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ISO/ IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 - ISO/IEC 10646 - UCS
Latest update: 2010-02-08
Latest Contributions  can be accessed via the WG document register link include:

N3765 Towards an encoding for the Maithili script
N3764 Proposal to encode an abbreviation sign for Gujarati
N3763 Revised Proposal to encode Mathematical Diagonals
N3761 Toward a proposal for encoding the Miao script in the SMP of the UCS
N3759 Proposal for extending the annotation of the character "Y WITH DIAERESIS"
N3758 Proposal to encode the Takri script
N3757 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Mende script
N3756 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Loma script
N3755 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Linear A script
N3749 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Palmyrene script
N3748 Proposal to encode nine Cyrillic characters for Slavonic
N3745 Text version of Annex S examples
N3743 Suggested text revision of WG2 P&P Annex I
N3741 IRG Meeting No. 33 Resolutions
N3740 Proposal to encode six punctuation characters
N3739 Text for FCD ballot 10646 (Link to SC2 web site)
N3738 FPDAM8 - Amendment 8
N3737 FDAM7 - Amendment 7
N3702.doc
N3702.pdf
Principles & Procedures
N3700 Document Register (N3505 - N3740)
N3736 1st Call for Meeting 56 in San Jose, CA in April 2010
N3735 Summary of Repertoire for future amendment
N3704 Resolutions of Meeting 55 in Tokyo

ISO/IEC   JTC1/SC2/WG2 is the international standardization working group for the coded character set UCS - the Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set - ISO/IEC 10646. The scope is to develop a universal multiple-octet coded character set that encompasses the world's scripts. This is Work Item JTC1.02.18 - ISO/IEC 10646.

WG2 has a Ideographic characters Rapporteur Group - IRG.

The document containing the Principles and Procedures for Allocation of New Characters and Scripts and handling of Defect Reports on Character Names, is available.  A form for submitting proposals for addition to the repertoire of ISO/IEC 10646 is also available.
Experts who submit contributions for new scripts should also consult the roadmap documents that show the placement of currently encoded scripts and candidate scripts for possible encoding in the standard.

 Approved international standards and other specifications that are now freely available include:
 
ISO/IEC 10646:2003(E)
ISO/CEI 10646:2003(F)
Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS)
Technologies de l'information -- Jeu universel de caractères codés sur plusieurs octets (JUC)
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.1:2005 Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 1: Glagolitic, Coptic, Georgian and other characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.2:2006 Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 2: N'Ko, Phags-pa, Phoenician and other characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.3:2008 Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 3: Lepcha, Ol Chiki, Saurashtra, Vai and other characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.4:2008 Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 4: Cham, Game Tiles, and other characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.5:2008 Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 5: AMENDMENT 5: Tai Tham, Tai Viet, Avestan, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, CJK Unified Ideographs Extension C, and other characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2003/Amd.6:2009
Published 2009-10-13
Information technology -- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) -- Amendment 6: Bamum, Javanese, Lisu, Meetei Mayek, Samaritan, and other characters
ISO/IEC TR 15285 An operational model for characters and glyphs

Work on projects and their milestones include:

If you want further information, or want to participate, please contact your national member body or one of the contact addresses of the WG.