Established in June 2002, ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1)/SC 37 is the international technical committee within ISO responsible for creating and maintaining standards in biometrics. SC 37 is comprised of 26 participating countries with numerous others observing. SC 37 works in conjunction with SC 17 which is the international technical committee for cards and personal identification and SC27 which is responsible for IT security for ISO.