First standards to be commented via the Online Standards Development (OSD) platform
In order to enhance efficiency and collaboration throughout the process, IEC and ISO are developing together a harmonized platform: The Online Standards Development (OSD) platform.
International standards are developed through global cooperation and consensus building. It takes time and involves many people around the world, including IEC technical experts, National Committee members and staff.
In order to enhance efficiency and collaboration throughout the process, IEC and ISO are developing together a harmonized platform: The Online Standards Development (OSD) platform.
In the current pilot phase, selected documents are already developed through the platform.
Using the OSD platform, it is possible for standards writers to collaborate directly on the same document. Experts can contribute directly within the document, at any time, and can access and review new content and proposed changes. Exchanges between experts is simplified and content history ensures that information is not lost.
Further OSD member commenting features have been designed to facilitate the process of national contribution during the Commenting stages. They allow for:
- Improved and simplified commenting practice for national mirror committee experts
- More collaborative work and consensus building for an efficient resolution process for the national mirror committee
- Facilitated submission of national position
Because access to the document is online, it is no longer necessary to handle two separate documents. Comments are made within the text thus eliminating the need to fill in a separate form. PDF and an extract of comments are downloadable for reference and/or archive.
Voting and commenting on «OSD» documents (CD, CDV, ...) are notified on the Belgian Collaboration Platform as in the past, together with a procedure description. The notification document provides a link to the OSD platform. Please contact your TO to get commenting rights if you experience problems. At the national deadline, the TO will pause the comments. All comments are validated by the TO. At the ballot, it is indicated whether or not comments have been posted on the OSD platform.