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| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Coding of Audio, Picture, Multimedia and Hypermedia Information Secretariat: Japan (JISC) |
| DOC. TYPE | Resolutions |
| TITLE | Resolutions, the Tenth ISO/IEC JTC 1 Plenary Meeting, 1996-12-10/13, Paris, France [JTC 1 N 4474] |
| SOURCE | ISO/IEC JTC 1 |
| PROJECT NO. | -- |
| STATUS | Adopted resolutions |
| REFERENCES |  SC 29 N 1281 (JTC 1 N 5382): The Transposition of Publicly Available Specifications into International Standards -- A Management Guide SC 29 N 1601 (JTC 1 N 4058): Resolutions, the Ninth JTC 1 Plenary Meeting, 1996-03-11/15, Sydney, Australia SC 29 N 1816 (JTC 1 N 4307): Proposed ISO/IEC JTC 1 Re-organization SC 29 N 1853 (JTC 1 N 4342): Draft Guidelines on the Creation and Maintenance of Web Servers and Pages -- Version 4.0 SC 29 N 1856 (JTC 1 N 4367): Electronic Document Tips & Techniques Guide -- Version 3 SC 29 N 1883 (JTC 1 N 4246 revised): Proposed Revision of JTC 1 Policy on Electronic Document Distribution SC 29 N 1884 (JTC 1 N 4244 revised): Draft Transition Plan for Implementation of IT in JTC 1 |
| ACTION ID. | FYI |
| REQUESTED ACT. | SC 29 Members, AGM, and WGs, are requested to pay attention to the Resolutions 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 24, 27, 29. 30. |
| DUE DATE | -- |
| DISTRIBUTION | P-, O- and L-members, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Officers, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1 ISO/IEC ITTF |
| MEDIUM | Def/D |
| NO. OF PAGES | N/A |
| TITLE: | Resolutions of the Tenth Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1, 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France |
| SOURCE: | Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1 |
| PROJECT: | --- |
| STATUS: | Resolutions adopted at the Tenth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1, 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France |
| REQUESTED ACTION: | It is the intention of the JTC 1 Secretariat to issue separate communications on all Resolutions requiring action. |
| DISTRIBUTION: | P and L Members, JTC 1 Officers |
Address Reply to:
Secretariat - ISO/IEC JTC1- American National Standards Institute,
11 West 42nd Street, NY, NY 10036
Telephone: 212 642 4932; Facsimile: 212 398 0023; e-mail: LRAJCHEL@ANSI.ORG
Resolutions of the Tenth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1, 10-13 December 1996, Paris, France
Resolution 1 Appointments
In accordance with the JTC 1 Directives, JTC 1 makes the following
appointments effective this date:
Unanimous
Resolution 2 Revised SC 27 Area of Work
JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to conduct a 60-day letter ballot
on the following revised SC 27 Area of Work:
Standardization of generic methods and techniques for IT security.
This includes:
Excluded is:
Unanimous
Resolution 3 SWG-GII Recommendations
JTC 1 approves SWG-GII recommendations 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 2.4 as
contained in document JTC 1 N 4464, Report of the December 1996
SWG-GII Meeting in Paris.
Further, JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to conduct a 60 day JTC
1 letter ballot (beginning mid-January 1997) on approval of SWG-GII
recommendations 2.1, 3.1 - 3.6 as contained in document JTC 1
N 4464, Report of the December 1996 SWG-GII Meeting in Paris.
Unanimous
Resolution 4 IT Implementation Timeline
JTC 1 approves document JTC 1 N 4475, IT Implementation Timeline,
as the timeline for moving forward with the implementation of
IT in JTC 1.
