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Code Components extracted from this document must 58 include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of 59 the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as 60 described in the Simplified BSD License. 62 1. Introduction 64 On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the 65 IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement 66 affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles 67 establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These 68 principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. 70 Section 2 of this document describes the five OpenStand principles. 71 Section 3 of this document contains the affirmation of the five 72 OpenStand principles that was signed. Section 4 contains a call for 73 others to support the five OpenStand principles. 75 2. Modern Paradigm for Standards 77 Over the past several decades, the global economy has realized a huge 78 bounty due to the Internet and the World Wide Web. These could not 79 have been possible without the innovations and standardization of 80 many underlying technologies. This standardization occurred with 81 great speed and effectiveness only because of key characteristics of 82 a modern global standards paradigm. The affirmation below 83 characterizes the principles that have led to this success as a means 84 to ensure acceptance of standards activities that adhere to the 85 principles. 87 We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of 88 global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global 89 deployment of standards regardless of their formal status. 91 In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global 92 competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and 93 are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as 94 building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the 95 needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation. 96 Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the 97 growth and expansion of existing markets. 99 Participation in the modern paradigm demands: 101 1. Cooperation. Respectful cooperation between standards 102 organizations, whereby each respects the autonomy, integrity, 103 processes, and intellectual property rules of the others. 105 2. Adherence to principles. Adherence to the five fundamental 106 principles of standards development: 108 * Due process. Decisions are made with equity and fairness among 109 participants. No one party dominates or guides standards 110 development. Standards processes are transparent and 111 opportunities exist to appeal decisions. Processes for periodic 112 standards review and updating are well defined. 114 * Broad consensus. Processes allow for all views to be considered 115 and addressed, such that agreement can be found across a range 116 of interests. 118 * Transparency. Standards organizations provide advance public 119 notice of proposed standards development activities, the scope 120 of work to be undertaken, and conditions for participation. 121 Easily accessible records of decisions and the materials used in 122 reaching those decisions are provided. Public comment periods 123 are provided before final standards approval and adoption. 125 * Balance. Standards activities are not exclusively dominated by 126 any particular person, company or interest group. 128 * Openness. Standards processes are open to all interested and 129 informed parties. 131 3. Collective empowerment. Commitment by affirming standards 132 organizations and their participants to collective empowerment by 133 striving for standards that: 135 * are chosen and defined based on technical merit, as judged by 136 the contributed expertise of each participant; 138 * provide global interoperability, scalability, stability, and 139 resiliency; 141 * enable global competition; 142 * serve as building blocks for further innovation; and 144 * contribute to the creation of global communities, benefiting 145 humanity. 147 4. Availability. Standards specifications are made accessible to all 148 for implementation and deployment. Affirming standards 149 organizations have defined procedures to develop specifications 150 that can be implemented under fair terms. Given market diversity, 151 fair terms may vary from royalty-free to fair, reasonable, and 152 non-discriminatory terms (FRAND). 154 5. Voluntary adoption. Standards are voluntarily adopted and success 155 is determined by the market. 157 3. Affirmation 159 We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of 160 global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global 161 deployment of standards regardless of their formal status. 163 In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global 164 competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and 165 are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as 166 building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the 167 needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation. 168 Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the 169 growth and expansion of existing markets. 171 By signing this statement, we affirm our support for and adherence to 172 these principles. 174 Lynn St.Amour 175 President and CEO 176 Internet Society 178 Russ Housley 179 Chair 180 Internet Engineering Task Force 182 Bernard Aboba 183 Chair 184 Internet Architecture Board 186 Jeff Jaffe 187 CEO 188 W3C 189 Steve Mills 190 President 191 IEEE Standards Association 193 4. Call for Endorsement 195 We invite other standards organizations, governments, corporations 196 and technology innovators globally to support these principles. You 197 can publicly show your support at http://www.open-stand.org. 199 5. Security Considerations 201 Nothing in this document directly affects the security of the 202 Internet. 204 6. IAB Members at Time of Approval 206 Internet Architecture Board Members at the time this document was 207 approved were: 209 [TO BE INSERTED] 211 7. IANA Considerations 213 None. 215 {{ RFC Editor: Please remove this section prior to publication. }} 217 Authors' Addresses 219 Russ Housley 220 Email: housley@vigilsec.com 222 Steve Mills 223 Email: s.mills@ieee.org 225 Jeff Jaffe 226 Email: jeff@w3.org 228 Bernard Aboba 229 Email: bernard_aboba@hotmail.com 231 Lynn St.Amour 232 EMail: st.amour@isoc.org