DOCUMENT #:
GSC14-PLEN-069
FOR:
For Information
SOURCE:
ANSI
AGENDA ITEM:
Agenda Item 10, Information Sharing Subjects, Fora/Consortia
CONTACT(S):
Joe Bhatia, ANSI rep to GSC-14
Submitted as an Information Sharing Subject
(ISS) for
the High Interest Subject of “Fora/Consortia”
Open Agenda 6.10
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Fora / Consortia Outreach at
ANSI and US Standards
Strategy
Information Sharing Subject
From ANSI
Submitted for Joe Bhatia
ANSI representative to GSC-14
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ANSI Interest in Fora/Consortia
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ANSI has had a long-standing interest in Outreach to
Fora/Consortia
ANSI Presentation on this subject at GSC-9 by Amy Marasco,
ANSI VP and General Counsel at that time
 See, GSC-9 JOINT Contribution 033
ANSI National Policy Committee Task Group on
Fora/Consortia
U.S. Standards Strategy (www.us-standards-strategy.org)
provides:
 “The system is diverse and inclusive and supports flexible
standards solutions. Consortia and forums are illustrative of
that flexibility and are an integral part of the global standards
system”.
GSC-14
July 2009
Slide 3
ANSI Interest in Fora/Consortia
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As can be seen on the next Slide from a GSC meeting ANSI
attended, the number of Fora/Consortia in the ICT Sector can
be confusing to many.
There are many types of Fora/Consortia:
 Some are for R&D and other purposes
 From a standardization perspective, they can be generally
grouped into three types of activities, each doing some or all
of the activities:
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Pre-Standardization: efforts to identify requirements to be
standardized or aggregated market requirements
Standards/Specification writers: similar to traditional SDOs
Technology/Standards Promotion
GSC-14
July 2009
Slide 4
International De-facto Standardization
Organizations
GSC-14
July 2009
Slide 5
Recent and Planned ANSI Activities
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ANSI has a Fora/Consortia Group under its National Policy
Committee (NPC)
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On-going process with continuing information exchange
Open Forum for Standards Developers
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Annual forum where ANSI-accredited standards developing
organizations (SDOs) and consortia gather for open exchange on
matters of common concern.
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www.ansi.org/meetings_events/events/Open_forum09.aspx
ANSI Standards Panels and ANSI/NAM Network on Chemical
Regulation
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Standards Panels provide Outreach to consortia and other non-ANSI
members
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www.ansi.org/standards_activities/standards_boards_panels/overview.aspx?menu
id=3
GSC-14
July 2009
Slide 6
ANSI Engagement Vehicles, capabilities/connections, ANSI
can offer to Fora/Consortia
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Accreditation
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Standards Coordination Activities and
Foras
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Standards Developers
Product Certification Bodies
Personnel Certification Bodies
Management Systems Registrars
Inspection Bodies and Laboratories
Greenhouse gas validation/verification
bodies
Certificate Programs
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Standards Panels
Member Forums
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Compliance Issue Assistance
Trade Facilitation
Policy Advocacy
Secretariat and US/TAG Management
Regional Standing Committees
China and India Programs
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Congressional briefings
Legislative issues monitoring
ANSI Caucus meetings
Sales, Marketing and Distribution of
Standards
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Patents
Copyrights
Legal Issues Forum
Government Outreach and Relations
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International Connectivity and Policy
Issues
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Legal Issues
Network Sales
NSSN
Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions
Retail Sales
Marketing and advertising
partnerships/solutions
Editorial and Publishing Services
Registration Programs
Education and Training (instructor-led and
on-site)
GSC-14
July 2009
Slide 7