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Area · proposed

How a standard is made

Describes the NS-13 standards track: Open, Community Draft, Proposed, Candidate and Adopted (and Superseded or Withdrawn), with the entry condition for each stage, a public last call of at least 30 days, two independent implementations before the Candidate stage, a recorded authority decision for adoption, errata that do not change normative meaning, and systematic review every three years. Each artifact of the area carries a UNI (Unique Nexus Identifier).

Applicable standardsReturn to Foundations and Governance
01Overview

Summary

Reading order21 sections
  1. 01ScopeScope and boundaries
  2. 02Standards architectureFoundation, referenced and implementing layers
  3. 03Nexus StandardsApplicable Nexus Standards
  4. 04System model and scenario simulatorSystem model and cascade scenario: How a standard is…
  5. 05Working groupWorking group charter
  6. 06Systemic couplingsSystemic couplings
  7. 07Open standardsOpen standards referenced
UNI
requested · allocation in progress
Status
Proposednot yet listed in the registry
Last reviewed
area profile
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Nexus Standards (2026). How a standard is made: area brief, Foundations and Governance programme. Proposed. https://nexustandards.com/foundations/standards-process/. Last reviewed 17 October 2026.

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02Scope

Scope and boundaries

An area of the Foundations and Governance programme (foundations). The area profile sets out 5 matters in scope and 3 matters addressed by other areas.

In scope 5

  • Stage definitions, entry conditions and evidence for each stage
  • Working-group charters (chairs, scope, out-of-scope, deliverables, cadence, decision rule)
  • Horizontal reviews and public last call with written dispositions
  • Errata, systematic review (three years), translations as informative only, dated editions and semantic versioning of schemas
  • Appeals to the technical steering committee

Out of scope 3

  • The internal procedures of other standards bodies, which are linked, not restated
  • Fast-track adoption of an external standard as a Nexus Standard
  • Any membership fee or pay-to-participate step

Jurisdictions Application in each jurisdiction is a national decision, taken by the National Standards Council (NSC) with the competent national authorities.

03Earth observation

Population, settlement and hazards in Central Asia

The map frames Central Asia as an example geography for how a standard is made; the frame gives context and is not a statement of where the standards apply. Shown at first: population density, 2020 (Gridded Population of the World v4.11, NASA SEDAC, CIESIN, Columbia University) and night-time lights, daily (VIIRS Black Marble, VNP46A2, NASA LAADS DAAC). The layer drawer adds flood water, 3-day composite (VIIRS Global Flood Product); active fires and thermal anomalies, last day (VIIRS NOAA-20 375 m, FIRMS); and true colour (VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance). NASA products are served through NASA GIBS under NASA's open data policy, with acknowledgement; population density is GPW v4.11 by CIESIN, Columbia University, under CC BY 4.0; coastlines, boundaries and place names come from NASA GIBS reference layers (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and Natural Earth (public domain). Each layer shows its own observation date; full credits are given under the map. Other sources of the profile, such as IETF Datatracker API (document states and histories used as a process benchmark) and W3C technical reports feed (maturity levels of W3C specifications), are listed for reference.

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Layers 2

People and hazards

Latest available

NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

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Where people live, night-time lights and the floods and fires public institutions answer to, framed on Central Asia.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date; indicators, not assessments of any place.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONETSources and licences

  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). doi:10.7927/H49C6VHW. CC BY 4.0
  • VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), VIIRS 375 m active fire product, NASA LANCE; vector tiles via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
  • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). ODbL
  • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
  • Globe: MapLibre GL JS 6.9.1, BSD-3-Clause, © MapLibre contributors.
  • Live: NASA EONET Events are indicative, not authority warnings.
  • NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • Optional layers (3 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

Layers and dates

  • Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
  • Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
  • Flood water, 3-day composite: VIIRS Global Flood Product, NASA LANCE · 14 Oct 2026
  • Active fires and thermal anomalies, last day: VIIRS NOAA-20 375 m (FIRMS), NASA LANCE FIRMS · 13 Oct 2026
  • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

04Process

The process in operation

A proposal with a UNI (Unique Nexus Identifier) names its target and the stakeholder groups affected; comments are collected in the open and each receives a disposition; a last call is announced to every group listed; the editors decide with written reasons and record the new version; adoption is a decision of the Global Standards Council (GSC), and adoption in a country is a decision of its National Standards Council (NSC). 8 operations in 5 phases, built from the area profile: the cards carry its own data sources, indicators, open standards, couplings and, where listed, hazards, and each operation names the Nexus rules it implements (5).