Unanimous
Resolution 5 ISO Copyright Policy
JTC 1 approves the submission to the ISO and IEC Councils of the
JTC 1 resolutions on Electronic Document Availability and Impact
of the Revised ISO/IEC Copyright Rules contained in document JTC
1 N 4476.
Abstention: Germany
Resolution 6 Revised SC 31 Title and Area of Work
JTC 1 approves the revised SC 31 Title and Area of Work as follows:
| Title: | Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques |
| Area of Work: | Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data strucutres, data encoding, and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture. Excluded are work areas assigned to another international subcommittee or international technical committee, including: ISO TC 104/SC 4/WG 2 in the area of work on Automatic Electronic Identification for containers and container related applications. ISO TC 23/SC 19/WG 3 in the area of work on identification of animals. ISO TC 204 in the area of work on RFID for Transportation and Control Systems. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 in the area of work on Identification Cards. ISO TC 68/SC 6 in the area of work on Financial Transaction Cards, Related Media, and Operations. ISO TC 122/WG 4 in the area of work on Packaging Bar code Labels. |
JTC 1 asks SC 31 to further investigate its relationships with
ISO TC 204, ISO TC 68/SC 6 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 and determine
if changes to its scope are required and how the liaison relationships
will operate. The SC 31 Chairman is requested to report on this
investigation at the September 1997 JTC 1 Plenary meting in Ottawa.
In any case, this investigation must be completed prior to the
submission of any NP that may overlap with any of the above committees.
Unanimous
Resolution 7 Release of Standards
JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to request approval from the ISO
and IEC Councils to place the following documents on the World
Wide Web:
Unanimous
Resolution 8 JTC 1 Re-engineering
JTC 1 has reviewed the contributions received on the topic of
JTC 1 re-engineering and as a result:
8.1 Approves document JTC 1 N 4473 as JTC 1's Scope, Mission,
Principles and Objectives.
Abstains: Denmark
8.2 Approves document JTC 1 N 4477 as new JTC 1 NP Acceptance
Criteria.
Unanimous
8.3 Approves document JTC 1 N 4478 as the JTC 1 Business Plan
Outline/Template for use by JTC 1 and its SCs in reporting on
their programmes of work.
Unanimous
8.4 Establishes the following process and schedule to implement the stop/cancel or publication/cancellation of appropriate projects listed in document JTC 1 N 4302 revised:
Based on the following objective criteria, the list in N 4302 revised will be updated and projects will be included on the list for cancellation:
Using documents available at this meeting (i.e., updated PoW reviews
and NB contributions), the JTC 1 Secretariat and Chairman will
correct the list in N 4302 revised by 15 January 1997.
Projects which are listed in N 4302 revised as "projects
recommended for cancellation" and which are also contained
in Annex A of JTC 1 N 4459 "ITU-T comments on proposed JTC
1 reengineering", should have their status indicated as "PUBLISH/CANCEL"
in all cases in the further revision of JTC 1 N 4302 to be produced
by the JTC 1 Chairman and Secretariat.
The revised list will be circulated to JTC 1 National Bodies and
to SC Chairmen and Secretariats announcing the cancellation of
those projects effective 17 March 1997. Those SCs that believe
that their projects are listed in error may so advise the JTC
1 Secretariat prior to 17 March 1997.
The responses received will be reviewed at the 7-11 April 1997
meeting of the JTC 1 Ad Hoc on Reengineering and final decisions
will be taken.
Decisions of the Ad Hoc will be effective 15 April 1997.
Negative: Denmark
8.5 Notes the status of the "special action" recommendations contained in JTC 1 N 4302 revised:
Negative: Denmark
8.6 Requests that all future SC Secretariat reports to JTC 1 highlight
project subdivisions indicating level of SC National Body support
and rationale for each.
Unanimous
8.7 Based on the contributions received and the discussions held
during this meeting(see document N4479), authorizes the continuation
of the Ad Hoc on JTC 1 Re-engineering to:
further define the JTC 1 Technology Directions
prepare the definition and procedures for Business Teams
review the current JTC 1 structure including its special groups and mode of operation against the JTC 1 Technology Directions (N4307) and recommend structural and operational (process)changes, as appropriate, as well as prepare the implementation plan for transition to the new structure
review the contributions received on the following topics which have been referred to the Ad Hoc for consideration:implementation inquiry
JTC 1 authorises the JTC 1 Secretariat to initiate 60 day letter
ballots as necessary to achieve this.
