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U.S. Stakeholder Perspective:
Information Technology Industry
ITI Standards Policy Committee
April 2016
Consortia
nternational Organizations
Globally Relevant, Trusted Process, Geopolitical Neutrality, Use in Policy
Speed, Product-Oriented Technologies, Globally Relevant
Widely adopted standards are successful standards
Innovation above and beyond standard
create differentiated, competitive products
Standards specify behavior, process, or quality for
implementation by anyone
• Complex products have many “ingredients”
• There are both standard and proprietary elements
• “Enterprise standards” are not published specifications
• Independent, self-funding organizations with focused charters
Industry
Consortia
• Well-defined structure, governance and processes
• Business model generally membership-based, open to global participation
• Many have dedicated staff, marketing and external programs
• When benefical, voluntary compliance and interoperability programs
Large Consortia: Expenses $18.7M
Small Consortia: Expenses <$1M
Marketing
Technical Programs
Operations
Marketing
Technical Ops
Conferences
Engineering
Website
Legal
Administration
Business Ops
Membeship
Taxes
Coherence
Competition
• Overlapping standards have only two modes: no conflict / conflict
• Coherence is not a “problem” to be “solved”
• Openness, transparency, public notification and liaison cooperation are
all methods for addressing coherence
Harmonization
Coexistence
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China’s Standards Reforms
• Overall support and respect for the reform work
• Mandatory standards efficiency is a positive change
• Social organizations as a new market-driven model
• Part 1: Code of Good Practice will be critical to success of
new system
• Part 2: We encourage China to consider the merits of a
full accreditation and national adoption system
• “Enterprise standards” are unique to China
• IT industry is committed to positive standards
engagement in China