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Innovation and Legislation: Standardization in Conflict By Sherrie Bolin Executive Summary ___________________________________________________________ 3 Introduction__________________________________________________________________ 5 Standardization and Innovation__________________________________________________ 7 Role of Government ___________________________________________________________ 9 Legislation _______________________________________________________________ 10 Interoperability and Infrastructure___________________________________________ 13 Globalization _____________________________________________________________ 14 Architecture ______________________________________________________________ 16 Intellectual Property Rights _________________________________________________ 16 Antitrust _________________________________________________________________ 18 Changing Markets, Changing Strategies__________________________________________ 19 Value of Standards ________________________________________________________ 19 Strategic Standardization ___________________________________________________ 22 Strengthening the System ______________________________________________________ 25 Infrastructure ____________________________________________________________ 26 Sustainable architecture ____________________________________________________ 27 Conclusion: The Nuts and Bolts of the Problem ____________________________________ 28 About The Standards Edge: Dynamic Tension ___________________________________ 30 Appendix A _________________________________________________________________ 32 Innovation and Legislation: Standardization in Conflict —Page 2—
Executive Summary O n December 4-5, 2003 in Washington, DC, leaders in industry, government, and academia gathered to discuss the topic “Innovation and Legislation: Standardization in Conflict.” While the title is intriguing, just what does it mean? (a) That standardization is being pulled in two directions, innovators and legislators on opposite ends of the rope (b) That standards developers are in conflict (c) That standards themselves are conflicting with each other (d) That there was yet another standards conference in an exotic, tropical location (e) That the person who chose the locations and dates of the last two conferences (December in Boston and Washington) is in clear need of an atlas and a Farmer’s Almanac If you chose a,b,c, and e, congratulations! You clearly have a good understanding of the state of standardization today along with a general knowledge of winter weather patterns in the eastern United States. If you chose d, can I interest you in investing in beachfront property in Siberia? The conference did address conflict in standardization from diverse points of view. Featuring speakers such as Tony Scott, CTO of General Motors, Miann Quddu, Director of Technology Enabling for Samsung, Toru Yamauchi of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and John Podesta, former White House Chief of Staff for the Clinton Administration, along with representatives from industry, government, academia, and international and regional standards organizations, the conference treated invitation-only participants to four interactive panels: • Technical Use of Standardization: Managing Innovation, Creating Technology, Managing Change • The Role of Government in Standards: Social Legislation, Regulation, and Business User • The Business of Standards: Creation, Destruction, and Preservation of IPR • Internationalization and Standardization: Creation of National and International Markets While each panel examined its respective issues, the nature of standardization means that many of those issues have impact across the board. As such, it was not surprising to find more visible concerns such as IPR issues or even standardization strategies discussed in many of the panels. Despite this fact and the diversity of those attending the conference, key issues were identified. At the top of the list of issues were: Innovation and Legislation: Standardization in Conflict —Page 3—
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