Process · the development track: from a proposal to adoption (NS-13)8 operations · 5 phases
How a standard is made: the development track: from a proposal to adoption (NS-13)A proposal with a UNI names its target and the stakeholder groups affected; comments are collected in the open and each receives a disposition; a last call is announced to every group listed; the editors decide with written reasons and record the new version; adoption is a decision of the Global Standards Council (GSC), and adoption in a country is a decision of its National Standards Council (NSC).
All operations in order (8)
  1. 01

    File a proposal start · Proposal

    Participation needs no membership fee; decisions are made by the recorded process.

    Who
    any person or organisation, identified by ORCID or ROR, or an agent under a mandate
    Decision rule
    every change to a standard, registry, clause or policy enters through a proposal with a UNI
    Record
    a proposal (nexus-proposal) with target, rationale, changes and stakeholder groups
    Implements
    NS13-R1, NS13-R2
  2. 02

    Open review step · Review

    Comments are collected in the open record of the proposal.

    Who
    any participant, with identity recorded
    Decision rule
    participation is open and free; identity is recorded
    Record
    comments in the open
    Implements
    NS13-R2
  3. 03

    Dispositions record · Review

    Nothing is decided in private channels.

    Who
    the editors
    Decision rule
    decisions are reasoned in writing
    Record
    a disposition per comment (accepted, rejected, deferred, open) with a reason
    Implements
    NS13-R2
  4. 04

    Last call gate · Last call

    The period is thirty days by default, fourteen for errata and ninety for a new standard.

    Who
    the editors
    Decision rule
    announced to every stakeholder group listed; objections are dispositioned before acceptance
    Record
    the announcement and lastCallEndsAt
    Implements
    NS13-R3
  5. 05

    Editors decide decision · Editors

    The decision and its reasons are recorded with the proposal.

    Who
    the editors
    Decision rule
    editors maintain the text and run the process; they do not adopt
    Record
    accepted, rejected or withdrawn, with reasons
    Implements
    NS13-R4
  6. 06

    New version record · Editors

    A major change needs a crosswalk and a migration note.

    Who
    the editors
    Decision rule
    versions are semantic; registries append-only; existing UNIs are never invalidated
    Record
    a semantic version; registries appended
    Implements
    NS13-R5
  7. 07

    GSC adoption decision · Adoption

    Adoption follows the Charter and is recorded as a reference.

    Who
    the Global Standards Council (GSC)
    Decision rule
    authority decisions are recorded references
    Record
    the decision reference that changes the standard's status
    Implements
    NS13-R4
  8. 08

    National adoption end · Adoption

    The NSC decides for its jurisdiction, engaging competent national authorities through its public-authority liaison; the GSC has no veto over a national decision.

    Who
    the National Standards Council (NSC) of each National Nexus Consortium
    Decision rule
    national adoption is a national decision; national law and language prevail
    Record
    a national decision: adopt, adapt or reference, with the national application profile
    Implements
    NS13-R4

Fig.Phases read left to right; each card names the operation, its actor and the record it leaves, and each edge label names the hand-over. Play, step or scrub; the detail panel gives the full text of the selected operation. Sources: RFC 2026 The Internet Standards Process, Revision 3 (BCP 9) · W3C Process Document · NS-13: Standards development process · NS-1: The UNI and the artifact catalog.

05Standards architecture

Foundation, referenced and implementing layers

The standards architecture of this context, from the foundation standards to the open standards referenced (grouped by type of relation) and the services and data sources that build on them.

The interactive view requires JavaScript; the sections below present the same records.

06Nexus Standards

Applicable Nexus Standards

The area profile lists 3 Nexus Standards. Each is a proposed standard under development.

  1. 01

    NS-1 · The UNI and the artifact catalog (grammar v0.2: domain, sector, region and environment segments)

    Status: proposed · 10 requirements stated. Read NS-1

  2. 02

    NS-10 · Policies and clauses (machine-readable obligations: definition, binding, evaluation and enforcement)

    Status: proposed · 7 requirements stated. Read NS-10

  3. 03

    NS-11 · Verification and monitoring (evidence, attestations, zero-trust conformance observation)

    Status: proposed · 6 requirements stated. Read NS-11

07System model and scenario simulator

System model and cascade scenario: How a standard is made

A system model of this area built from the registry: 5 systems, 3 sectors, 9 controls, 2 feeds, 1 indicator. Select the components to include, choose an initiating hazard and run the scenario. Stress propagates through the hazard relations of the Nexus Hazard Standard (NHS-1), the exposure of each system, the recorded couplings and the sectors that carry the loss; adopted standards dampen transmission and live data sources support detection. All parameters are stated assumptions that the reader can adjust; results are illustrative scenario outputs for exercises and training, not forecasts or risk assessments.

