Title :
The impact of the individual in IT standardisation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tech. Univ. Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper contributes to a better understanding of how standards actually emerge, by having a closer look at what is going on inside standards-setting committees. It discusses the results of a study of long-standing members of committees in charge of standardising electronic messaging systems, from the ISO, the ITU and the IETF. I look at who they are, where they come from, which roles they assume during the process, how they perceive this process and what they feel actually influences its final outcome, i.e. the standard
Keywords :
electronic messaging; human factors; information technology; standardisation; IETF; ISO; IT standardisation; ITU; International Standards Organisation; International Telecommunication Union; Internet Engineering Task Force; committee member roles; electronic messaging systems; individual impact; standardisation process perception; standards-setting committees; Computer science; Consumer electronics; Contracts; Decision making; ISO standards; Information technology; Senior members; Standards organizations;
Conference_Titel :
Technology and Society, 2000. University as a Bridge from Technology to Society. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5803-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISTAS.2000.915630
