The ECDL/ICDL is internationally recognised as the global standard for End-User Computer skills, and is widely adopted by governments, international organisations and corporations alike. The unrivalled quality of the certificate and its vendor-neutral status coupled with the unique social ethos of the ECDL Foundation makes the ECDL/ICDL the natural choice for governments and international organisations worldwide. For example:

    

• ​The European Commision ESDIS Committee recommended that the ECDL "be accepted as a Europe-wide basic IT accreditation scheme".​
• ​UNESCO not only endorses the ECDL/ICDL, but also operates as in ICDL Licensee in the Middle East.​

The ECDL/ICDL has been adopted or endorsed by many government ministries and departments including:

    

• The ministry of Agriculture in France, Ireland and the Czech Republic.​
• ​The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Canada, France, Germany, Jordan and Sweden.​
• ​The Ministry of Defence in Austria, Ireland, the UK, Sweden and Italy.​
• ​The Ministry of Education in Italy, Belgium, Gernamy, Austria, Chile, Egypt, Hungary, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia and Poland, Norway, Kuwait, Romania, Jordan, Lithuania, Ireland and Great Britain.​
• ​The Ministry of Justice in Bermuda, France, Italy and Switzerland.​
• ​The Ministry of Labour and Employment in Germany, Belguim, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland.​
• ​The Ministry of Public Service and State Reform in Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, South Africa and Spain.​
• ​e-Government programmes of Austria, Belgium, Spain, Estonia, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan and Sweden.​
• ​The Department of Health in the UK looked to the ECDL to train its 1.3 million National Health Service workers as part of the largest e-learning project in the world.​

The ECDL/ICDL is also the global standard for the international business community.  These are just some of the commercial organisations around the world that have chosen the ECDL/ICDL:

    

ABB, Sweden	Abu Dhabi Gas Indstries, UAE	ACC Bank, Ireland
Akzo Nobel, Sweden	Alberta Research Council, Canada	Alcatel SEL, Germany
Atlas Copco, USA	AXA Formation, France	Bank of England, UK
Bank of Ireland, Ireland	Banque de France, France	Barclays, UK
Bega Group, Romania	Belgacom, Belgium	BG Bank, Denmark
BMW, Austria	Cambridge Suites Hotels, Canada	Cap Gemini Ernst & young, UK
Central Africa Building Society, Zimbabwe	Citigroep, Netherlands	Coca Cola Bottlers - South Africa
Codelco, Chile	Credit Lyonnais, France	Den Danske Bank, Denmark
Dunlop, South Africa	Echostart/Dish Network, USA	Eid Energi, Norway
Eircom, Ireland	Egyptian Pharmaceutical Holding Co, Egypt	ENTEL, Chile
Ericsson, Sweden	Electricidade de Portugal, Portugal	Electricity Supply Board, Ireland
Exxon, Norway	Guinness, Ireland	Handelsbanken, Sweden
Harrods, UK	HBSC, UK	IBM, UK/USA
IKEA, UK	Irish Life, Ireland	Kaiser Permanente, USA
Manpower, UK	National Human Resources, UAE	Nokia, Finland
Norbank, Sweden/Norway	Norsk Hydro, Norway	Opel, UK
Pacificorp, USA	Pfizer LTd, Austria	Philips Electronics, Australia
Portugal Telecom, Portugal	Providencia Insurance Co, Hungary	Realkredit, Denmark
Renault, France	Sainsbury's, UK	Sharp, Australia,
Shell UK, UK	Siemens, Austria	Statoil, Ireland
Telenor, Norway	Tetrapak, Sweden	The Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus
TBS Bank, Ireland	Tyco Healthcare, USA	Union National Bank, UAE
Unibank, Denmark	Uni-Lever, UK	Veritas, Austria
Virgin Mobile, UK	Volkswagen, Germany	Volvo, Sweden
Water & Electricity Co, UAE	Zurich Insurance, Bermuda