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Jakobs, Kai, Procter, Rob and Williams, Robin (1996) Standardisation of global telecommunication services — expertise or market shares? In: Seventh International Symposium on Technology and Society: Technical Expertise and Public Decisions, Princeton, New Jersey, 21-22 Jun 1996. Published in: 1996 International Symposium on Technology and Society : technical expertise and public decisions : proceedings pp. 457-466. ISBN 0780333454.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS.1996.541183
Abstract
Standards are one of the key components of information technology today. Yet, despite their public and widespread implications, the underlying standardisation processes are something of a "black box" to outsiders. This begs the question how standards are determined, and by whom. The paper will look at the lowest, and most technical level of this process, where the basic technological decisions are made. The results of a survey of standards professionals and standards users are presented and analysed. We examine the composition of international committees charged with defining and maintaining standards for electronic mail systems, report the views of senior committee members, including their opinions of the process, how it could be improved, and their reactions to increased user representation. We then present and analyse corporate users' views on participation in standards setting. Finally, the implications of our findings for standards setting are discussed and recommendations made for addressing the problem revealed
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | 1996 International Symposium on Technology and Society : technical expertise and public decisions : proceedings | ||||
| Publisher: | IEEE Press | ||||
| ISBN: | 0780333454 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 1996 | ||||
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| Page Range: | pp. 457-466 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | Seventh International Symposium on Technology and Society: Technical Expertise and Public Decisions | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
| Location of Event: | Princeton, New Jersey | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 21-22 Jun 1996 |
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