• DocumentCode
    1466734
  • Title

    The making of standards: looking inside the work groups

  • Author

    Jakobs, Kai ; Procter, Rob ; Williams, Robin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tech. Hochschule Aachen, Germany
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    102
  • Lastpage
    107
  • Abstract
    This article attempts to contribute to a better understanding of how standards actually emerge by taking a closer look at what is going on inside standards setting committees. It discusses the results of a study of senior committee members from the ISO, ITU and the IETF; who they are, where they come from, which rules they assume during the process, how they perceive this process, and what they feel actually influences its final outcome: the standard
  • Keywords
    telecommunication standards; IETF; ISO; ITU; standards; standards setting committees; work groups; Consumer electronics; Decision making; ISO standards; Information technology; Intellectual property; Senior members; Standardization; Standards organizations; Telecommunication standards; Telegraphy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.917511
  • Filename
    917511
    • Link To Document
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