A draft commitment is a template for potential adopters to adapt, sign, and then publish to demonstrate their support for a given standard. By offering this draft, the standard ensures prospective adopters are fully aware of the expected commitment levels from the outset. Furthermore, providing an easily adaptable template reduces the likelihood of implementers creating their own, weaker adoption commitments, ensuring a higher and more consistent standard of adoption across the board. This approach essentially removes barriers to a robust adoption process.
- If a standard requires a relatively high level of commitment to be useful
- If a standard is targetting public sector organisations that are keen to formally launch commitments
- If a very early-stage standard requires commitment in principle before development begins