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Date: 2000-03-07

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Resolutions of JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning Meeting, February 22-24,
2000, Oslo, Norway (JTC 1 N 6076)

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Resolutions: JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning
Meeting: February 22-24, 2000, Oslo, Norway
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Meeting: February 22-24, 2000, Oslo, Norway
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20000224-01: Secretariat Costs
The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Strategic Planning requests those nationalbodies holding subcommittee secretariats to respond to item 3 in JTC 1 N6051 (Danishnational body contribution) and provide an analysis of costs associated with theprovision of those secretariats which they hold. In particular, in addition to personnel
and IT costs, they are requested to address achieved or potential savings in thefollowing specific elements:a) Use of electronic means for distribution of documentsb) Use of electronic balloting

20000224-02: O Members in Working Groups
The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Strategic Planning instructs the JTC 1 secretariat
to issue a 60-day letter ballot on the following proposal:“O members of JTC 1 subcommittees may nominate experts to participate in any
working group of the subcommittee in which they have O membership.”If the ballot on this proposal is successful, the JTC 1 secretariat is requested to prepare
the necessary changes to the JTC 1 Directives.

20000224-03: Project Management: A Reminder
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning draws the attention of JTC 1 and its
subgroup officers to the provisions of section 2.5.1.4 of the JTC 1 Directives. These
provisions can and should be used as a project management aid to monitor andenforce the obligations of members of subcommittees and working groups.

20000224-04: Statement of Assets, Strengths and Issues
Based on its discussions in the Oslo meeting, the JTC 1 Special Group on StrategicPlanning is circulating document JTC 1 N 6074 (OSLO-1) for review and comment by
2000-05-19. This document includes a listing of the perceived assets and strengths ofJTC 1, together with a tentative listing of issues and problems desired to be addressedin the fulfillment of the Strategic Planning Objective. National body comments will beconsidered at the next meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning.

20000224-05: Subcommittee Level Approval of NPs
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning instructs the JTC 1 secretariat to issuea 60-day letter ballot on the following proposal:“In the case of new project proposals for work (NPs) developed by a JTC 1subcommittee, the approval ballot will be conducted at the subcommittee level.
Distribution of the NP for comment will take place simultaneously to JTC 1 members
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Meeting: February 22-24, 2000, Oslo, Norway
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and subcommittees. If any objections are received by JTC 1 (particularly with respect towhether the NP is within the subcommittee’s scope), the issues will be resolved by JTC1.”
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning notes that this mechanism is similar tothat currently employed for the balloting of technical corrigenda.
If the ballot on this proposal is successful, the JTC 1 secretariat is requested to prepare
the necessary changes to the JTC 1 Directives inclusive of the following factors:a) Circulation of the NP approval ballot to JTC 1 at the time of ballot issuance.
b) Approval of the NP at the subcommittee level is contingent on nosubstantive issue being raised by a JTC 1, ISO or IEC member.

20000224-06: Taking the Best of the JTC 1 and ISO/IECDirectives
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning recommends that, when changes tothe JTC 1 Directives are determined to be required, JTC 1 should not make changes
that are unnecessarily different from similar provisions in the ISO/IEC Directives.
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning requests JTC 1 members andsubgroups to make additional contributions on areas where there is a specificopportunity to align the texts.

20000224-07: Summary of Contributions and Status
At its meeting in Oslo, the Special Group on Strategic Planning addressed some shortand medium term issues as requested in JTC 1 Seoul Resolution 27, but was unable toresolve some of the more complex and/or controversial issues.
As a record of the status to date, it is circulating document JTC 1 N 6075 (OSLO-2) for
review and comment by 2000-05-19.
This document includes a listing of proposals contributed and being addressed, andtheir status in pursuit of the Strategic Planning Objective. National body comments will
be considered at the next meeting of the JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning.

20000224-08: Project Management Tool
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning recognizes the value of consistency oftools throughout JTC 1. As a result, it recommends that JTC 1 adopt a single tool eachfor:a) Project management, andb) Collaborative document development
Further, the group solicits the members of JTC 1 for specific recommendations andrequests the Information Technology Rapporteur Group, in cooperation with ITSIG, toprovide their plan to progress this effort. All contributions should be received by 200005-19 for consideration at the next Special Group on Strategic Planning meeting.
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Meeting: February 22-24, 2000, Oslo, Norway
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20000224-09: Future Meeting
The JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning accepts the offer of the Swiss national
body to host the next meeting June 19-21, 2000, in Zurich, Switzerland.
The objectives of this meeting are:•••Consider contributions in response to resolutions from the Oslo meeting
Progress items identified in OSLO-2
Prepare recommendations for the JTC 1 meeting in Tromso

20000224-10: Acknowledgement of HostThe JTC 1 Special Group on Strategic Planning warmly thanks the NorwegianTechnology Standards Institution for hosting the meeting of February 22-24, 2000 andin particular extends its thanks to Knut Lindelien for the extremely friendly and efficientorganization and support of the meeting.

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