Industry-Led Standardization as Private Governance?

Abstract

Industry-led technical standardization is often cited as an example for private governance. And the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project is often presented as a particularly successful case of such governance without government. The successes of the industry-led DVB Project have often been cited as evidence for the superior governance capacity of private industry. While the commercial and engineering success of the DVB Project is unequivocal, this chapter raises the question whether it has been equally successful in governing a complex sector that is confronted by a range of market failures, with direct implications for important public policy objectives such as media pluralism and diversity.

A Tale of Two Types of Standard Setting: Evidence From Artificial Intelligence in China

“…Our findings advance understanding of the nuances of standard-setting systems in some developed economies. For example, prior studies have suggested that governments are actively involved in standard setting in Germany, France, and other European countries (Blind et al, 2017; Borraz, 2007; Meyer, 2012). However, it remains unclear how firms respond to government influence in standard setting there and what mechanisms drive such responses.…”