Trond's Opening Standard

EU Standardization Reform Underway: Part I

By trond-arne.undheim on July 3, 2009 10:31 PM

Today, on 3 July 2009, the European Commission adopted a White Paper on 'Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU', with the lovely name COM(2009) 324 final, outlining the thrust of a forthcoming legislative reform. In essence, it paves the way...

Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Software, Standards and Society in 2020 Series: 4. The Growing Importance of Informal Standardization

By trond-arne.undheim on May 26, 2009 8:48 AM

New consortia and alliances are formed virtually daily with the announced purpose of addressing some pressing need for standards. There are so many Standards Setting Organizations (SSOs) today that even the largest organizations can not participate in all of them....

Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Software, Standards and Society in 2020 Series: 3. The Messy Globalization of Standards

By trond-arne.undheim on May 20, 2009 5:27 AM

Believe it or not, globalization came as a surprise to everyone. Even though we have traded with foreign partners for centuries, the widespread nature of global exchange of goods, services, ideas, technologies and more has changed society in unimaginable ways....

Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Case for Open Standards

By trond-arne.undheim on November 1, 2008 4:02 AM

Yesterday, I presented to the OFE Executive Council in London about the work of OFE's Standards Special Interest Group, with a very clear message: there is a good case for Open Standards. 31oct2008 SigpublicView SlideShare presentation or Upload your...

Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Open Standards and Intellectual Property Rights

By trond-arne.undheim on October 10, 2008 4:49 PM

Les2008finalView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: open standards)...

Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)