SC32/WG2
Terms of Reference
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:
- a framework for specifying and managing metadata;
- specification and management of data elements,
structures and their associated semantics;
- specification and management of value domains, such as
classification and code schemes;
- specification and management of data about processes
and behaviour;
- facilities to manage metadata, for example: data
dictionaries, repositories, information resource dictionary systems,
registries and glossaries;
- facilities to exchange metadata, including its
semantics, over the Internet, intranets and other media.
SC32
Terms of Reference
SC32/WG2 is a
Working Group within ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 (see Organization
Chart). SC32 has a broader area of work. The following are the
Terms of Reference for SC32:
Title: Data Management and Interchange
Area of Work: Standards for data management within
and among local and distributed information systems environments. SC32 provides
enabling technologies to promote harmonization of data management facilities
across sector-specific areas. Specifically, SC32 standards include:
- reference models and frameworks for the coordination of
existing and emerging standards;
- definition of data domains, data types and data
structures, and their associated semantics;
- languages, services and protocols for persistent
storage, concurrent access, concurrent update and interchange of data;
- methods, languages, services and protocols to
structure, organize and register metadata and other information resources
associated with sharing and interoperability, including electronic
commerce.
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