Information about International Standards Organization (ISO) Initiative to establish a blockchain Standard

Dear Colleagues, Attached is information about an initiative by ISO to
establish a blockchain standard. The initiative has been given the go ahead
by national standards making bodies, and, at least in Canada, the national
standards body is constituting a committee to participate in the process. I
will  participate as a committee member, and the next step is to appoint a
chair of our Canadian committee.  Other national groups will have their own
committees, and be at different stages of development, but I currently have
no information about the status of these groups to share.  I¹ll keep you
posted on any news, though.

It would be good if some time can be devoted at the upcoming W3C TPAC
meeting to consider this initiative and how to coordinate efforts.

Best wishes,
Victoria Lemieux
Associate Professor, Archival Science
The University of British