National Body comments are requested on the above topics by 17 March 1996 in order that they may be considered by the Ad Hoc Group at its next meeting.
The schedule of meetings for the Ad Hoc Group on reengineering is as follows:
Unanimous
Resolution 9 Agreement on Exchange of Information between JTC 1 and ETSI
JTC 1 accepts document JTC 1 N 4472 as the "Agreement on Exchange of Information between ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ETSI." JTC 1 instructs its Secretariat to forward this document to the ISO and IEC Councils for endorsement.
Unanimous
Resolution 10 Migration Plan to Modified DIS Procedure
JTC 1 accepts document JTC 1 N 4469, Migration Plan to the Modified
DIS Procedure, and instructs its Secretariat to forward this document
to the JTC 1 National Bodies and Subcommittees for implementation.
JTC 1 accepts the offer of the ITTF to prepare new text for the
JTC 1 Directives which incorporates this new procedure.
Unanimous
Resolution 11 PAS Transposition and Normative Referencing
JTC 1 encourages and invites its SCs/SWGs and NBs to identify
candidate PASs and actively work with the relevant potential PAS
submitter to promote these PASs within JTC 1.
JTC 1 recognizes that an open, positive attitude of its SCs and
WGs towards potential PAS submitters and their contributions is
vital for the success of the PAS process.
JTC 1 reminds its SCs that as part of the PAS process, as described
in N 3582, it has offered SC counsel to PAS submitters. Therefore,
JTC 1 encourages its SCs to assume, to the extent possible, an
open, positive attitude towards Recognized PAS Submitters and
their potential contributions, and requests the SCs to duly provide
any counsel requested.
In addition, SCs are strongly encouraged to identify potential
PAS submitters which could make valuable contributions to the
SC work, and to approach them pro-actively.
Recognized PAS submitters are invited to contact the appropriate
national PAS mentor or the JTC 1 chairperson in case of any difficulty
encountered.
JTC 1 further encourages its subsidiary bodies to make use of
normative referencing whenever this is deemed appropriate, to
bring about market-oriented standards in a timely manner.
Unanimous
Resolution 12 Extension of PAS trial period
JTC 1, having regard of resolution 13 of its Geneva Plenary (JTC
1 N 4058) which established the PAS process for a trial period
ending 1996, resolves that the trial period for the PAS process
be extended till the end of 1998.
Unanimous
Resolution 13 Request to national PAS mentors to report about
their activities and experiences
JTC 1 notes that the response to its PAS process by potential
or recognized submitters is below its initial expectations. In
order to explore the reasons for this and with a view to improve,
if necessary, the PAS process, JTC 1 invites the national PAS
mentors to report about their activities and experiences in time
for the next JTC 1 Plenary in Ottawa. The questions in JTC 1 N
4470 are offered as help to prepare such reports.
Unanimous
Resolution 14 SC 2 Secretariat
JTC 1 accepts the offer from the National Body of Japan to serve
as Secretariat of SC 2.
Unanimous
Resolution 15 SC 28 Secretariat
JTC 1 accepts the offer from the National Body of Brazil to serve
as Secretariat of SC 28.
Unanimous
Resolution 16 Revised SC 7 Area of Work
JTC 1 approves the revised SC 7 Area of Work as follows pending
endorsement by SC 7:
Standardization of processes, supporting tools and suppoting technologies
for the engineering of software products and systems.
Note: The processes, tools and technologies are within the scope
of JTC1 terms of references and exclude specific tools and technologies
that have been assigned by JTC1 to other of its SC's.
Unanimous
Resolution 17 JTC 1 Representation at the ANSI HISB - ISO
Member Body Meeting on Healthcare Informatics
Noting the 17 December 1996 meeting of ANSI HISB - ISO Member
Bodies on the possible formation of an ISO TC on Healthcare Informatics
(see JTC 1 N 4409), JTC 1 requests its Chairman, as well as any
other volunteers from JTC 1 National Bodies, to represent JTC
1 at this meeting. The JTC 1 representatives are instructed to
explain the suitability of standardization work in the area of
Healthcare Informatics in JTC 1.
Unanimous
Resolution 18 Category B Liaison
Having reviewed the requests for Category B Liaison, JTC 1 recommends
that ITTF grant Category B Liaison as follows:
| JTC 1/SC 2 | Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) |
| JTC 1/SC 30 | Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) |
| JTC 1/SC 18 | Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) |
Unanimous
Resolution 19 Category C Liaisons
Having reviewed the requests for Category C Liaison, JTC 1 recommends
that ITTF grant Category C Liaison status as follows:
| JTC 1/SC 7/WG 7 | NATO/AC250 (N 4327) |
| JTC 1/SC 27 | Common Criteria Implementation Board (N 4368) |
| JTC 1/SC 26 | ESONE (4375) |
| JTC 1/SC 27 | ETSI/STAG (4378) |
| JTC 1/SC 30 | ITU-T SG 10 (4373) |
Unanimous
Resolution 20 Category A Liaisons
Having reviewed the requests for Category A Liaison, JTC 1 recommends
that ITTF grant Category A Liaison status as follows:
JTC 1/SC 2- Internet Society
JTC 1 also approves document JTC 1 N 4311, the Cooperative Agreement
between SC 2 and the Internet Society.
Unanimous
Resolution 21 Ad Hoc on Strategy for Implementation of IT
JTC 1 requests its National Bodies and SCs to review the following
output documents of the 30 September - 1 October 1996 meeting
of the JTC 1 Ad Hoc on Strategy for Implementation of IT:
| N 4243 | Guidelines on the Creation and Maintenance of Web Servers and Pages |
| N 4244 revised | Draft Transition Plan |
| N 4246 revised | JTC 1 Policy on Electronic Document Distribution |
| N 4367 | Electronic Tips and Techniques Guide |
Comments on these documents should be provided to the JTC 1 Secretariat
by 31 January 1997 for input to the next meeting of the IT Ad
Hoc scheduled for 25-27 February 1997 in the Washington DC area.
JTC 1 authorizes a further meeting to be held, if necessary,
23 - 25 June 1997 in Copenhagen.
JTC 1 authorizes the JTC 1 Secretariat to initiate 60 day letter
ballots, following each of the IT Ad Hoc meetings, for JTC 1 approval
of revisions of the documents listed above and other topics identified
by the Ad Hoc related to the 1997 implementation of stage 3 of
the transition plan.
Unanimous
Resolution 22 Revised SC 14 Title and Area of Work
JTC 1 requests its Secretariat to conduct a 60-day letter ballot
(following the circulation of the programme of work review document)on
the following revised SC 14 Title and Area of Work:
Title: Data Engineering
Area of Work: To develop standards for the specification of the semantic content of data and representation independent of interfaces of information systems and organizations.
SC 14's work programme shall include projects relating to structure,
organization, registration, interoperability, sharability and
portability of data and metadata.
For inclusion with the letter ballot, SC 14 is requested to provide
a rationale for the proposed changes, a planned programme of work
under the new scope and a list of the SC 14 P-members in support
of the new scope.
Unanimous
Resolution 23 JTC 1 Delegation to JTAG 2
JTC 1 authorizes the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at
future JTAG 2 meetings:
Unanimous
Resolution 24 JTC 1 60-Day Letter Ballots
JTC 1 approves a policy of allowing actions to be taken between
JTC 1 Plenary Sessions via a 60-day letter ballot within JTC 1.
Actions for approval may be proposed by any of the following:
the JTC 1 Chairman, JTC 1 SWGs, JTC 1 SCs and JTC 1 SGFS.
