ISO/IEC JTC 1

Information Technology

 

 

ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 5013

 

DATE: 1997.09.22

 

REPLACES

 

DOC TYPE:

Other document (Defined)

 

TITLE:

Ad-Hoc Committe Report - JTC 1 Deliverables - Executive Summary

 

SOURCE:

JTC 1 Ottawa Plenary

 

PROJECT:

 

STATUS:

Per Ottawa Resolution 23, this document is forwarded to JTC 1

National Bodies and Subcommittees for immediate use and

implementation.

 

ACTION ID: ACT

 

DUE DATE:

 

DISTRIBUTION: P and L Members

 

 

MEDIUM: D

 

DISKETTE NO.: 152

 

NO. OF PAGES: 2

 

 

Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1, American National Standards Institute, 11

West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036; Telephone: 1 212 642 4932;

Facsimile: 1 212 398 0023; Email: lrajchel@ansi.org

 

 

 

AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORT - JTC 1 DELIVERABLES - STANDARDS ABSTRACTS

 

 

 

 

The ad-hoc group met to report on the addition of "Standards Abstracts", as a JTC 1deliverable for consideration by the Re-Engineering Committee.

 

The following proposal is recommended for discussion and approval.

 

 

Title: The term Abstract is not being used due to an existing ISO definition which does not fit the needs or

intent of this proposal. We are proposing the term "Executive Summary"!

 

 

 

In reviewing this work item it was agreed that there were three elements to be defined and proposed:

 

  1. Where is this Executive Summary to be used?
  2. What makes up the content of the Executive Summary?
  3. Who is the responsible group?

 

 

  1. Where Used:
  2.  

    The Executive Summary is a separate document developed for information and distribution purposes. It may also be used in the standard itself as an introduction. It should be hyper linked for ease of use in standards catalogues and related databases. The intent is to use the executive summary in our external communication/information efforts.

     

     

  3. Content:

 

 

It should identify:

 

 

 

  1. Responsibility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary recommendation for consideration:

 

The group recommended that public awareness of JTC 1 new standards development activities, be enhanced through the use of a "Public Awareness Document". It should be based on the NP acceptance criteria and developed by the SC after the NP has been approved. This action is intended for external communications e.g. publications, circulars related databases and the WWW, with the intent of encouraging broader participation in its program of work.