Doc: in030159
Date: January 29, 2003
Reply to: Jennifer Garner
Phone: 202-626-5737
email: jgarner@itic.org

As detailed in the proposed INCITS/RD-2, Organization and Procedures (in030017), the program of work for the INCITS Standards Policy Board (SPB) is as follows:

3.4.3 Standards Policy Board (SPB)

The Standards Policy Board will address all policy matters related to the standards work of INCITS. This Board will make recommendations, for Executive Board approval, that affect INCITS's relationships with other SDO's, JTC 1, consortia, and the ICT industry in general. Such recommendations will always have a focus on policies to support improving the market relevance of INCITS.

The Standards Policy Board is required to:

• Recommend delegates to JTC 1 Meetings
• Provide recommendations that result in coordinated U.S. positions on international matters
• Provide recommendations that position INCITS to best influence JTC 1's future

The Standards Policy Board will initiate activities to accomplish the following:

• Identify and develop methods for rapid international adoption of ICT standards
• Find, facilitate and promote opportunities for international collaborative ICT standardization activities that enhance ICT interests
• Monitor and determine impact of relevant global policies and make recommendations accordingly
• Define and implement methods for INCITS to collaborate with other organizations on technology policy issues
• Identify and determine how to form international alliances, partnerships, joint projects, etc.
• Create a coexistence strategy with consortia and other SDOs
• Investigate expansion of scope to include all of ICT