation, understanding these changes is essential.

Monthly Overview: May 2025

During May 2025, the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector exhibited a pronounced focus on safety, data flow, and interoperability—across both physical and digital domains. These themes emerged from standards addressing key areas such as connected vehicles, distributed ledger technologies, healthcare cybersecurity, and advanced digital clinical simulations. Compared to typical months, May reflected a broadening sphere of influence for IT standards, extending deeply into health informatics and automotive testing. The period’s publications suggest a continued convergence of IT, cybersecurity, and sector-specific applications, with a heightened awareness of seamless data exchange and system trustworthiness.

Standards Published This Month

ISO/PAS 21779-1:2025 - Test Method for Acceleration Control Pedal Error (ACPE), Part 1: Car-to-Car from Standstill

Road vehicles - Test method to evaluate the performance of acceleration control pedal error (ACPE) - Part 1: Car-to-car from standstill

This Publicly Available Specification defines standardized testing protocols for evaluating how well light vehicles equipped with ACPE systems can avoid or mitigate collisions resulting from driver misapplication of the accelerator pedal. Building upon system definitions from ISO/PAS 19486 and influenced by JASO C307, it focuses on 'Category 1-1' vehicles (primarily passenger cars) and specifies stringent test conditions, initialization procedures, data measurements, and environmental controls. The core objective is to assess whether ACPE systems can reduce the consequences of common pedal errors in low-speed, straight-line accelerations—key for both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and vehicle safety assessors.

Key requirements include:

• Suitability of vehicle and system readiness, including environmental conditions and measurement validation
• Detailed test preparation (e.g., break-in driving, starting position, system setup)
• Comprehensive post-test documentation and image recording

Target users are automotive OEMs, safety laboratories, and compliance officers working with vehicle electronic safety systems. The standard links to existing international regulations but uniquely emphasizes quantifiable safety outcome in the context of emerging automated vehicle technologies.

Key highlights:

• Outlines standardized testing for light vehicle ACPE systems
• Focuses on safety performance during driver pedal misapplication scenarios
• Provides rigorous measurement and documentation protocols

Access the full standard:View ISO/PAS 21779-1:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/TR 6277:2025 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT): Data Flow Models

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) - Data flow models for blockchain and DLT use cases

This technical report offers a critical framework for modelling data flows in the context of blockchain and DLT-based systems. By building upon prior work (ISO 23257 reference architectures and use case analyses from ISO/TR 3242), it catalogs both intra- and inter-system data exchanges, stakeholder roles, data categories (including identifiers and cross-system data), and privacy and interoperability considerations. Its descriptive approach equips designers, IT architects, and governance professionals with actionable insights for constructing secure, interoperable, and scalable DLT solutions.

The report is especially valuable for organizations evaluating new DLT applications, as it provides not only the theoretical constructs but also practical use cases spanning fish farming insurance, international trade platforms, and P2P metaverse travel networks. This offers a roadmap for both internal system designers and those coordinating cross-organization or cross-border blockchain deployments.

Key highlights:

• Defines robust models for DLT data flows, supporting secure and efficient integration
• Bridges business process mapping with technical DLT structures for various use cases
• Addresses privacy, security, and governance as core data flow components

Access the full standard:View ISO/TR 6277:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC 23092-3:2025 - Genomic Information Representation, Part 3: Metadata and APIs

Information technology - Genomic information representation - Part 3: Metadata and application programming interfaces (APIs)

As data-driven genomics becomes integral to personalized medicine, this standard delivers a complex, multi-layered specification for encoding, protecting, linking, and exchanging genomic data. It enumerates a metadata schema spanning dataset groups, reference data, annotations, clinical data linkages, and privacy protection elements, as well as programmatic interfaces for data access and manipulation. Backward compatibility and interoperability (including with SAM format) are built in, alongside mechanisms for encryption, privacy rules, digital signatures, and API structures.

Organizations in biomedical research, healthcare informatics, and clinical genomics must comply to ensure that sensitive information is interoperable, secure, and consistent across platforms—from sequencing labs to hospital IT systems. This part of the ISO/IEC 23092 series thus forms a foundation for secure, cross-institutional genomic data exchange.

