The Law and Practice of Global ICT Standardization

Kanevskaia, Olia

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“…The politicization of technology is also evident in the international standardization regime (Financial Times, 2019). While the international standardization organizations in the area of ICT, notably the International Telecommunication Union, have historically been dominated by the EU and the US, Chinese actors are becoming increasingly represented and influential (Kanevskaia, 2023;Klotz, 2023). Furthermore, it is important to note that the ICT standard-setting landscape is, as one observer describes it, "balkanized" (Liu, 2018), meaning that there is an increasing number of organizations active in this field that go beyond the "Big Three" -ISO, IEC, and the ITU.…”

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International Standardization and Trade Regulation

Klotz

2024

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2019 (discussants Eric Arias and Peter Rosendorff), and the Swiss Political Science Association annual conferences in 2019 and 2020 (discussant Lukas Linsi and Oliver Westerwinter). I would also like to thank Michael Beer, Awilo Ochieng Pernet, and Martin Müller for facilitating my participation in the 42nd Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva, Switzerland in 2019.The WTI not only supported my doctoral studies in Switzerland but also actively facilitated my research visits abroad. Here, I would like to extend my gratitude to Tim Büthe, whose contributions to the literature not only ignited my interests in international standards but who also kindly hosted my research visit at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany in 2018. Tim not only provided valuable feedback, he also provided me with the opportunity to present my research in his (post-) doctoral colloquium, and to meet my co-author Cindy Chen. In a more informal, but by no means less significant, note I would like to thank Toni Ser, who has not only been my best friend for

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International Standardization and Trade Regulation

Klotz

2024

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“…Other relevant contributions on this topic include Paré (2002), Mueller (2002Mueller ( , 2010Mueller ( , 2017 and De-Nardis (2015). 11 For another detailed review of the ICT standardisation landscape, please see Kanevskaia (2023).…”

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“… 11 11 For another detailed review of the ICT standardisation landscape, please see Kanevskaia (2023). …”

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Who drives the international standardisation of telecommunication and digitalisation? Introducing a new data set

Klotz

2023

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Reinforced by the technological decoupling and the related battle for technological supremacy between the United States and China, telecommunication technology has become increasingly politicised. As the functioning of global telecommunication technology relies on interoperability and compatibility, government and private actors have strong incentives to shape the underlying standards in their economic and political interests. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its Members play a central role in setting these standards for future telecommunication technology. Despite the ITU's importance in this field, relatively little is known about the organisation's work on standardisation and the actors behind it. This Policy Insight introduces a new data set on the involvement of over 800 government and private actors and their almost 50,000 contributions to ITU standardisation processes between 2000 and 2022. A descriptive analysis of the data set illustrates that particularly Chinese actors—Huawei, ZTE, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom—have been actively driving the ITU's standardisation processes in the areas of transport, access and home but also future networks and cloud. The data set introduced here is envisaged as a source which allows researchers to study the reasons and implications for certain actors' involvement in the international standardisation of telecommunication and digitalisation.

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“…SDO governance is heterogenous. 39 While SDOs appear to share some fundamental governance features, those are further concretized in their operational frameworks in a way that serves their membership and is entrenched in their cultural traditions. Generally, a distinction can be made between four models of SDO governance, often combined in reality.…”

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Global Rivalry over Leadership in ICT Standardization

Baron¹,

Kanevskaia²

2023

The Evolution of Transnational Rule-Makers Through Crises

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Recent years have witnessed geopolitical tensions resulting from China's rapid ascension to technological power. The increasing technological influence of Chinese companies is particularly apparent in the development of global technology standards in information and communication technologies (ICT). ICT standards codify specifications for interoperability among various technological components and prescribe methods applied in electronic devises; 1 notable examples include wireless LAN specifications, internet protocols, and cellular networks such 4G/ LTE and, more recently, 5G.Influence over the development of ICT standards is potentially highly valuable to commercial stakeholdersinclusion into a standard may increase the value of certain patented technologies; 2 and standard specifications may provide certain firms' products with a competitive advantage. Competition for leadership in ICT standards development has thus long been characterized by rivalry between large commercial stakeholders. At the same time, and with the significantly increasing participation of Chinese companies in many standards development organizations (SDO), there is a growing geopolitical dimension to this commercial competition.Particularly in the United States, the important role of Chinese companies, most notably Huawei, in ICT standards development has fueled a variety of policy initiatives intended to curb the influence of Chinese actors and bolster the position 3 See, among others, the testimony of Christopher Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, during the hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary, 5G: National Security Concerns, Intellectual Property Issues, and the Impact on Competition and Innovation (May 14, 2019), www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Krebs%20Responses% 20to%20QFRs.pdf; the statement of Jonathan E. Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS, before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (January 25, 2018), www.uscc.gov/sites/default/ files/Jonathan%20Hillman%20Written%20Testimony%203.13.20.pdf, providing examples of International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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The Law and Practice of Global ICT Standardization

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