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Standards (General) (Standards (Guidelines)) |
| Author: | Martin Libicki and James Schneider and Dave R. Frelinger and Anna Slomovic |
| Abstract: | This White paper prepared by a research team at RAND examines the adequacy of today's information technology standards. Analyses were made to see where these standards were leading the industry and if government intervention will be necessary to address systemic failures in the standards development process. Five case studies were undertaken covering existing Web standards; the extensible markup language, XML; digital library standards; issues related to payments, property, and privacy; and evolving electronic commerce value chains. The present system of standards development was found to be basically healthy. The success of standards in the marketplace depends upon many factors including corporations, interest groups and government. The best role for the government to play in the development and success of industry standards is to strenghten the efforts of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), especially its Information Technology Laboratory. |
| Publisher: | RAND |
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| Date Published: | 2000 |
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| Resource Type: | Laws/Legislation |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | HTML |
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| Rights Management: | Copyright 2000 RAND. |
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