The impact of competing committee standards: Integrating the interoperability perspective

There is an on-going controversy about the impact of competing committee standards – i.e., two or more functionally equivalent ‘open’ standards – on innovation (Blind, 2008; Egyedi and Koppenhol, 2010; West and Fomin, 2011). This paper takes a different angle and focuses on its impact on interoperability (e.g. e-government) and large IT users...

Which standards’ characteristics increase system flexibility? Comparing ICT and Batch Processing Infrastructures

Most large Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems develop in a piece-meal fashion. Their complexity and evolution is difficult to manage. They lack flexibility. This contrasts sharply with system design in the batch-wise processing industry, where flexibility has always had a high priority. In this industry, the S88 standard...

Shaping standardization: A study of standards processes and standards policies in the field of telematic services