industrymaintained
Industrymaintained refers to standards, protocols, data schemas, or infrastructure that are actively developed and updated primarily by private-sector industry groups rather than government agencies. In such arrangements, industry consortia organize baseline requirements, revision cycles, and conformance tests to reflect current market practices and technologies. The goal is to enable rapid iteration, domain-specific interoperability, and alignment with practitioner needs within a sector.
Governance typically includes member organizations, technical working groups, and voting. Participation may be open or limited
Industrymaintained applications include sector data interchange formats, safety and quality standards from associations, and cybersecurity guidelines
Benefits include faster response to new technology, better alignment with operational needs, and closer integration with
See also: standards organization, industry consortia, open standards, governance models.