Controls

  • NS-1 The UNI and the artifact catalog (grammar v0.2: domain, sector, region and environment segments)
  • NS-10 Policies and clauses (machine-readable obligations: definition, binding, evaluation and enforcement)
  • NS-11 Verification and monitoring (evidence, attestations, zero-trust conformance observation)
  • NRS-E2 Reports: editions, country, regional and technology profiles
  • NRS-C2 Risk assessment method
  • NRS-H10 Hazard family: Water deficit (NHS-1 water.deficit)
  • NRS-I5 Knowledge products, glossaries and access
  • NRS-U14 Universe platform profile: Health Nexus
  • NRS-U18 Universe platform profile: Nexus Agency

Observation

  • IETF Datatracker API (document states and histories used as a process benchmark) (listed for reference)
  • W3C technical reports feed (maturity levels of W3C specifications) (listed for reference)
  • Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive
08Working group

Working group charter

A proposed charter for this area, open to institutions and experts.

Scope

Maintain NS-13, the charter template, the issue-tracker convention and the stage-gate checklists.

Institutions and experts are invited to charter this working group under NS-13 by filing a public change record. National Working Groups (NWGs) contribute national inputs and field exercises through their National Nexus Consortium (NNC).

Deliverables · 3
  1. NS-13 edition with stage-gate checklists
  2. Working-group charter template and decision-rule options
  3. Process metrics report (time per stage, dispositions, dissent recorded)
Liaison targets · 3
  • IETF process community (information exchange on consensus practice sought) liaison sought
  • W3C Process Community Group (information exchange sought) liaison sought
  • OGC Technical Committee (information exchange on community standards sought) liaison sought
09Systemic couplings

Systemic couplings

4 couplings link this area to other areas and programmes, each with the mechanism of the link. Select a card on the diagram to trace a coupling.

Diagram · the area and its couplingsProcess diagram
How a standard is made: systemic couplingsSystemic couplings of How a standard is made as stated in the area profile: 4 areas in Foundations and Governance, 0 areas in other programmes and 0 programmes reached. Each coupling states the mechanism that links the two areas.

Fig.The area at the left; coupled areas in the same programme, coupled areas in other programmes and the programmes reached to the right.

  1. Governance and liaisonFoundations and GovernanceThe technical steering committee hears appeals and records adoption decisions; working-group chairs present each stage gate to it with the disposition of every comment.
  2. Conformance programmeFoundations and GovernanceThe Proposed stage requires an executable conformance test suite and the Candidate stage requires two independent implementations that pass it, so the standards track and the conformance programme share one test artefact.
  3. Licensing and intellectual propertyFoundations and GovernanceJoining a working group requires signing the OWFa 1.0 contributor agreement, and the Candidate stage requires the OWFa 1.0 final specification agreements, so IPR status is a stage gate.
  4. Start here and contributeFoundations and GovernanceAn open area carries a call for contributors and a charter template; a chartered group moves it to the Community Draft stage, which is how a community takes up an area.
10Open standards

Open standards referenced

5 open standards, each with its relation as recorded in the register under NS-14. Hover over or focus a relation for its definition.

cite5

RFC 2026 The Internet Standards Process, Revision 3 (BCP 9)IETFlisted in the register · ietf-rfc-2026-standards-processW3C Process DocumentW3Clisted in the register · w3c-process-2025OGC Technical Committee Policies and Procedures (05-020r29)Open Geospatial Consortiumlisted in the register · ogc-tc-policies-and-proceduresOASIS Technical Committee ProcessOASIS Openlisted in the register · oasis-tc-processRFC 7282 On Consensus and Humming in the IETFIETF (RFC Editor)proposed for the register
11Consoles

Routing, monitoring and verification tools

Available · draft in the browser

Profile composer

Combine standards and clauses into a draft profile with citations, in YAML or JSON; nothing is submitted.

In development

Monitoring console

Version and source status for each standard, as published by the issuing bodies.

Each console computes from the registry and states its reasoning; decisions remain with the competent bodies.

