Signatory Members
Access 4 Learning (A4L)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
HR Open Standards Consortium
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Medbiquitous
Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council
DATA STANDARDS UNITED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT
DSU Vision
Collaborate and align standards to support the global education and workforce digital ecosystem.
DSU Charter
Establish a "common ground" mechanism to coordinate and align disparate global data standards while respecting each organization’s independence across systems, platforms, networks, sectors, and industries, produced, or supported by the respective standards bodies.
DSU Mission
Establish a sustainable collaborative of Data Standards Development Organizations (SDO) and their stakeholders across education, employment, and training sectors.
VALUE PROPOSITION
With many data standards in use across many sectors and markets, coordinating and aligning data standards:
1) Support a seamless, lifelong learning infrastructure and sustainable standards.
2) Provide an open forum for emerging and innovative technologies and business applications wishing to work within a standards environment.
3) Promote existing standards-based solutions while not disrupting current investments in technology and systems.
4) Foster an understanding in each stakeholder’s role across education, employment and training sectors.