Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:54:23 +0000
To: "Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web)" <mwherman@parallelspace.net>, "public-credentials (public-credentials@w3.org)" <public-credentials@w3.org>
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There is also this book on engineering standards and processes: https://ca1lib.org/book/2923438/7be75e?id=2923438&secret=7be75e From: Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net> Sent: August 14, 2021 6:43 AM To: public-credentials (public-credentials@w3.org) <public-credentials@w3.org> Subject: FYI: What makes a standard ‘world class’? Quoting… What makes a standard ‘world class’? It is not easy to say exactly what makes one standard better than another, but the following points are probably the most important: * A world class standard should have well-defined objectives that respond to real needs in a timely manner. * Its technical content should be complete and accurate. * It should be easy to understand (or as easy as the subject matter allows!) and easy to implement. * Its requirements should be expressed clearly and unambiguously. * It should be validated. * It should be well-maintained. Reference: https://www.etsi.org/images/files/Brochures/AGuideToWritingWorldClassStandards.pdf I recommend that these 6 points be used as “exit criteria” for all W3C specifications/standards efforts. For example, I don’t believe we have met this bar with the VC Data Model 1.0 specification (https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/issues/480#issuecomment-898876288). Best regards, Michael Herman Far Left Self-Sovereignist Self-Sovereign Blockchain Architect Trusted Digital Web Hyperonomy Digital Identity Lab Parallelspace Corporation [cid:image001.jpg@01D790D9.34EB0740]
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