ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 
Coded Character Sets 
Secretariat: Japan (JISC)
 
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 		 Programme Extension Document
 
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 Subdivision Proposals for Project 02.18.01, Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Part 1: Architecture and basic Multilingual Plane 
 
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 		 SC 2/WG 2
 
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 		 JTC 1.02.18.01
 
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 This document was considered at the eighth plenary meeting of SC 2 held in Redmond, Washington, USA, 1998-03-24/25. In accordance with Resolution M08.13, SC 2 approves these proposals. A consolidated document for programme extension will be prepared by the Secretariat for submittal to JTC 1 for endorsement. 
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Secretariat ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 - Toshiko KIMURA
IPSJ/ITSCJ (Information Processing Society of Japan/Information Technology Standards Commission of Japan)*
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TITLE:   Proposed Modifications to the program of work of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 
SOURCE:  Mr. B. Paterson, Project Editor of 10646-1 
PROJECT:  JTC 1.02.08.01 - ISO/IEC 10646-1: Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) - Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane 
STATUS:  

 

 This document include proposed modifications to the program of work of SC2/WG2 in accordance with Resolution M34-8, M34-9, M34-10, M34-11, M34-12 and M34-17 at its 34th meeting held in Redmond, WA, 1997-03-16 through 1197-03-20. 
 

1) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.23

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 23: Bopomofo and various other characters

Scope: A set of character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for additional characters in the Bopomofo collection, and other existing collections of specialist symbols and alphabetic scripts, a total of 42 characters

Rationale: To add to ISO/IEC 10646-1 small number of characters that were missing from existing collections as follows:

P-member active participants: 5 (Canada, Finland, Ireland, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-03; FPDAM - 1998-09; DAM - 1999-02; AM - 1999-05
 

2) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.24

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 24: Thaana Script

Scope: A set of 49 character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for the Thaana script.

Rationale: To add to ISO/IEC 10646-1 the Thaana script. This script is used by a population of one quarter million people in the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Working draft for pDAM: JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N1699.

P-member active participants: 5 (Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-03; FPDAM - 1999-05; DAM - 1999-07; AM - 1999-10
 

3) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.25

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 25: Khmer Script

Scope: A set of 103 character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for the Khmer script.

Rationale: To add to ISO/IEC 10646-1 the Khmer script. This script is in use by a population of about 8 million people in Cambodia.

Working draft for pDAM: JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N1729.

P-member active participants: 5 (Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-03; FPDAM - 1999-05; DAM - 1999-07; AM - 1999-10
 

4) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.26

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 26: Burmese Script

Scope: A set of 84 character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for the Burmese script.

Rationale: To add to ISO/IEC 10646-1 the Burmese script. This script is in use by a population of about 40 million people in Burma.

Working draft for pDAM: JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N1729.

P-member active participants: 5 (Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-03; FPDAM - 1999-05; DAM - 1999-07; AM - 1999-10
 

5) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.27

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 27: Syriac Script

Scope: A set of 73 character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for the Syriac script.

Rationale: To add to ISO/IEC 10646-1 the Syriac script. This script is in use by a population of several million people, in the Middle East and in Southeast India and elsewhere.

Working draft for pDAM: JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N1718.

P-member active participants: 5 (Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-03; FPDAM - 1999-05; DAM - 1999-07; AM - 1999-10
 

6) Proposed Project Number: JTC 1.02.18.01.28

Title: ISO/IEC 10646-1 Amendment 28: Ideographic Description Sequences

Scope: A set of 12 character names, code positions, and typical graphic symbols, for use in describing ideographs not already coded in ISO/IEC 10646.

Rationale: To provide a method for users to enter ideographs into information technology systems when those ideographs do not yet have explicit coding assignments. This is needed because many thousands of ideographs and variants are in use, which are encountered very rarely.

Working draft for pDAM: JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N1680

P-member active participants: 8 - (Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, UK, and USA)

Target dates: WD - 1998-10; FPDAM - 1999-04; DAM - 1999-08; AM - 1999-10