[wg/dx] Dataset Exchange Working Group Charter

[pchampin]

New charter proposal, reviewers please take note.

Charter Review

https://w3c.github.io/dx-wg-charter/

diff from charter template

Expected end of charter refinement phase: February 2026

diff from current charter

chair dashboard

What kind of charter is this?

• Existing WG recharter

Horizontal Reviews: apply the Github label "Horizontal review requested" to request reviews for accessibility (a11y), internationalization (i18n), privacy, security, and TAG. Also add a "card" for this issue to the Strategy Funnel.

Communities suggested for outreach

See https://w3c.github.io/dx-wg-charter/#coordination

Known or potential areas of concern

Where would charter proponents like to see issues raised?

• https://github.com/w3c/dx-wg-charter/issues

Anything else we should think about as we review?

The plan is to make the Dataset Exchange WG a joint working group with the DDI Alliance. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is also in preparation.

The initial plan to create a joint WG was finally abandonned. The DDI Alliance will simply be listed in the Coordination section of the charter, credited as appropriate in the W3C RECs based on their specifications, and will provide invited experts to the WG.

[pchampin]

Other useful link: minutes of a meeting between the Dataset Exchange WG and the DDI Alliance in October 2024

[pchampin]

charter refinement announced on 15 September: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-members/2025JulSep/0058.html

[rigow]

Questions on MoU with DDI: Does the DDI Alliance want to just cooperate inside the Data exchange WG or do they want to also publish the specification in their own corner?

Because if they just want to make a W3C spec, we only have to negotiate their access into the W3C System and to organize copyright and patent commitments. If they want to do things in parallel and fork from there, we need to talk about change control.

Is there anything known with respect to those two questions?

[pchampin]

Questions on MoU with DDI: Does the DDI Alliance want to just cooperate inside the Data exchange WG

yes

or do they want to also publish the specification in their own corner?

no, they are happy with the specs being published by us only -- as long as the DDI Alliance is mentioned in the spec, of course.