Editing Open standard (section)

==== ITU-T definition ====
The [[ITU-T]] is a [[standards development organization]] (SDO) that is one of the three sectors of the [[International Telecommunication Union]] (a specialized agency of the [[United Nations]]). The ITU-T has a Telecommunication Standardization Bureau director's ''Ad Hoc'' group on IPR that produced the following definition in March 2005, which the ITU-T as a whole has endorsed for its purposes since November 2005:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/othergroups/ipr-adhoc/openstandards.html|title=ITU-T|website=www.itu.int|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
: The [[ITU-T]] has a long history of open standards development. However, recently some different external sources have attempted to define the term "Open Standard" in a variety of different ways. In order to avoid confusion, the ITU-T uses for its purpose the term "Open Standards" per the following definition:
: "Open Standards" are standards made available to the general public and are developed (or approved) and maintained via a collaborative and consensus driven process. "Open Standards" facilitate [[interoperability]] and data exchange among different products or services and are intended for widespread adoption.
: Other elements of "Open Standards" include, but are not limited to:
:*Collaborative process – voluntary and market driven development (or approval) following a transparent consensus driven process that is reasonably open to all interested parties.
:* Reasonably balanced – ensures that the process is not dominated by any one interest group.
:* Due process – includes consideration of and response to comments by interested parties.
:* [[Intellectual property rights]] (IPRs) – IPRs essential to implement the standard to be licensed to all applicants on a worldwide, non-discriminatory basis, either (1) for free and under other reasonable terms and conditions or (2) on reasonable terms and conditions (which may include monetary compensation). Negotiations are left to the parties concerned and are performed outside the [[standards organization|SDO]].
:* Quality and level of detail – sufficient to permit the development of a variety of competing implementations of interoperable products or services. Standardized interfaces are not hidden, or controlled other than by the SDO promulgating the standard.
:* Publicly available – easily available for implementation and use, at a reasonable price. Publication of the text of a standard by others is permitted only with the prior approval of the SDO.
:* On-going support – maintained and supported over a long period of time.

The [[ITU-T]], [[ITU-R]], [[ISO]], and [[IEC]] have harmonized on a common patent policy <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/ipr/|title=ITU-T|website=www.itu.int|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> under the banner of the [[World Standards Cooperation|WSC]]. However, the ITU-T definition should not necessarily be considered also applicable in ITU-R, ISO and IEC contexts, since the Common Patent Policy 
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink/fetch/2000/2122/3770791/customview.html?func=ll&objId=3770791&objAction=browse&sort=name|title=00. ISO standards and patents|website=isotc.iso.org|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> 
does not make any reference to "open standards" but rather only to "standards."