12Research questions

Open research questions

3 questions identified as priorities for the working group.

  1. The literature shows that consensus committees slow as stakes rise; how to maintain the two-implementation and last-call gates without stalling areas with few implementers.
  2. How to conduct systematic review of a standard whose external baselines (for example CAP or STAC) change between Nexus editions.
  3. How to treat a non-English contribution in a process where translations are informative and the normative text is English.
13Readiness

Evidence, recognition and capital pathways

What each institution of the ecosystem draws from this area: GCRI Canada, as Secretariat, for evidence; The Global Risks Forum (GRF) for recognition; and The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) for capital.

Evidence pathway

GCRI Canada

GCRI Canada decides under its own rules whether a standard at a given stage may be cited in its evidence work; a stage is a process fact, not an approval.

Read the evidence pathway

Recognition pathway

The Global Risks Forum (GRF)

The Global Risks Forum (GRF) decides under its own rules whether to convene dialogue on a draft; reaching the Proposed or Adopted stage implies no recognition by it.

Read the recognition pathway

Capital pathway

The Global Risks Alliance (GRA)

The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) determines whether an adopted standard is relevant to its capital readiness criteria; the standards track confers no status on its members.

Read the capital pathway

Each institution determines under its own rules what it accepts as evidence; a pathway reading is neither an approval nor investment advice.

14Audiences

Intended users

The area profile identifies 3 user communities.

  1. working-group chairs and editors
  2. contributors
  3. institutions tracking drafts
15Restricted standards

Restricted compatibility profiles

Standards whose text is not openly available are named and linked only. Any compatibility profile is kept on protected pages until an arrangement with the issuing body is in place.

The working group may identify restricted standards relevant to this area; they are listed here by name and link.

16Data sources

Data sources

2 data sources named in the area profile, each with provider, licence, update frequency and delivery path.

Data sources

Data sources are listed for reference; live data is displayed once licence review is complete.

Live
0
on completion of licence review
Listed in the data register
0
licence terms recorded
Proposed for the register
2
licence terms to be recorded
Delivery
0 governed service · 0 plugin · 1 browser · 1 snapshot · 0 listed for reference
proposed paths in order of preference: governed data service, plugin, direct browser read, build-time snapshot; sources whose terms do not permit reuse are listed for reference only
17Indicators

Indicators

The area profile names 1 indicator, each with its framework and code.

SDG global indicator framework16.7.2Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive

Indicator names and codes are given as published by their stewards.

18Hazards and sectors

Hazards, threats and sectors concerned

Hazards and threats 0

This area draws on the hazards of the areas it is coupled with.

Sectors 0

This area serves all sectors through the areas it is coupled with.

19Sources

Sources

4 references from peer-reviewed and official publications cited in the area profile, linked at the publishers' own sites.

  1. peer-reviewedStandard setting committees: consensus governance for shared technology platformsAmerican Economic Review · 2012
  2. officialW3C Process DocumentW3C · 2025
  3. standardRFC 7282: On Consensus and Humming in the IETFIETF / RFC Editor · 2014
  4. standardRFC 2026: The Internet Standards Process, Revision 3IETF / RFC Editor · 1996
20Research hub

Recent research on this area

Recent peer-reviewed articles, preprints, datasets and reports on the subject of this area, retrieved at the time of reading from open scholarly metadata services (OpenAlex, Crossref, DataCite, Zenodo, arXiv, Europe PMC, OpenAIRE Graph) with search terms composed from the registry. Each work is listed with its authors, venue, year, type, open-access status and licence, and links to its DOI or landing page. Sources not yet enabled for live display on this site are listed for reference and are not queried.

Search termsstandards development; standardization process; standard setting; W3C Process Document; OASIS Technical Committee ProcessDerived from the title and scope of the area, the NHS-1 hazards it names and the open standards it lists.

  • OpenAlexlisted for reference; not queried
  • Crossreflisted for reference; not queried
  • DataCitelisted for reference; not queried
  • Zenodolisted for reference; not queried
  • arXivlisted for reference; not queried
  • Europe PMClisted for reference; not queried
  • OpenAIRE Graphlisted for reference; not queried

No source is enabled for live display on this site yet: the sources are listed for reference and none is queried. Once the publisher of record enables a source after its terms are reviewed, recent works are listed here. Metadata and links only: title, authors, venue, year, type, open-access status and licence as each source records them; works are listed for orientation, not reviewed or endorsed.

