Conformance and assurance

Conformance attested by those who apply the parts, and how each attestation can be checked.

In preparation. This NXS chapter is not written yet; it holds no findings.
Contents
  1. ·Edition home
  2. 1Where standards are needed
  3. 2Adoption findings
  4. 3Domain and industry profiles
  5. 4Conformance and assurance
    1. 4.1 What this chapter will report
    2. 4.2 Where the evidence sits now
    3. 4.3 Contribute to this chapter
  6. 5Change scenarios
  7. 6Readings from the other desks
  8. 7Standards work programme
  9. 8Crosswalks

4.1What this chapter will report

Conformance attested by those who apply the parts, and how each attestation can be checked.

It answers the frame question "risk and capability" in the terms of Standards Progress, so the Collection can set it beside chapter 4 of the other desks’ editions.

4.2Where the evidence sits now

The nearest material today is chapter 4 of the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition for Science and Engineering Frontier: risks and capability. It is a cross-reference, not a copy, and it is a draft in stewardship review.

GCRI edition, chapter 4

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4.3Contribute to this chapter

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