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Educating Standards Policy Makers
IEEE Standards Education Committee
20 May 2014
James Irvine/Susan K. Tatiner
Technology Policy Education Fora
Feb 2014, “Privacy and the Internet,” Policy Forum in Delhi in
connection with BOG meeting. Successful meeting of govt, NGO,
academia, industry reps.
22 Aug 2014, IEEE-SA and Tsinghua University, School of Public
Policy and Management, “Reducing Energy Consumption in an
Era Climate Change.” The topic will be addressed from a
technology policy perspective, including …
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How can climate change impact energy needs?
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Does increasing urbanization play a role?
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How can policy makers help?
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Can technical standards be used to help advance the needs of society in
this area?
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Electric vehicles: a case study in standardization
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Technology Policy Education Fora (cont’d)
Beijing event will be a half day, will bring together
key stakeholders to share experiences and
dialogue. Key speakers, a panel discussion, and
a concluding session will be held.
2015, Budgeting for one forum in Africa
In subsequent years, two per year
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Connecting with related university
programs
Technology policy is a growing field …
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Middle East Technical University, Science and Technology Policy Studies
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University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, Mphil in Technology Policy
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Tecnio Lisboa, Center for Innovation, Technology, and Policy Research
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Stanford University, Management Science & Engineering
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Carnegie Mellon University, School of Engineering and Public Policy
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Tsinghua University, School of Public Policy & Management
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division
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Technical University of Delft, School of Technology, Policy, & Management
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George Washington University, Center for International Science & Technology Policy
Research and outreach to selected programs for collaborative
activities in 2015 and beyond.
Case studies book of interest
Perhaps developing new training materials for them
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Standards Development Simulation
Game
The SEC, volunteer-developed Standards
development simulation game is an important
feature of the IEEE Standards University NIC
proposal (going to the NIC in June).
Further development refinement of the game is
planned, including targeting for key
demographics.
Policymakers—current and future—should be on
that list.
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IEEE SIIT
IEEE-SIIT (Standardization and Innovation in Information
Technology) conferences aim at bringing together
standardization researchers from different disciplines; ITpractitioners, policy makers, standards developers and
users (administrations, companies, etc.) – that is, those
who are interested in exchanging insights on standards and
standardization, and appreciate the different angles and types of
knowledge brought together.
SIIT is expanding and improving in 2015.
Policy education will be a good fit with SIIT.
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THANK YOU!
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