Complex sentence: Open standards rely on a broadly consultative and inclusive group including representatives from vendors, academics and others holding a stake in the development that discusses and debates the technical and economic merits, demerits and feasibility of a proposed common protocol.
Split into simpler sentences: Open standards rely on a broadly consultative and inclusive group including representatives from vendors, academics and others holding a stake in the development. That discusses and debates the technical and economic merits, demerits and feasibility of a proposed common protocol.