RE: ACTION: Jirka to send pointers about ISO fast track process

Felix, 

You'll need to discuss this with Philippe le Hégaret.

RI

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-i18n-its-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-i18n-its-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Felix Sasaki
> Sent: 02 May 2007 08:32
> To: Jirka Kosek
> Cc: public-i18n-its@w3.org
> Subject: Re: ACTION: Jirka to send pointers about ISO fast 
> track process
> 
> 
> Jirka Kosek wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > there is a short summary of ISO fast-track and PAS procedures.
> >
> > All procedures of ISO/IEC JTC1 (this is ISO committee 
> responsibile for
> > IT) are described in ISO/IEC JTC1 Directives 
> > (http://www.jtc1sc34.org/repository/0856rev.pdf).
> >
> > There are two procedures for adopting already existing standards as 
> > ISO standard -- fast-track and PAS (described in sections 
> 13 and 14 in 
> > the directives). Fundamentally both procedures are very 
> similar, the 
> > difference is in subject who can initiate process.
> >
> > Any P-member (national body representing particular country 
> in ISO) or 
> > liaison A organization can submit existing standard to fast-track 
> > process. PAS submission can submitted by anyone, but at the 
> start of 
> > process ISO has to evaluate submitter, settle IPR issues and so on. 
> > The rest of both processes (voting, length) is almost identical.
> >
> > From the following page http://www.w3.org/2001/11/StdLiaison#ISO it 
> > seems that W3C has only *C* liaison with ISO. This is not 
> sufficient,
> > *A* liaison is required for fast-track submission. So if my 
> reading of 
> > ISO directives is correct there are two ways how to make ITS 
> > international standard:
> >
> > 1. W3C can submit it to PAS process.
> >
> > 2. We can find some country which national body will submit it to 
> > fast-track process.
> >   
> 
> many thanks for the summary, Jirka. Does anybody has a 
> contact to an ISO national body who would submit it? I will 
> check in Japan.
> 
> Felix
> 
> > That is.
> >
> > 			Jirka
> >
> >   
> 
> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 2 May 2007 09:13:32 UTC