===== 6.12 Defining the Appropriate Standards or Specifications ===== |< 100% >| | [[cbdc:public:cbdc_omg:04_doc:90_recommend:start| Return to Recommendations ]] | Provide Feedback | The OMG's CBDC WG members recommend to the Federal Reserve: * Rely on formal, accredited [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:standards | Standard]] and [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:specification | Specifications]] in developing and perfecting a U.S. based CBDC. Although it is possible to use //[[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:defact | de facto standards]]//, these are generally tied to implementations rather than to the concepts and agreements of how to work together. This can be a form of [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:v:vendorlockin | Vendor Lock-in]]. * Consider the [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc | Non-Functional Requirements]] of [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:10_portability | Portability]] and specifically [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:10_portability:06_replace | Replaceability]] * Create Standards and Specifications within a [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sdo | Standards Developing Organization (SDO)]] or a [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:v:vcsb | Voluntary Standards Consensus Body (VSCB)]]. * Using [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:oss | Open Source Software (OSS)]] to be used as a [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:reference_implementation | Reference Implementation(RI)]]. * Provide Reference Implementations(RIs) by using [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:rtd_e | Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E)]] process of [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sbir | Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)]] and/or [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sttr | Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) ]] process. The following definitions are provided here as a convenience. ^ [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:standards | Standard]] | A **Standard** is a set of technical definitions and guidelines. In essence, it is a //how-to// instructions for designers, manufacturers, and users. Standards promote safety, reliability, productivity, and efficiency in almost every industry that relies on engineering components or equipment. Standards can run from a few paragraphs to hundreds of pages and are written by experts with knowledge and expertise in a particular field who sit on many committees. | ^ [[https://www.omgwiki.org/dido/doku.php?id=dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:specification | Specification]] | A **Specification** is a document stating requirements. A specification can be related to activities (e.g. procedure document, process Specification, and test Specification), or products (e.g. product Specification, performance Specification, and drawing). | /**=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- /* To add a discussion page to this page, comment out the line that says ~~DISCUSSION:off~~ */ ~~DISCUSSION:on|Outstanding Issues~~ ~~DISCUSSION:off~~