RE: IG charter: modification suggestion - Scope & Decision

Dear all,

 

Anybody to kindly explain or add opinion on the further clarification questions on Charter?

1> Scope : regarding minimum clarification on relation between Web and TV, even though it's minimum, architectural discussion will take a lot of time to converge. As we may already have common sense of general concept on Web and TV platform/service/apps, just starting use case elaboration and prioritization would be better for rapid progress. With this in mind, I would suggest to change Scope like below

 

-.Minimum clarification about the conceptual relationship between Web and TV, especially the architectual relationship between the services on Web and the TV services; 

-.Identification of important requirements for the Web to function effectively with TV services on TV devices and TV-like devices; 

-.Identification of important requirements for TV to function effectively on various devices with services on the Web;

-.Elaboration and prioritization of use case according to industry participants need;

-.review and discussion of deliverables under development by other W3C groups, which touch on the use of the Web and TV; 

-.exploration of barriers to the Web and TV services working on TV devices and TV-like devices, and potential solutions; 

-.exchanging information about Web and TV activities around the world.

 

2> Decision : I think decision entity in this specific Web and TV topic should be single. Scattered decisions will raise painful time to get agreement. Industry would not pay attention to W3C, if Web and TV decision is drifting at multiple places.

With that, I suggest, on the condition that IG continue until 2012, IG should decide what is recommended, what should be additionally developed here or other WG, what should be removed for unnecessary complexity, what outside technologies should be referenced.

 

Consistent with its mission, this group is not a decision-making body, but rather provides a forum for discussion and advice on different topics relating to the Web and TV.

This group will act as a supreme committee regarding Web and TV. It would decide what is recommended, what should be additionally developed here or other WG, what should be removed for unnecessary complexity, what outside technologies should be referenced.

 

Best regards,

HJ