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Scope

Standardization in the areas of Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms including:

  • Foundational concepts and technologies,
  • Operational issues, and
  • Interactions among Cloud Computing systems and with other distributed systems
SC 38 serves as the focus, proponent, and systems integration entity on Cloud Computing, Distributed Platforms, and the application of these technologies. SC 38 provides guidance to JTC 1, IEC, ISO and other entities developing standards in these areas.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 47 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
33

Published ISO standards *

15

ISO standards under development *

30
Participating members
22
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/AG 1   Stakeholder engagement Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/AG 2   JTC1/SC38 Officers group Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/AG 5   Long-term strategy Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/AG 6   Collaboration with CEN-CENELEC/JTC 25 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CAG 1   Chair’s Advisory Group Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CG 1   Liaison coordination group for JTC1/SC27 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CG 2   Liaison coordination group for JTC1/SC41 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CG 3   Liaison coordination group for JTC1/SC42 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CG 4   Liaison coordination group for JTC 1/SC 7 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/CG 5   Liaison coordination group for JTC 1/WG 13 Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/WG 3   Fundamentals Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/WG 5   Stakeholder considerations Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38/WG 6   Data, interoperability and portability Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Data management and interchange ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39 Sustainability, IT and data centres ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of things and digital twin ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 46/SC 11 Archives/records management ISO
ISO/TC 68 Financial services ISO
ISO/TC 171/SC 1 Quality, preservation and integrity of information ISO
ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ISO
ISO/TC 347 Data-driven agrifood systems ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and systems engineering ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Data management and interchange ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of things and digital twin ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
Cloud security alliance Cloud security alliance A
Cyber Risk Institute CRI A
DMTF Distributed Management Task Force A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
Eclipse Foundation AISBL Eclipse Foundation AISBL A
Ecma International Ecma International A
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc A
INLAC Latinoamerican Institute for Quality Assurance A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) A
OGF Open Grid Forum A
SNIA Storage Networking Industry A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
StandICT.eu Supporting European Experts Presence in International Standardisation Activities in ICT C
TM Forum TM Forum C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
28-2 September-October 2026 Saint-Denis (France) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 **
  March 2027 () ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 **
  September 2027 () ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 - Secretariat

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