Insight Volume 13 Num 4 November 4, 2011 International standards and trade policy strategic developments
| 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. |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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