21Education and training

Risk Academy courses and disciplines

2 courses and 2 disciplines of Risk Academy (risksacademy.com) that teach the knowledge and methods of this area. Each course lists its level, stream and learning hours.

Courses

Course RAF-103 · Governance and policyScience Policy 101Bringing evidence on risk to decision makers honestly, clearly and usefullyIntroductory · Foundation stream · 19.5 learning hoursTake this course · risksacademy.comCourse RAN-307 · Governance and policyPolicy and GovernanceHow institutions, laws and people decide about risk, and how to tell whether policy worksIntermediate · Nexus stream · 21.5 learning hoursTake this course · risksacademy.com

Disciplines

Discipline · Risk scienceRisk information standards and interoperabilityGovernance and Policy faculty: running a standards working grouprisksacademy.comDiscipline · Governance and policyResearch, evidence and the science-policy interfacerisksacademy.com

The correspondence between courses, disciplines and the Nexus Standards is maintained with Risk Academy and is subject to its academic review.

22Across the network

Programmes, tracks and courses for this area

GCRI Canada, The Global Risks Forum (GRF), The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) and Risk Academy work on the subject of this area in distinct roles (research and evidence; governance, policy and convening; capital, finance and markets; education and training). Each entry states why it corresponds and the step it offers; each institution sets its own terms of participation.

Research and evidence

GCRI Canada

Research programmes that produce the observations, models and assessments these records describe.

Nexus ReportsPublishes reviewed, versioned work with a public corrections policy, a working model of recorded revision.Apply to this programme therisk.globalAll programmes of GCRI Canada

Governance, policy and convening

The Global Risks Forum (GRF)

Tracks that convene public authorities, researchers and institutions on the governance of shared risks.

Governance NexusCompares decision rights and council formation, the questions behind each stage of the standards track.Join this track Research NexusExamines how evidence is reviewed and interpreted across institutions, the role of last call and implementation reports.Join this track globalriskforum.comAll tracks of The Global Risks Forum

Capital, finance and markets

The Global Risks Alliance (GRA)

Industry programmes in which financial institutions build a shared understanding of systemic risk.

Financial Regulation NexusCompares regulatory and supervisory frameworks, the context in which supervised institutions read voluntary standards.Join this programme globalriskalliance.comAll programmes of The Global Risks Alliance

Education and training

Risk Academy

Courses and disciplines that teach the knowledge and methods practitioners need to apply these standards.

Science Policy 101RAF-103 · Introductory · 19.5 learning hoursBringing evidence on risk to decision makers honestly, clearly and usefullyTake this course Policy and GovernanceRAN-307 · Intermediate · 21.5 learning hoursHow institutions, laws and people decide about risk, and how to tell whether policy worksTake this course All courses and disciplinesListed in the education and training section of this page
23Key terms

Key terms

UNI
Unique Nexus Identifier: a persistent identifier that resolves an artifact to its record.
proposed
A draft in the open development process that the Global Standards Council has not yet adopted. Each area profile is a proposal to the Nexus Standards registry.
cite
Relation in which the external standard is cited by identifier and URL as a reference.
change record
A public record of a proposed change under NS-13, decided by the editors with written reasons.
attestation
An evaluator's recorded result for one clause and one subject under NS-11.
liaison sought
A liaison the working group intends to request from the issuing body; a liaison is established only when the body confirms it in writing.
25Research

Recent research and sources

Peer-reviewed articles, preprints, reports and datasets on the subject of this area, retrieved at the time of reading from open scholarly metadata services (OpenAlex and Crossref) and listed with authors, venue, year, type and access status, with a link to each work. Curated references and related standards are listed first; recent works matched by subject follow and are listed for orientation.

Curated references

Related standards and frameworks

Search terms, derived from the title and scope of the area: standards development; standardization process; standard setting. With JavaScript enabled, recent works matching these terms are listed from OpenAlex and Crossref.

26Questions

Questions and answers.

What is the status of the How a standard is made area?
The area profile is a proposal to the Nexus Standards registry; the area is not yet listed in the registry. Standards are adopted by the Global Standards Council after last call; in each country, adoption is a decision of its National Standards Council (NSC).
How are data sources presented?
Each data source is listed with its provider, licence, update frequency and delivery path, and links to the provider's own publication.
How can this brief be amended?
Through a public change record under NS-13: a proposed amendment to the area profile or the registry, decided by the editors with written reasons.
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