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Appendix C: The European Community - Will Standards Open or Close the Market in 1992?
Appendix C: The European Community - Will Standards Open or Close the Market in 1992?
Pages 59-66
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In the area of information technology, international standards are' a way of life, and the continued need for them should discourage possible attempts to use standards as non-tariff trade barriers. International information technology standards will continue to open the market in 1992, and The views expressed in this paper are solely the personal views of the author and are not intended to represent those of any committee or organization with which the author is associated.
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voluntary consensus standards- making system, it requires considerably more support from all participants and several refinements to satisfy the needs of information technology standardization and to make the United States a more effective contributor. Industry, government, and users must provide greater financial support and bear their fair share of the costs.
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In all of this the information technology industry is viewed as the most vital and it is understood that the market must be open to succeed. International information technology standards have been and will continue to be a crucial need, and Europe 1992 should provide added impetus to their continued development.
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, and Promoting Conference for Open Systems Interconnections (POSI) need a central point of international competence to harmonize the standards profiles and test suites which are vital to the successful interconnection of information technology equipment worldwide.
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It has been suggested outside of the United States that it would be better for JTC1 to break free from ISO and IEC because it brings together truly national delegations from the nations involved with information technolo~ standards, is more closely focussed, and has a management structure and planning function composed of those who understand the technology and the use needs. Also, JTC1 activities are already larger in than those in the remainder of ISO and IEC if information technology activities were to be removed from them.
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Finally, there has to be a better understanding of the fact that the international certification and conformance requirements for information technology systems are vastly different from those for ensuring that dishes will not melt in a dishwasher. The expertise and resources required for open systems testing and conformance are enormous and are often spread around the world in the many laboratories and manufacturing plants of the various manufacturers involved.
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4. As needed (e.g., for information technology)
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If that is the case, then all who have the responsibility for the pieces should pick them up, put them together, and make them work. When that is done, the United States can be an effective international force in working competently with the other nations, including those of the European Community, to ensure that standards will continue to open the market worldwide in 1992 and beyond.
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