Innovations in Organizational IT Specification and Standards Development

Kai Jakobs

ISBN 10: 1466621605 / ISBN 13: 9781466621602

Published by IGI Global, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Innovations in Organizational IT Specification and Standards Development
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1466621605
• ISBN 13: 9781466621602
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The acceleration of the Internet and the growing importance of ICT in the globalized markets have played a vital role in the progressively difficult standardization of ICT companies. With the related economic importance of standards, companies and organizations are bringing their own ideas and technologies into the Internet’s standard settings. Innovations in Organizational IT Specification and Standards Development provides advancing research on all current aspects of IT standards and standardization. This book aims to be useful in gaining knowledge for IT researchers, scholars, and practitioners alike.

About the Author

Kai Jakobs joined RWTH Aachen University's Computer Science Department in 1985. His current research interests focus on various aspects of ICT standards and the underlying standardisation process. Over time, he (co)- authored/edited a text book on communication networks and, more recently, seventeen books on ICT standardisation. More than 200 of his papers have been published in conference proceedings, books and journals. He has been on the programme committee and editorial board of numerous international conferences and journals, respectively and has served as an external expert on evaluation panels of various European R&D programmes, on both technical and socio-economic issues. He is also Vice President of the European Academy for Standardisation (EURAS). Kai holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh and is a Certified Standards Professional.