1. The document discusses standards and standardization from different perspectives including creators, implementers, and users of standards. It addresses the importance of open standards, open processes, and balancing the needs of various stakeholders. 2. Key aspects of open standards discussed are open meeting, consensus, due process, open change, open intellectual property rights, open documentation, open access, ongoing support, and open implementation. 3. The document suggests that greater openness, market support, business alignment, and public preference lead to more effective and efficient standards with higher value. Communication and finding common ground between stakeholders is important for standardization.

1. Saints and Sinners
in
Standardisation
Per-Olav Gramstad
Senior Adviser
Division of IT-Architecture
Danish National IT and Telecom Agency

2. We're all Saints and Sinners
in Standardisation
Peaceful geeks gathering on the barricades
Document formats
Farewell to Architecture Franchise
Open Standards
Open Content, Control, Connector
Open Source
Open Component
Fear of Taxation without
Representation

3. Transmitter Receiver
Transmitter Receiver
Similarity
standards
Compatibility
standards
TransmitterReceiver
TransmitterReceiver
TransmitterReceiver
Adaptability
standards
Transeiver
So much standards and so little
Making head and tail of standards.
Open Standards
Open Process and Open Deliverables
Adaptability Standards
Identification, Negotiation and Selection
Succession of Standards
All standards are equal, but some standards
are more equal than others
A better understanding of Spectres
of Standardization

4. Perspectives and stakeholders
found in standardisation.
Everyone is closest to themselves.
Creators
All Process and IPR
Implementers
All Deliverables
except On-going Support and IOP
Users
All Deliverables and Open Change
Disenfranchisement could force standardisation
to happen somewhere else.
1. Open Meeting
2. Consensus
3. Due Process
4. Open Change
5. Open IPR
6. Open Documentation
7. Open Access
8. On-going Support
9. Open IOP
Implementation
Creation
Use
Requirements Stakeholders
Process
Deliverables

5. The original sin,
no communication
Communication changes everything
Governance
Degree of Openness in Standardisation
Effectiveness
Public Administrative Business Alignment
Efficiency
Extent of Support from the Market
Let’s talk LowRejected
…………………………………………………………
HighHighHighRecommended
Market
Support
OpennessBusiness
Value
Public
Preference

6. Working together, sharing and re-using
Identification
Let’s identify some common criteria
Negotiation
Let’s negotiate on the definition of criteria
Selection
Lets’s select some criteria when assessing standards and specifications.
Re-use
Find out if someone else already done something similar
Assess
Re-use already made assessment and/or assess using pre-selected criteria
Let’s agree on some serious Ghostbusting
CAMSS a somewhat IMPROVED
offer of communication

7. Ten Requirements for Open Standards
1. Open Meeting
2. Consensus
3. Due Process
4. Open Change
5. Open IPR
6. Open Documentation
7. Open Access
8. On-going Support
9. Open IOP
Implementation
Creation
Use
Requirements Stakeholders

8. LowRejected
…………………………………………………………………………
HighHighHighRecommended
Market
Support
OpennessBusiness
Value
Public
Preference