Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1605663344 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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He presently serves as Secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 (Data Management and Interchange). Timothy Schoechle, PhD has been in the communications and computer engineering fields since the mid-1970s and engaged in standardization since the early 1980s in a variety of both expert and leadership roles. When not traveling for work, he lives in Boulder and is a consultant, advising government
Ken Krechmer's review of Tim Schoechle's book Kenneth Krechmer Review of Standardization and Digital Enclosureby Timothy D. Schoechle, University of Colorado, USAPublished by: IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA, 2009byKen Krechmer, University of ColoradoJune 9, 2009This book, based on a PhD dissertation, studies the process of technical standardization from a social sciences perspective. However, the author is an active participant in technical standardization committee work.
He presently serves as Secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 (Data Management and Interchange). Dr. . Dr. He is active in various international standards educational and research initiatives including the biennial SIIT conference (Standardization and Innovation in IT) and an international journal on standards research. When not traveling for work, he lives in Boulder and is a consultant, advising governments, organizations, and law firms on standards policy and patent issues. About the AuthorTimothy Schoechle, PhD has been in the communications and computer engineering fields since the mid-1970s and engaged in standardization since the early 1980s in a variety of both expert and leadership roles. He served a key role in founding its standards research center. Schoechle holds a BS from Pepperdine University, and an MS and PhD from the University of Colorado. He served on the University of Colorado, Boulder, Col
Recent trends have shown increasing privatization of standardization activities under various corporations, trade associations, and consortia, raising significant public policy issues about how the public interest may be represented. Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology establishes a framework of analysis for public policy discussion and debate. Discussing topics such as social practices and political economic discourse, this book offers a truly interdisciplinary approach to standardization and privatization valuable to technical, economic, and political researchers and practitioners, as well as academicians involved in related fields.