[nologic01]

they say the Standard contributes to SDG 9...

"Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income"

Not clear how an arbitrary levy as this can contribute to an SDG goal. It is the definition of exclusion. A bright new thing can use the $230 to get several good database books.

Surely ISO has enough corporate stakeholders that can defray the cost of running the standardization process.