Opening standards : the global politics of interoperability / Laura DeNardis, editor.

Other author DeNardis, Laura, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Computer networks--Standards. --Government policy.
Computer networks--Standards. --Political aspects.
Computer networks--Standards. --Economic aspects.
Internetworking (Telecommunication)--Technological innovations.

SeriesThe information society series
Information society series. ^A1063450
Contents Introduction: Global controversies over open standards / Laura DeNardis -- 1: The politics of interoperability -- Injecting the public interest into Internet Standards / John B. Morris Jr. -- The government at the standards bazaar / Stacy Baird -- Governments, the public interest, and standards setting / D. Linda Garcia -- Securing the root / Brenden Kuerbis and Milton Mueller -- Open document standards for government: the South Africa experience / Andrew Rens -- 2: Standards, innovation, and development economics -- An economic basis for open standards / Rishab Ghosh -- Open innovation and interoperability / Nicos L Tsilas -- Standards, trade, and development / John S. Wilson -- 3: Standards-based intellectual property debates -- Questioning copyright in standards / Pamela Samuelson -- Constructing legitimacy : the W3C's patent policy / Andrew L. Russell -- Common and uncommon knowledge: reducing conflict between standards and patents / Brian Kahin -- 4: Interoperability and oppenness -- ICT standards setting today: a system under stress / Andrew Updegrove -- Software standards, openness, and interoperability / Robert S. Sutor -- Open standards: definition and policy / Ken Krechmer.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011001928
ISBN9780262016025 (alk. paper)
ISBN0262016028 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks TK5105.55 .O65 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold