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DOC. TYPE	Other Document
TITLE	GII Standards Operational Roundtable Document Package for Invited Organizations [JTC 1/SWG-GII N 135]
SOURCE	ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG-GII
PROJECT NO.	--
STATUS	SC 29 has received the invitation for the Roundtable from SWG-GII.
REFERENCES	SC 29 N 2001: Resolutions, 9th SC 29 plenary meeting
ACTION ID.	ACT
REQUESTED ACT.	In accordance with Resolution 19 taken at the ninth SC 29 plenary meeting, 1997-03-24/26, Dijon, France, Dr. Thomas Casey, SC 29 representative to GII, and AGM are requested to take appropriate action.
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JTC 1 SWG-GII N 135

Title:
GII Standards Operational Roundtable Document Package for Invited Organizations

Source:
SWG-GII/Ad Hoc on GII Standards Operational Roundtable

Date:
19 May 1997

Status:
Letters of invitation have bee sent to all organizations listed. This package is issued to SWG-GII for information purposes only.

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<person>, <position>, <inviteorgname>, <inviteoraddres>

Dear <person>:

On behalf of ISO/IEC JTC 1, I would like to cordially invite you and up to two other representatives of <inviteorgname> to participate in the Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Standards Operational Roundtable to be held on 23-24 July 1997 in Reston, Virginia (USA). If you cannot attend in person, I would appreciate it if you could nominate another member of <inviteorgname> to participate on your behalf.

The objective of the GII Standards Operational Roundtable is to improve cooperation and efficiency in development of GII standards and technical specifications among multiple development organizations.

The specific goals of the GII Standards Roundtable are to:

• review the operation of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 and/or JTC 1 Subcommittees/Working Groups liaison(s) with your standards organization in relation to GII standards development;
• Identify areas and opportunities for improved two-way cooperation and efficiencies between ISO/IEC JTC 1 and your organization;
• Identify opportunities and explore the means by which common coordinating methods, mechanisms and electronic tools for collaborative processes might be used by all participating organizations;
• Identify and prioritize appropriate actions and steps required to capitalize on the strengths of each participating organization.

The Roundtable is being organized on behalf of ISO/IEC JTC 1 by its Special Working Group on Global Information Infrastructure. Please confirm your participation and names of your representatives by any appropriate means by June 6, 1997 to Jerry Smith, Strategic Planning Office, DISA Center for Standards, U.S. Department of Defense 10701 Parkridge Blvd., Reston, VA 20191-4357, USA; phone +1-703-735-3305; fax +1-703-735-3255; smith5j@ncr.disa.mil.

We look forward to your participation with us in this important event. Meeting details will follow to confirmed participants. If you need any additional information, please contact Mr. Smith.

Sincerely,

Mary Anne Lawler, Chairman ISO/IEC JTC 1

cc:
Lisa Rajchel, Secretary ISO/IEC JTC 1
Henry Ryan, Convener ISO/IEC JTC 1 SWG-GII
Jerry Smith, Coordinator ISO/IEC JTC 1 Standards Roundtable

BACKGROUND:

With the onset of GII work programs in multiple standards development organizations, consortia and fora, the requirement for adopting cross-enterprise collaborative processes to drive the standards development efforts forward is readily apparent. A significant amount of technical work must be done among multiple enterprises, and common coordinating methods must be more widely used to accomplish rapid standards development. Recognition is made of the need for flexible cooperation among development organizations, as well as the need to employ state-of-the-art working methods, including electronic information exchange and electronic meetings.

OBJECTIVES AND GOALS:

* To focus on potential collaborative possibilities.

* To identify opportunities for cooperation and explore the means by which common coordinating methods, mechanisms and electronic tools for collaborative processes might be used for rapid development and implementation of technical specifications among multiple standards and specification development bodies.

* To improve cooperation and efficiency in development of technical standards and specifications for the GII among multiple cooperating organizations.

SCHEDULED TOPICS

* JTC 1 activities related to GII.

* Presentations by various organizations on their GII activities, including summaries of their development processes and application of automated methods and tools.

* Group Discussion.

* Conclusions and Recommendations.

DISCUSSION POINTS:

POLICY ISSUES -

* What is the end product of such a joint activity and who is the owner?

* Who owns copyright, when does copyright get assigned?

* What are the current rules for consensus, what are the desired rules for consensus?

* What currently blocks successful collaborative work from occurring, what kinds of recommendations are needed to solve?

* Is an implementation required prior to completion of the technical specification?

* What is the timing of the various stages of the development, can use of electronic mechanisms shorten the development cycle?

* Does voting representation matter during the specification development phase (e. g., single contributor vs. national body representative)?

TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -

* What use can be made of the web?

* Which common formats are currently used, which are unique?

* What packages allow for multiple comments "posted" against a single, master

* How does something get "published"?

* How to ensure the cooperation is effective and achieves the desired results in an acceptable time frame?

JTC 1 SPONSORED GII STANDARDS OPERATIONAL ROUNDTABLE 1997, Reston (Va.), USA 23 - 24 July

REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF INVITED ORGANIZATIONS

* Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS)

* ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X9, Financial Services

* ANSI Accredited Standards Committee X12, Electronic Business Interchange

* ANSI Information Infrastructure Standards Panel (IISP)

* Asychronous Transfer Mode Forum (ATM Forum)

* CEN

* CENELEC

* Centre for Facilitation of Practices and Procedures for Administration (CEFACT)

* Cross Industry Working Team (XIWT)

* Digital Audio Visual Council (DAVIC)

* Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB)

* ECMA

* ERTICO

* European Board for EDI Standardization (EBES)

* European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

* European Committee for Banking Standards (ECBS)

* European Project for Information Infrastructure Coordination (ICTSBEPIC)

* European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI)

* GIS

* High Level Strategy Group for ICT Standards (HLSG)

* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

* Interactive Multimedia Association (IMA)

* International CALS Confederation/Industry Steering Group (ICC/ISG)

* Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

* ISO TC 100

* ISO TC 184

* ISO TC 68

* ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 6

* ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 18

* ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 24

* ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 29

* ITU-T/SG13

* JISC

* National Association of Broadcasters

* Object Management Group (OMG)

* The Open Group

* Promotion Conference for Open System Environment and Interoperability (POSI)

* TTC

* Virtual Reality Modeling Language Consortium (VRML Consortium)

* World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)