About
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Secretariat: JISC (Japan)
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Chairperson (until end 2025):Mr Masaru Takechi
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1987
Scope
Standardization of graphic character sets and their characteristics, including string ordering, associated control functions, their coded representation for information interchange and code extension techniques. Excluded: audio and picture coding.
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This committee contributes with 7 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Liaison Committees to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 | Document description and processing languages | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 | User interfaces | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 2 | Terminology workflow and language coding | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 4 | Technical interoperability | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 | Document description and processing languages | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 | User interfaces | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 37/SC 2 | Terminology workflow and language coding | ISO |
| ISO/TC 46/SC 4 | Technical interoperability | ISO |
| ISO/TC 204 | Intelligent transport systems | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| ISOC | Internet Society | A |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union | A |
| UNICODE | The Unicode Consortium | A |
| CCSDS | Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems | B |
| EC - European Commission | European Commission | B |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | B |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | B |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | B |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization | B |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| HKITF | Hong Kong Information Technology Federation | C |
| SAT Daizōkyō Text Database | SAT Daizōkyō Text Database | C |
| TCA | Taipei computer association | C |
| UC Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley | C |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium | C |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 - Secretariat
JISC (Japan)
Information Processing Society of Japan
Room 308-3, Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg.,
3-5-8, Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0011
Japan
3-5-8, Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0011
Japan
Tel: +81 3 34 31 28 08
Fax: +81 3 34 31 64 93