D' LINDA GARCIA, PH D GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

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Standard Setting Meeting The Global Challenge

• D. LINDA GARCIA, PH D (GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY)
• BEIJING WORKSHOP ON STANDARDS INNOVATION
• OCTOBER 14, 2009

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Why Standards?
Glue Stic?from jhhwild
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The Challenge Carrying Capacity
Independent variable
Intervening variables
Dependent variable
Market failures Collective Action Conflicting
interests Strategic games Integrating new players
Demand
Supply
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The Challenge Moving up the Stack
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The Challenge Public Policy Issues
Function
Capability
Policy Issues
Information Sharing
Efficiency
? Privacy ? Security ? IPR ? Antitrust ? Access
Knowledge management
Innovation
Coordination
Process interactions
Control
Manage Complexity
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The Challenge Filling in the Blanks
Product Standards
Control Standards
Platform Standards
Process standards
Bottom-up de-facto
Popular fadsBeanie Babies
Traffic conventions
Language
Top-down prescribed
Hours of Childrens TV
Weights Measures
Air traffic control
Building supplies
Voluntary negotiated
AMA standards for practices
W3C standards
Intra-organiza-tional
Inter- Organiza- tional
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Challenge Organizing the Complex Process
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A Menu of Government Roles

• Rule Maker (makes the market)
• Educator
• Broker
• Promoter
• Regulator