Key highlights:

• Detailed metadata schemas for genomic data, from clinical linkages to metrics and annotations
• Secure interfaces and mechanisms for confidentiality, integrity, and privacy
• Interoperability with industry formats (e.g., SAM) and support for backward compatibility

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC 23092-3:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/TS 6268-2:2025 - Cybersecurity Framework for Telehealth Environments, Part 2: Reference Model

Health informatics - Cybersecurity framework for telehealth environments - Part 2: Cybersecurity reference model of telehealth

With the rapid expansion of telehealth services—especially in response to global health emergencies—this technical specification fills a critical gap in standardizing the cybersecurity posture of remote healthcare delivery systems. It introduces a comprehensive reference model for identifying and mitigating cyber threats, highlighting unique telehealth risks where physical presence and direct intervention are limited. The document addresses the relationships between cybersecurity and safety risks, factors influencing threat landscapes, and a methodology for defining and measuring security levels tailored to various telehealth scenarios.

Key audiences include health IT managers, telehealth service providers, CISOs, and risk analysts, all of whom require clear frameworks to bridge organizational policy, technology, and physical controls across distributed telehealth environments. The model is intended for adaptation and integration with broader health information security practices (such as those defined in ISO/IEC 27799 and related standards).

Key highlights:

• Articulates the unique cybersecurity risks and threat vectors in telehealth
• Provides a layered reference model linking service components, activities, and required controls
• Offers a methodology for classifying and addressing telehealth-specific security levels

Access the full standard:View ISO/TS 6268-2:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/TS 16551:2025 - Reference Model for VR-Based Clinical Practice Simulation

Health informatics - Reference model for virtual reality (VR)-based clinical practice simulation

As educational technology in health care advances, this technical specification sets the structure for interoperable, effective virtual reality simulations used in clinical training. The standard outlines core simulation components—including goals, scenarios, tasks, activities, data elements, and user roles—and defines relationships and data types central to simulation practice and data models. By fostering interoperability and openness, it helps developers to create VR simulators that are both educationally robust and technically compatible across multiple platforms.

Key stakeholders include medical schools, healthcare professional training institutions, simulation developers, and IT teams. The specification supports safe, realistic, and standardized clinical practice in digital environments, ultimately aiming to improve practitioner readiness while maintaining patient safety and privacy.

Key highlights:

• Provides a structured model for VR-based clinical training systems in healthcare
• Details components and data types for both practice and information models
• Drives interoperability and resource efficiency in VR simulation development

Access the full standard:View ISO/TS 16551:2025 on iTeh Standards

Common Themes and Industry Trends

Several industry patterns were evident across the Information Technology and Office Equipment standards released in May 2025:

• Convergence of Digital Health and Cybersecurity: Two standards focused deeply on health informatics, underlining the ongoing importance of secure, interoperable, and effective health data management and telemedicine infrastructure.
• Enhanced Data Interoperability: Both DLT and genomics standards placed strong emphasis on structured data models, standardized metadata, and APIs—confirming that cross-system data sharing and interoperability are top priorities.
• Automotive IT Emphasis on Safety: Emerging vehicle automation and electronic safety systems receive increasing attention, harmonizing IT and automotive engineering in passenger vehicle safety assessment.
• VR and Simulation in Professional Training: The formalization of VR-based training models signals a broader shift toward digital, experiential learning in regulated industries.

These trends reinforce the centrality of harmonized data standards, secure data exchange, and the integration of new digital technologies into traditional sectors.

Compliance and Implementation Considerations

For organizations impacted by these standards, several recommendations and considerations emerge:

1. Gap Analysis and Prioritization:

   • Review current systems (vehicle control, DLT networks, genomics data, telehealth platforms, and training simulators) for compliance gaps versus new requirements.
   • Prioritize implementation within areas most directly affected, such as clinical IT departments or automotive R&D.

2. Training and Awareness:

   • Educate cross-functional teams (IT, compliance, engineering) on new testing protocols, data models, and cybersecurity expectations.

3. Integration Timelines:

   • Set realistic timelines for updating processes and technology stacks. For automotive and health informatics applications, some changes may involve certification cycles or clinical validation.

4. Resource Allocation:

   • Allocate resources for software updates (APIs, metadata schemas), security audits, and simulator interoperability upgrades.

5. Continued Monitoring and Engagement:

   • Stay engaged with national and international standards bodies through platforms like iTeh Standards for ongoing updates and sector-specific implementation guidance.

Conclusion: Key Takeaways from May 2025

The standards published in May 2025 represent both the breadth and depth of change in the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector. Collectively, they signal growing regulatory and market emphasis on safe, ethical, and interoperable systems—spanning vehicles, blockchain, precision medicine, telehealth, and digital education.

For professionals and organizations, proactively engaging with these standards is vital to ensuring compliance, optimizing system designs, and sustaining competitive advantage in rapidly shifting technological landscapes. Readers are encouraged to explore these standards in detail through iTeh Standards, and to incorporate their requirements into strategic technology planning for 2025 and beyond.