Note: A JTC 1 Ad Hoc may be pre-authorized by a JTC 1 Plenary
to initiate this action.
Unanimous
Resolution 25 Special Presentations
JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to
| 1. Mr. J. Hungate - | Regional Workshops |
| 2. Mr. A. Haberman - | SC 31-Automatic Data Capture |
for the excellent presentations given at this Plenary Meeting.
Unanimous
Resolution 26 ISO High Level Steering Group Committee on CALS
JTC 1 notes the report of the CALS HLSCG meeting as in JTC 1 N
4166 and invites its National Bodies and SCs to comment on this
document and contribute via the JTC 1 delegation. JTC 1 authorizes
the following delegation to represent JTC 1 at future meetings
of the CALS HLSGC:
Mr. W. Koch
Mr. J. Smith
Unanimous
Resolution 27 DAVIC as a PAS Submitter
Having reviewed the ballot results contained in document JTC 1
N 4446, JTC 1 approves DAVIC as a Recognized PAS Submitter with
the understanding that DAVIC will respond to the ballot comments
given in N 4446 prior to submitting a PAS specification for JTC
1 letter ballot.
Negative: Italy
Resolution 28 Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata
JTC 1 approves the proposal for a Joint Workshop on the Registration
of Metadata as contained in document JTC 1 N 4361. Further, JTC
1 notes the proposed workshop objectives contained in JTC 1 N
4346 and requests that these objectives are incorporated into
the planning of the Workshop.
JTC 1 notes that the JTC 1 Guidelines for conducting Workshops
(including the status of the output documents) must be observed.
JTC 1 encourages the groups identified in N 4361 to participate
in this Workshop.
In addition, JTC 1 asks the SC 14 Chairman, Mr. Bargmeyer, to
report the results of this Workshop to the next JTC 1 Plenary
meeting in Ottawa in September 1997.
Unanimous
Resolution 29 Results of Workshop on Data Modelling
JTC 1 requests its SCs to take note of the report of the workshop
on data modelling as contained in document JTC 1 N 4345. In particular,
SCs should note recommendation 2.1 and take appropriate action
to better understand and deal with the proliferation of modelling
languages. SCs are encouraged to participate in the upcoming
workshop on registration of metadata.
Unanimous
Resolution 30 ITU-T and ISO/IEC JTC 1 Cooperation
JTC 1 resolves to adopt, effective 1 January 1997, the revised
Guide for ITU-T and ISO/IEC Cooperation contained in JTC 1 N 4380
(modified by changes in JTC 1 N 4460)as a replacement for Annex
K of the JTC 1 Directives. JTC 1 notes that the phase -in of
the new procedures will take place as follows:
| a) | on the JTC 1 side according to the migration plan in JTC 1 N 4469 |
| b) | on the ITU-T side, Director letters issued after 1 January 1997 announcing texts for approval at a SG meeting use the new procedures (this implies SG meetings prior to April 1997 use the old procedures) |
JTC 1 thanks Mr. P. Gibbon and Mr. H. Bertine for their efforts
in producing this revised Guide.
Unanimous
Resolution 31 BSR Rules and Guidelines
Having heard a report of the BSR Management Committee meeting
in Geneva, JTC 1 does not believe that it is appropriate to standardize
the BSR Rules and Guidelines nor the BSR content. If standards
are contemplated, they should be progressed in a Technical Committee
open to all National Bodies. JTC 1 requests its Secretariat to
forward this message to the BSR Management Committee for its consideration.
Unanimous
Resolution 32 Pilot of a New Procedure for Maintenance of Mature
Standards
JTC 1 authorizes SC 21 to initiate a pilot of a new procedure
for maintenance of mature standards as contained in document JTC
1 N 4353. The SC 21 Chairman is requested to report on the progress
of this pilot at the next JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Ottawa in September
1997.
Further, the Ad Hoc on JTC 1 Reengineering is asked to review
documents JTC 1 N 4352 and N 4353 for possible use within other
JTC 1 subcommittees.
