# Standard Developing Organizations (SDOs)

## About

The following are a selected list of habitats covering of Standard Developing Organizations (SDOs) that The IO Foundation interacts with in order to put forward its advocacy.

Each habitat comprises a series of organizations that are either interconnected or closely related.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><strong>IETF Habitat</strong></td><td><a href="/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl">/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl</a></td><td><a href="/pages/V9N4i0UGgXA5pxJ7S7hL">/pages/V9N4i0UGgXA5pxJ7S7hL</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>Network Operators Habitat</strong></td><td><a href="/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl">/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl</a></td><td><a href="/pages/YeT1z3u2dRMPyD4uVPYp">/pages/YeT1z3u2dRMPyD4uVPYp</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>ICANN Habitat</strong></td><td><a href="/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl">/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl</a></td><td><a href="/pages/5sCaGPsP8pJaUsbbZ1Vh">/pages/5sCaGPsP8pJaUsbbZ1Vh</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><strong>ITU Habitat</strong></td><td><a href="/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl">/files/97fdHpfcQRYgcwQ55QLl</a></td><td><a href="/pages/2abrqjnysBmdHG1XGcE7">/pages/2abrqjnysBmdHG1XGcE7</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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