ISO 22301 certification in Taiwan

ISO 22301 certification in Taiwan at a glance

Continuity planning in Taiwan is driven by customers, boards and supervisors more than by a single statute, because none of the laws behind this page names ISO 22301. The nearest legal thread is the Cyber Security Management Act, under which government agencies and specific non-government agencies cooperate with the competent authority in cyber security drills, giving recovery objectives a place to be tested. Certification to ISO 22301 comes from a certification body accredited by the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation or by an accreditation body within the international mutual recognition arrangements, whose written scope must name the standard. Sterling does not certify. Sterling runs the business impact analysis, plans and exercises for Taiwanese infrastructure, cloud and manufacturing clients from its Tokyo office, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs ISO 22301 in Taiwan, and what happens without it

In Taiwan the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Critical infrastructure providers and government-owned enterprisesThey are specific non-government agencies under the Cyber Security Management Act, which includes cyber security drills planned with the competent authority.
• Data centre, cloud and managed service providersCustomers ask how services recover from outages and cyber incidents.
• Manufacturers in tightly scheduled supply chainsBuyers test how a supplier keeps delivering when a plant or system fails.
• Listed and financial companiesBoards and investors expect tested continuity arrangements.

ISO 22301 requirements in Taiwan

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22301 requires a company to prove six things about how it keeps operating when something goes wrong.

In Taiwan these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22301 explained →

• ISO 22301 requirements, clause by clause in plain language
• The documents ISO 22301 expects

How to get ISO 22301 certified in Taiwan

One team from the Tokyo office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Taiwan are served from Sterling's Tokyo office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against ISO 22301 and the Taiwanese requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The ISO 22301 certification process, step by step
• ISO 22301 internal audit

How long does ISO 22301 certification take in Taiwan?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Taiwan these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Business impact analysis across processes and sites
• Dependency on suppliers and shared systems
• Exercise and testing programme
• Certification body availability

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 22301 certification cost in Taiwan?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Taiwan these factors move both.

• Number of sites, critical processes and recovery systems in scope
• Recovery site and backup investment
• Certification body fees quoted separately from consulting
• Exercise facilitation effort

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of ISO 22301

ISO 22301 consultants and certification bodies in Taiwan

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers ISO 22301 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Taiwan are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

ISO 22301 in Taiwan: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Taiwanese organisations

• ISO 22301: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO 22301
• ISO 22301 certification in Taiwan and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Taiwanese businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Taiwan often combine ISO 22301 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Taiwan →