Unanimous
Resolution 33 Distribution of JTC 1 Documents
JTC1 recognizes the efforts needed to advance the document distribution
within JTC1 from Stage 1 (diskette distribution) to Stage 3 (Server
availability), referring to the IT-implementation Policy N4246r
and Implementation Timeline in JTC1 N4475.
JTC1 considers that currently JTC1 documents are distributed both
on paper, on diskette and via e-mail, which places the implementation
of IT within JTC1 in an unidentified stage between the Stages
0 and 1, and which causes difficulties in retracking and tracing
the JTC1 documents by the JTC1 Membership.
JTC1 also recognizes that during the last few months before this
Plenary Meeting many documents had to be forwarded in a short
time due to deadlines very close to the meeting, and that in
the coming year again a significant amount of work is to be expected
prior to completion of the full use of IT within JTC1.
Therefore the JTC1 instructs its Secretariat that during this
period of transition
Unanimous
Resolution 35 Co-operation with TC 204
JTC 1 notes the offer from TC 204 to supply a draft on ASN1 application
dedicated to transport telematics and instructs its subcommittee
21 to respond.
Unanimous
Resolution 36 Future Meetings
The following schedule of JTC 1 Plenary Meetings is agreed:
| 9-12 September 1997 | Ottawa, Canada |
| 1-5 June 1998 | Sendai, Japan |
| January 1999 | Brazil |
| October 1999 | Seoul, Korea |
The JTC 1 Chairman and Secretariat will have a one-day discussion
forum with the JTC 1 Sub-group Chairmen and Conveners preceding
the Plenary Meeting. Heads of Delegations will be invited to attend.
Unanimous
RESOLUTION APPRECIATION
a) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to Mr. Durand, Deputy Director
of AFNOR, for his welcoming remarks and expressions of support
of the work of JTC 1.
Acclamation
b) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to AFNOR and its staff: Mrs.
Monica Diaz, Isabelle Dagonne, Marie-France Waltispurger and Maria
Mata for the excellent meeting support. They exhibited great
competence, flexibility, and good humor in responding to the many
demands of the meeting. In particular, JTC 1 expresses its special
thanks to Mrs. Marie-Martine Guillabert and Mr. Jean Hyenne for
their outstanding support both before and during the meeting.
Acclamation
c) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to Mrs. Jennifer Garner,
USA, for providing JTC 1 Plenary meeting documents as PDF files
on diskettes for use by JTC 1 participants at this meeting. This
service helped to progress consideration of the very large number
of documents posted to the meeting agenda.
Acclamation
d) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to AFNOR and the following
Sponsors for their hosting of the wonderful dinner at The Louvre:
JTC 1 also expresses its special thanks to Ministerede
l'Industrie, de la Poste et des Telecommunications
for their contribution in hosting this Plenary meeting.
Acclamation
e) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to the Subcommittee Chairmen,
Secretaries, and Conveners of its Special Working Groups for their
efforts in support of the work of JTC 1 and for the preparation
of the reports that reflect these activities.
Acclamation
f) JTC 1 thanks Switzerland for serving as Secretariat for
SC 2 and SC 28. JTC 1 in particular expresses its deepest appreciation
to Mr. Van den Beld and Mr. Lauri for their participation in and
support of, respectively, SC 2 and SC 28 operations and administration.
Acclamation
g) JTC 1 expresses its deepest thanks and appreciation to Mr. Paul Ellinghaus for serving as Convenor of the Special Working Group on Conformity Assessment. JTC 1 wishes Paul well on his retirement.
Acclamation
h) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to the Drafting Committee
for its timely completion of the resolutions.
Acclamation
i) JTC 1 expresses its appreciation to its Chairman and Secretariat
for their fine efforts in bringing about another successful JTC
1 Plenary meeting, and looks forward to many more meetings with
their leadership, patience, good humour, and attention to getting
on with the work.
Acclamation