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St.Amour 11 ISOC President and CEO 12 31 August 2012 14 Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards 15 draft-housley-iab-affirm-modern-stds-paradigm-00 17 Abstract 19 On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the 20 IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement 21 affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles 22 establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These 23 principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. This 24 document contains the text of the affirmation that was signed. 26 Status of this Memo 28 This Internet-Draft is submitted to IETF in full conformance with the 29 provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. 31 Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering 32 Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. 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Please review these documents 56 carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect 57 to this document. 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 Over the past several decades, the global economy has realized a huge 65 bounty due to the Internet and the World Wide Web. These could not 66 have been possible without the innovations and standardization of 67 many underlying technologies. This standardization occurred with 68 great speed and effectiveness only because of key characteristics of 69 a modern global standards paradigm. The affirmation below 70 characterizes the principles that have led to this success as a means 71 to ensure acceptance of standards activities that adhere to the 72 principles. 74 These principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. 75 This document contains the principles as well as the affirmation of 76 those principles that was signed on 29 August 2012 by the leaders of 77 the IEEE Standards Association, the IAB, the IETF, the Internet 78 Society, and the W3C. 80 2. Modern Paradigm for Standards 82 We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of 83 global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global 84 deployment of standards regardless of their formal status. 86 In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global 87 competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and 88 are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as 89 building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the 90 needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation. 91 Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the 92 growth and expansion of existing markets. 94 Participation in the modern paradigm demands: 96 1. Cooperation. Respectful cooperation between standards 97 organizations, whereby each respects the autonomy, integrity, 98 processes, and intellectual property rules of the others. 100 2. Adherence to principles. Adherence to the five fundamental 101 principles of standards development: 103 * Due process. Decisions are made with equity and fairness among 104 participants. No one party dominates or guides standards 105 development. Standards processes are transparent and 106 opportunities exist to appeal decisions. Processes for periodic 107 standards review and updating are well defined. 109 * Broad consensus. Processes allow for all views to be considered 110 and addressed, such that agreement can be found across a range 111 of interests. 113 * Transparency. Standards organizations provide advance public 114 notice of proposed standards development activities, the scope 115 of work to be undertaken, and conditions for participation. 116 Easily accessible records of decisions and the materials used in 117 reaching those decisions are provided. Public comment periods 118 are provided before final standards approval and adoption. 120 * Balance. Standards activities are not exclusively dominated by 121 any particular person, company or interest group. 123 * Openness. Standards processes are open to all interested and 124 informed parties. 126 3. Collective empowerment. Commitment by affirming standards 127 organizations and their participants to collective empowerment by 128 striving for standards that: 130 * are chosen and defined based on technical merit, as judged by 131 the contributed expertise of each participant; 133 * provide global interoperability, scalability, stability, and 134 resiliency; 136 * enable global competition; 138 * serve as building blocks for further innovation; and 140 * contribute to the creation of global communities, benefiting 141 humanity. 143 4. Availability. Standards specifications are made accessible to all 144 for implementation and deployment. Affirming standards 145 organizations have defined procedures to develop specifications 146 that can be implemented under fair terms. Given market diversity, 147 fair terms may vary from royalty-free to fair, reasonable, and 148 non-discriminatory terms (FRAND). 150 5. Voluntary adoption. Standards are voluntarily adopted and success 151 is determined by the market. 153 3. Affirmation 155 We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of 156 global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global 157 deployment of standards regardless of their formal status. 159 In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global 160 competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and 161 are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as 162 building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the 163 needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation. 164 Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the 165 growth and expansion of existing markets. 167 By signing this statement, we affirm our support for and adherence to 168 these principles. 170 Lynn St.Amour 171 President and CEO 172 Internet Society 174 Russ Housley 175 Chair 176 Internet Engineering Task Force 178 Bernard Aboba 179 Chair 180 Internet Architecture Board 182 Jeff Jaffe 183 CEO 184 W3C 186 Steve Mills 187 President 188 IEEE Standards Association 190 4. Call for Endorsement 192 We invite other standards organizations, governments, corporations 193 and technology innovators globally to support these principles. You 194 can publicly show your support at http://www.open-stand.org. 196 5. Security Considerations 198 Nothing in this document directly effects the security of the 199 Internet. 201 6. IANA Considerations 203 None. 205 {{ RFC Editor: Please remove this section prior to publication. }} 207 Authors' Addresses 209 Russ Housley 210 Email: housley@vigilsec.com 212 Steve Mills 213 Email: s.mills@ieee.org 215 Jeff Jaffe 216 Email: jeff@w3.org 218 Bernard Aboba 219 Email: bernard_aboba@hotmail.com 221 Lynn St.Amour 222 EMail: st.amour@isoc.org