Source: National Community-Sourced Guidance published by Standards Council of Canada
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A Community-Sourced Deliverable (CSD) is developed as a result of the collection of information using online platforms and allows for the continuous renewal of content , which is of paramount importance. This process does not require the full consensus associated with the development of a National Standard of Canada (NSC).
This repository aims to offer a publicly‐accessible, online collaborative mechanism to capture current practice, state‐of‐the‐art knowledge and stakeholder understanding on an emerging/existing area or technology. It may be suitable for global collaboration.
- Consensus General agreement characterized by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by a concerned interest, and by a process that takes into account the views of all participants.
- Developer An organization that brings together interested stakeholders for the development of an CS deliverable following the steps outlined in this document.
- Maintenance The action by the developer to maintain the content of the CS relevant.
- National Standard of Canada (NSC) standard developed by an SCC-accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO) compliant to SCC’s Requirements & Guidance for a) accreditation of SDOs and for b)adoptions