Category Archives: Standards

“Iceland – Haven of Openness?” – what is Mr Moody on about?

Posted on 28 March, 2012 by

Over at ComputerWorld, I stumbled across this blog post “Iceland – Haven of Openness?” by open source evangelist, Glyn Moody. Now, I have to admit that I have never met the man and I’m sure that he’s a decent enough chap … Continue reading →

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Connecting Europe v2

Posted on 23 October, 2011 by

The European Commission announced last week a plan worth €50bn aimed at smart, sustainable and inter-connected transport, energy and digital networks across Europe. The plan echoes a similarly ambitious project launched by the then Commission President Jacques Delors that I … Continue reading →

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150 Years on from the Civil War – Taking standards to the next level

Posted on 12 April, 2011 by

OK, OK, I’ll admit the headline is stretching a point and a desperate bid for eyeballs on the 150th Anniversary of the opening shots on Fort Sumter… I ask only that you bear with me and keep in mind that … Continue reading →

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Debate hots up on future of European standardisation

Posted on 24 March, 2011 by

A sometimes scathing but nonetheless important contribution to the debate about the future of European Standardisation by Trond-Arne Undheim at Oracle and Open Forum Europe: CEN/CENELEC Lacks Perspective (Trond’s Opening Standard).

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