Policymakers should proceed with a great deal of caution when considering standards mandates, where procurement policies and other government actions may distort a marketplace filled with competing standards and levels...
...cross-national convergence on international standards. This paper challenges the market-based perspective, focusing on compliance with the 1988 Basel Capital Accord in South Korea and Taiwan. First, it argues that adoption...
...architecture of an integrated personal portal and the consequences of the current availability and status of open standards. In the second part of the report the consequences of deepening levels...
...non-discriminatory (RAND) access to patents necessary to practice a standard. With multi-jurisdictional oversight of SSOs, the role of antitrust law – if inconsistent and overly aggressive – could be counterproductive....
This paper tries to discuss the role of standardization in National Technology Policy on the basis of analyzing Chinese Technology Standardization System and Technology Policy System, and finally to give...
...to further undermine the public’s trust in voting. Testing results, independent reports, and internal corporate documents released to the public have exposed not only the vulnerabilities to tampering of some...
...the sluggish and ineffective governmental action that has hamstrung the Gulf region’s recovery. The author maintains that what is needed is a comprehensive recovery program akin to the post World...
...the regulatory standard-setting process, we find that full compliance with the new drinking water standard for boron has been hampered. Prior to the standard’s enactment, it was unclear whether boron...
...revenue from the use of the standard. Yet by their function – ensuring compatibility between different products by promoting a common technology platform in a particular industry – standards generate...
Among the most significant behaviors in the United States today is one of the least known and least understood: private regulatory conduct, commonly called standard setting. The federal government has...