---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [CfP]: IT - Standards, Standardisation and Policies Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:10:16 +0000 From: Kai Jakobs Kai.Jakobs@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

Hello,

This Call might be of interest to some of you (I hope).

Cheers, Kai.

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Call for Papers

Knowledge, Technology & Policy

Special Issue on Information Technology - Standards, Standardisation and Policies

Guest Editor: Kai Jakobs

'Standards' form the sine-qua-non for all IT systems. It doesn't matter if they emerge through a formal process or through sheer market power. Without underlying standards (or technical specifications, to use a more generic term), meaningful exchange of information between different systems would be next to impossible.

Accordingly, whether or not the market adopts a standard may well have considerable impact, even on large companies. Thus, understanding how standards emerge in the first place, what shapes them, and what impact exactly they (may) have should be a high priority interest.

This Special Issue will - hopefully - contribute to a greater awareness of the problems and issues surrounding standardisation. This understanding, may well have some impact on the typical corporate perception of standards and standardisation (which may, with some justification, in many cases be characterised as 'laissez-faire').

Today, the most important issues relating to standards setting include, but are definitely not limited to

- The adequacy of the 'traditional' standards setting process in today's fast moving environment. - The role of standards in information infrastructures. - National/regional/corporate standardisation policies. - Analysis of, and new models for, standardisation processes. - The role of consortia in standards making. - Corporate 'standards' vs consortium specifications vs formal standards. - The economic dimension of IT standards. - Intellectual Property Rights. - The role of the individual in standards setting.

Obviously, the technical quality of the specifications, and whether or not they find a window of opportunity play a crucial role as well. Likewise, corporate strategies are vital to a standard's prospects in the market.

Instructions for Authors ------------------------ Submit the full manuscript by June 1, 2001, preferably as an e-mail attachment, to Kai.Jakobs@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de. If you cannot send e-mail attachments please send 4 printed copies of the paper to the guest editor at the address below. Manuscripts should have an abstract and be 15-25 typewritten, double-spaced pages in length. For formatting instructions please see http://www.moted.org/kt&p/submit.htm

Papers must not have been previously presented or published, nor currently submitted for journal publication. Each manuscript will be subjected to a rigorous refereeing process.

Important Deadlines in 2000 June 1 Papers due July 15 Notification of Acceptance September 1 Camera-ready manuscript due

Guest Editor Kai Jakobs Technical University of Aachen Computer Science Department, Informatik IV Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany Tel.: +49-241-80-21405 Fax: +49-241-8888-220 Kai.Jakobs@i4.informatik.rwth-aachen.de

For further information on KT&P please visit: http://www.moted.org/kt&p/

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