Information on "Standardization"
February 2012
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Feb 2012
America's Voluntary Standards System - A "Best Practice" Model for Innovation Policy
Author: Dieter Ernst
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
For its proponents, America’s voluntary standards system is a "best practice" model for innovation policy. More on «America's Voluntary Standards System - A "Best Practice" Model for Innovation Policy»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government: Content, Scope and Standardisation
Author: Collette Schulz-‐Herzenberg, Shireen Mukadam, Jamy Felton
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This policy brief addresses the scope, content and standardization of financial disclosure records. More on «Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government: Content, Scope and Standardisation»
May 2011
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May 2011
From Security Management to Risk Management
Author: Maarten Merkelbach, Pascal Daudin
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Due safety and security is not an end in itself but a condition for sustainable access, and is thereby an enabler to aid agencies’ institutional and operational goals of presence and program implementation. More on «From Security Management to Risk Management»
April 2011
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Apr 2011
A Brief History of Standards and Standardization Organizations: A Chinese Perspective
Author: Wang Ping
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper reviews the history of standardization from the early Industrial Revolution to the market economy, and examines national or international standardization organizations. More on «A Brief History of Standards and Standardization Organizations: A Chinese Perspective »
February 2011
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Feb 2011
The Role of MNCs in China's Standardization
Author: Junjun Hou
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper proposes that Chinese stakeholders should keep a more open mind to MNCs, and MNCs should have more patience with Chinese standardization. More on «The Role of MNCs in China's Standardization»
September 2010
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Sep 2010
Harmonising Energy Efficiency Requirements – Building Foundations for Co-operative Action
Author: Rod Janssen
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
To promote and accelerate the deployment of more energy-efficient technologies, countries and regions increasingly use minimum Energy Performance Standards and energy labeling. More on «Harmonising Energy Efficiency Requirements – Building Foundations for Co-operative Action»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
The Challenge of Patent Governance in ICT Standards: Seen from a Patent Authority's Perspective
Author: Konstantinos Karachalios
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper analyzes the use of proprietary technology in key ICT standards, an important challenge for standards policy. More on «The Challenge of Patent Governance in ICT Standards: Seen from a Patent Authority's Perspective»
January 2010
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Jan 2010
Standardization Strategy of China - Achievement and Challenges
Author: Wang Ping, Wang Yiyi, John Hill
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper explores China's standardization strategy after entering the WTO and its roles in economic development and innovation system construction in China. More on «Standardization Strategy of China - Achievement and Challenges» -
2010
HS Codes and the Transport Sector
Author: Izaak Wind
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
With a view to facilitating international trade, a commodity classification system was developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). More on «HS Codes and the Transport Sector»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
Addressing the Interface Between Patents and Technical Standards in International Trade Discussions
Author: David Vivas-Eugui, Pedro Roffe
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
This publication examines the tensions created by the overlap between patents and technical standards in the field of intellectual property rights, and the possible impact on international trade. More on «Addressing the Interface Between Patents and Technical Standards in International Trade Discussions»
