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The Subcommittee on Standards of the   National Science and Technology Council issued  Federal Engagement in Standards Activities  to Address National Priorities Background and Proposed Policy  Recommendations

 

The International Trade Centre (ITC), a technical agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organization,  recently launched its  Standards Map  website (www.standardsmap.org): an interactive tool to review and analyse private standards. Working in close relationship with  60 Private Sustainability Standards organizations,  ITC has included Information and data  in Standards Map covering the standards and codes’ requirements, enforcement processes, audit and certification/verification mechanisms. These standards collectively operate in more than 200 countries and certify or verify over 80 different product groups.  Through a partnership between the International Trade Centre (ITC) and GTW Associates  members of the GTW Associates community may  benefit from a trial access to the  Standards Map  through February 2011
 

GTW Associates commented to the  Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  in response to the  May 13 Federal Register  request for comments  and  workshop  IP Rights in standards setting June 21 in Washington DC  
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)  released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies' adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, improve the information available to decision makers and facilitate the continued development of the cloud computing model
 
GTW Associates addressed the first meeting November 3 & 4 of the Advisory committee to the National Academy study Intellectual Property Management in Standard-Setting Processes: An International Comparison
 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS  UNITED STATES VIEWS ON RIO+20  United States SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON NOVEMBER 1, 2011  We recognize that sustainable development offers pathways out of short-term disruptions, such as financial shocks, and long-term challenges, such as climate change. We are also committed to spurring developments in science and innovation through the use of incentive systems; investments in education, the workforce, and basic research; and promoting innovative, open, and competitive markets, supported by strong protection for intellectual property rights and transparent, science-based, regulatory approaches and standards. Respect for international obligations as we chart a future course for sustainable development is also critical.
 
To learn more about architectural challenges the IAB held a workshop 'Interconnecting Smart Objects with the Internet' prior to the IETF 72 meeting in Prague and published a report soon afterwards. The report illustrates some of the challenges the industry is facing in an attempt to improve interoperability in areas where IP has not been used before. IETF 82 will  devote its  technical plenary Monday November 14  1700 - 1915 Technical Session: "Interconnecting Smart Objects with the  Internet"  to the topic of smart objects and will summarize the workshop and solicit feedback from the wider IETF community.  

 

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has requested comments by November 25  on its Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0

Phase 1): Engage stakeholders in a participatory public process to identify applicable standards and requirements, gaps in currently available standards, and priorities for additional standardization activities.  (Phase 2): Establish a Smart Grid Interoperability Panel forum to drive longer-term progress.   (Phase 3): Develop and implement a framework for conformity testing and certification
 
In March 2011 USTR  published the  2011 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE)   the twenty-sixth in an annual series that surveys significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports. The report  describes barriers to trade in 60 nations, the European Union, and the Arab League.  The report contains descriptions of the IP landscape in each of the countries covered, and often notes “concerns” about perceived weakness in enforcement.  The introduction describes the report as a statutorily required “inventory of the most important foreign barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and services, foreign direct investment by U.S. persons, and protection of intellectual property rights.  There are 24 references to standards in the report.  The report refers to The United States Trade Representative's  two important earlier compilations of non tariff barriers to trade facing US Exporters USTR March 31 report 2010 REPORT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE   and 2010 REPORT ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES March 2010 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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