Entries from Trond's Opening Standard tagged with 'standards'
Leadership From Below by Software Developers
Developers have some core attitudes that are deeply shaping contemporary society. They foreshadow a society built on leadership from below, where leadership is less hierarchical. In this new, somewhat individualistic world, paradoxically, collaboration and standardization lay the foundation for the...
The Software, Standards and Society in 2020 Series: 1. The Internet changed everything
The Internet changed everything. Much like Television changed one viewer at the time—at the same time—the Internet changed societies in one go, although one could equally say that society shaped the Internet. After all, what is it in the end,...
The Transformational Potential of Software Standards
Let me first make a preamble of some importance to what I am about to say. The preamble is: the Internet is a software phenomenon. The extraordinary growth provided by the Internet platform is unmatched, think of companies, consumer products,...
Improving Government Access Through The Web
This week, the W3C's eGovernment Interest Group published a good document called Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web, describing the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments in their efforts to apply 21st century capabilities...
Future IT policy Challenges
Last week, I spoke at the Norwegian government's internal seminar on future IT policy priorities in a global perspective. Some of the readers might be disappointed to find the slides are all in Norwegian. A happy minority, of course, will...
Commission calls for doubling funding for ICT research and innovation
Friday's Commission Communication is well worth a quick scan: "A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game" (press release, full text). The document says ICT represents 12 million jobs in Europe and the ICT sector represents...
Sixteen Soundbites From An IPR Workshop
I will soon publish my impression from a highly entertaining European Commission workshop on intellectual property rights and ICT standards on 19 November 2008 in Brussels, Belgium held at the Bedford Hotel, formerly a cotton mill. Since I attended yesterday...
The Case for Open Standards
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...
Open Standards and Intellectual Property Rights
Les2008finalView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: open standards)...
Will IBM's New Standards Policy Fix Leaking Pipes?
In a seminal move, IBM announces a new IT Standards Policy (see today's Wall Street Journal article, 23.08.09 or IBM's press release on 22.09.08) which will: -- Begin or end participation in standards bodies based on the quality and openness...
The New Generation of Standardistas? The Open Web Foundation
The standards world is sometimes viewed as a bunch of old men sitting together for an eternity in esoteric (but warm) locations for years and years without contact with the outside world. Finally, in the summer of 2008 we saw...
How to Select Standards and Specifications for Europe
Who knew that convergence would be a European strength? A draft Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specification (CAMSS), produced by Clementine Valayer from the Belgian consultant firm Trasys for the IDABC programme of the European Commission is now out...
Software is no longer a pursuit for savants
Software is no longer a pursuit for software savants. Like climate change, terrorism, and the economy, it is a highly strategic issue on the table of government leaders. Like carbon trading, security services, and revenue, it is at the core...
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