Pathways are concrete execution programs — pilots, frameworks, and adoption tracks — owned by ecosystem participants and orchestrated through SEC. Every pathway ties to at least one revenue stream, measurable outcome, competitiveness objective, or scalable ecosystem capability.
Translating Annex IV technical documentation into a structured, machine-readable schema usable by GRC, MLOps, and conformity bodies. Crosswalks NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and ISO/IEC 23894.
Co-leads: NIST, ANSI, EU AI Office liaisons.
Participants: 14 (foundation-model labs, GRC vendors, conformity bodies).
Cross-SDO working group on canonical machine-readable representation of standards content — versioning, deltas, semantic linking, and licensing. Enables tooling vendors to operationalize standards content directly.
Participants: ASTM, IEEE, NISO, UL, SAE, NEMA. NIST advising.
Connecting digital engineering artifacts directly to AS9100 and NADCAP conformance evidence. Pilot with three primes and IAQG to demonstrate continuous conformance through digital thread.
Participants: 3 primes, IAQG, ANAB, two PLM vendors.
Reference architecture for unified GRC posture across information-security, AI, and software-quality standards. Working with three GRC platforms to ship native templates.
Participants: 3 GRC platforms, AICPA, ANSI.
Working with ANAB, IAF, and ILAC to scale recognition of AI evaluation labs across IAF MLA-recognized economies. Builds the global trust layer for AI conformity.
Co-leads: ANAB. Bodies engaged: 9 (IAF/ILAC member economies).
Aligning U.S. industry response to EU Cyber Resilience Act with U.S. SDO work (UL 2900, IEC 62443, NIST 8259). Goal: avoid duplicate testing for connected-product manufacturers.
Participants: UL, ISA Global, NIST, 6 manufacturers.
Embedding standards execution training into the top 25 U.S. graduate AI programs. Covers NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, EU AI Act, and conformity assessment fundamentals.
Backers: ANSI Learning Exchange, 25 universities.
Designing a certified-assessor program for AI and modern-software conformity work, in partnership with ANAB and IAF expert pools.
Participants: ANAB, IAF, two CB networks.
Cross-SDO coordination with SEMI, IEEE, JEDEC, and NIST to align interoperability standards with CHIPS funding milestones. Tracks announced funding rounds and recipient roadmaps.
Co-leads: NIST, ANSI. SEMI lead-author.
Bridge between DOE modernization programs, DHS critical-infrastructure programs, and standards (IEEE 1547, IEC 61850, OpenADR, UCA). Targeted at utility procurement readiness.
Co-leads: DOE labs, IEEE. UCA & OpenADR Alliance.
Aligning U.S. industry response to EU DPP requirements with U.S. SDO digital identity and supply-chain transparency work (GS1, OpenSSF, IDTA, IEEE).
Bridge: U.S. SDOs ↔ EU CEN-CENELEC ↔ DG GROW.
Coordinating U.S. national mirror activity (INCITS) on ISO/IEC SC 42 foundation-model evaluation work. Provides industry input channel for U.S. labs into the international ballot process.
Co-leads: INCITS, ANSI. AI labs: 8.
Ecosystem participants can propose, sponsor, or join existing execution pathways. SEC orchestrates routing across the right SDOs, agencies, and trust infrastructure.