•IDF = International DOI Foundation; US-based not-for-profit membership organisation
–32 members
–Total “organisations” users and members c.800
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•IDF is actively reviewing governance to ensure involvement of as many interested parties as possible
–e.g. National Libraries now on IDF Board
–Open to expansion or change as necessary
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•Ensuring coherence with governance of underlying components:
–Syntax: NISO (ISO)
–Handle System: Handle System Advisory Committee/ CNRI
–Data Dictionary: indecs/CONTECS/ISO MPEG21
–ISO TC46/SC9 approval would codify this
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•IDF would be proposed as the DOI registration authority in any TC46/SC9 standardisation of DOI
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Governance: IDF