About IMS

IMS Global has proven that leading educational institutions and edtech suppliers can work together to move the education sector forward.

IMS Initiatives

IMS focuses on a complete set of foundational initiatives that enable educational institutions to leverage the benefits of technology.

IMS Certifications

IMS standards certification pushes the ed-tech ecosystem towards seamless interoperability, lower TCO and greater choice

IMS Standards

IMS standards support seamless interoperability, lower TCO and greater choice.

IMS Playbooks

IMS playbooks guide you through a standards driven, open edtech ecosystem.

Member Directory

IMS Members represent education and technology leaders collaborating
to enable an innovative and future-ready digital learning ecosystem.

IMS Global Has Three Membership Levels

Contributing Members

Voting members of IMS providing leadership to any and all IMS initiatives and technical work.

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Affiliate Members

Non-voting development network-only participation across most of the IMS technical work.

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Alliance Members

Non-voting development network-only participation focused on a specific subset of IMS technical work only

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Some organizations claim affiliation with IMS which are not. The organizations listed here the only ones truly affiliated as IMS Contributing Members, Affiliates and Alliance Participants.

For more information on joining the IMS membership, please see the How to Join page. The terms of membership and IMS' governing rules are contained in our Certificate of Incorporation and the IMS bylaws.