JTC1/SC22/WG20 -
Internationalization

ISO/IEC   JTC1/SC22/WG20 was responsible for internationalization in SC22 and the rest of JTC1. The WG20 was disbanded at the SC22 plenary in Jeju city, Korea, September 2004. Internationalization is often abbreviated i18n, as there is 18 letters between the initial "i" and the ending "n" in "internationalization". Likewise the related term "localization" is abbreviated "l10n".

Approved international standards and other specifications produced include:

• ISO/IEC TR 10176:1998: Guidelines for the preparation of programming language standards
• ISO/IEC TR 11017:1998: Framework for internationalization
• ISO/IEC 15897:1999: Procedures for registration for cultural conventions
• ISO/IEC 14651:2000: International String Ordering

Work on projects and their milestones include:

• Functionality of the internationalization of applications
• ISO/IEC TR 10176: Guidelines for the preparation of programming language standards - amendment on external identifiers
• ISO/IEC 14651: International string ordering
• ISO/IEC 14652: Specification method for Cultural Conventions
• ISO/IEC 15897: Procedures for registration for cultural conventions

• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Sep 2003
• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Sep 99
• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Aug 98
• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Aug 97
• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Sept 96
• The convener's report to the SC22 plenary Sept 95
• The WG document register
• WG internal information
• Information on WG meetings
• Contacts: administration, membership, liaisons and related work

If you want further information, or want to participate, please contact your national member body or one of the contact addresses of the WG.