JTC 1/� SC 32
Title:������������ Data Management and
Interchange
Area
of Work:� Standards for data
management within and among local and distributed information
������������������� systems environments. SC 32
provides enabling technologies to promote
������������������� harmonization of data management
facilities across sector-specific areas.�
Specifically,
������������������� SC 32 standards include:
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������������������� 1) reference
models and frameworks for the coordination of existing and emerging
������������������� standards;
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������������������� 2) definition
of data domains, data types and data structures, and their associated
������������������� semantics;
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������������������� 3) languages,
services and protocols for persistent storage, concurrent access,
������������������� concurrent update and interchange
of data;�
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������������������� 4) methods,
languages, services and protocols to structure, organize and register
������������������� metadata and other information
resources associated with sharing and interoperability,
������������������� including electronic commerce.
JTC 1/� SC 32/WG 01
Title:������������ eBusiness
Area
of Work:� Standardization in the
field of generic information technology standards for open
������������������� electronic data interchange needed
to attain global interoperability among the
������������������� information technology systems used
by organizations.� Such interoperability
is viewed
������������������� from both business and
information technology perspectives.
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������������������� Within this context the
scope includes:
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������������������� 1� methodology and framework for
identification and modelling of business activities
������������������� through business scenarios and
their components, such as roles, information bundles,
������������������� �and semantic
components;
������������������� 2� identification and specification of
formal description techniques for describing
������������������� classes of business
requirements and their contextual and semantic specifications;
������������������� 3� identification and specification of
formal description techniques for developing
������������������� business scenarios and their
components;
������������������� 4� identification and specification of
information technology services and service
������������������� interfaces for accomplishing
business transactions;
������������������� 5� identification and specification of
facilities to manage business scenarios and their
������������������� components.
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������������������� Note: Priority is on
work required to support the needs of electronic commerce,
������������������� electronic administration,
electronic business, etc.� The basis of
work is the Open-edi
������������������� Reference Model (ISO/IEC
14662).
JTC 1/� SC 32/WG 02
Title:������������ Metadata
Area
of Work:� To develop and maintain
standards that facilitate specification and management
of
������������������� metadata. Use of these standards
will enhance the understanding and sharing of data,
������������������� information and processes to
support, for example, interoperability, electronic
������������������� commerce and component-based
development.� The scope shall
include:��
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������������������� a)� a framework for
specifying and managing metadata;��
������������������� b)� specification and
management of data elements, structures and their associated
������������������� semantics;��
������������������� c)� specification and
management of value domains, such as classification and code
������������������� schemes;��
������������������� d)� specification and
management of data about processes and behaviour;��
������������������� e)� facilities to manage
metadata, for example: data dictionaries, repositories,
������������������� information resource dictionary
systems, registries and glossaries;��
������������������� f)� facilities to
exchange metadata, including its semantics, over the Internet, intranets
������������������� and other media.
JTC 1/� SC 32/WG 03
Title:������������ Database Languages
Area
of Work:� The terms of reference
of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC32/WG3 Database Languages are:
������������������� 1. To develop and
maintain languages for the dynamic specification, maintenance and
������������������� description of database structures
and contents in multi-user environments. The
������������������� specifications may include the data
type, behaviour and any integrity constraints on the
������������������� contents of the defined
structures. The specifications may include mechanisms for the
������������������� creation and generation of new
data types and behaviours so as to support the
������������������� specification of other international
standards.
������������������� 2. To provide additional
support for the integrity of database systems through
������������������� transaction commitment, recovery,
and security facilities.
������������������� 3. To develop and
maintain languages which provide for the storage, access and
������������������� manipulation of data in database
structures by multiple concurrent users. These
������������������� languages may be computationally
complete and may contain features for the
������������������� packaging and storage of modules
and procedures in database structures.
������������������� 4. To provide interfaces
for the languages developed to other standard programming
������������������� languages.
������������������� 5. To provide interfaces
or access to other standards describing data types, behaviour
������������������� or database content to
users of the languages developed.
JTC 1/� SC 32/WG 04
Title:������������ SQL Multimedia &
Application Packages
Area
of Work:� To specify packages of
abstract data types for use in various application areas. Specify
������������������� each package of abstract
data type definitions using the facilities for user-defined type
������������������� provided in the Database
Language SQL/Foundation. This should include packages
������������������� such as Full-Text, Spatial,
Still Image, Still Graphic, Animation, Full Motion Video, Audio,
������������������� Seismic,
and Music.