Digital standards
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What is the future of PDF on its 30th anniversary?Â
14 September 2023
We use PDF (Portable Document Format) so much in everyday activities that we often take it for granted. But PDFs haven't always been around. In 1993, Adobe (formerly Adobe Systems Incorporated) created the PDF file fo...
Involvement of ARIN Service Region in International Digital Standardization
06 March 2022
The international community and policymakers need to grasp and better comprehend how digital standards work, why they are important for the digital economy and society, and why standard-setting processes would benefit...
[WebDebate #12 summary] Standardisation: Practical solutions for strained negotiations, or an arena for realpolitik?
Our May WebDebate looked at standards as tools for managing international relations and discussed the process of negotiating and implementing the standards. Standards define our everyday lives in ways most people do n...
Standardisation – The Key to Unlock the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
21 February 2017
Is standardisation a key to unlocking the 17 Sustainable Development goals adopted in the framework of the 2030 Agenda? How can the goals be translated into actions? How can standards be developed and used to attain t...
Training and courses
Events
Digital standards, China, and geopolitics: What is at stake?
14 Dec 21 - 14 Dec 21
Resources
2021
Report: The geopolitics of digital standards: China’s role in standard-setting organisations
Standards for digital technologies are all around us, enabling devices to interact with each other, allowing us to connect to mobile networks, and facilitating the exchange of information. By providing rules or guidelines for the development and functioning of techno... Read more...
2011
Factors influencing broadband adoption and digital content consumption in developing countries: A case from Pakistan
This paper attempts to redress the issues of broadband adoption and digital content consumption and provides detailed analysis on the factors that influence them, and rejection determinants in a developing country like Pakistan.... Read more...
