In May 1997, ISO/TC 46 Subcommittee 9 established a Working Group (WG 1) to develop the ISAN project. The project was under the joint administration of:

• AGICOA: Association de Gestion Internationale Collective des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (International Association for the Collective Management of Audiovisual Works);



• CISAC: Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et de Compositeurs (International Confederation of Authors' and Composers' Societies);



• FIAPF: Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (International Federation of Film Producers' Associations).

Participants from several countries and international organisations were members of the ISAN Working Group and active contributors to the development of the ISAN project.