This paper explores the decision of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate in official stan-dard setting alliances. Based on micro data of German firms in the electrical engineering and machinery industry, we show that innovation-related variables follow the predictions of our hypo...

The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of standardization on unintentional deaths. While accidents are a complex problem with many contributing factors, the findings indicate that standardization can play an important role in reducing their devastating impact. When effectively impl...

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This study looks at the relationship between participation in standardization and accidental deaths, at the national level. The key finding is that while more participation in standardization is associated with fewer accidental deaths of men, it doesn't seem to be related to accidental deaths of wom...

SMEs and craft enterprises are an important part of the enterprise sector in Europe. They represent 99 % of all enterprises, around 70 % of all jobs and 50 % of value added enterprises. Recognizing the need to get SMEs more involved in standardization, the European Commmission commissioned and fina...

Several studies highlight the economic benefits of standards, while the benefit of taking part in standardization remains a rather unexplored mystery to date. In theory, standard setters not only benefit from the possibility to monitor and shape the development of standards but also access a wide...

This report aims to review those international standards-setting organisations that are of greatest interest to developing countries and to assess ways in which developing country participation can be enhanced. It focuses on five international standards-setting organisations that are of primary inte...

This article summarizes key incentives for vendors, users, government and individuals to participate in the standardization process. It argues that standards can expand markets at all points in the market life cycle, with overall impact measured in billions of dollars. The authors hope to encourage ...

This study analyzes representation in ISO's standards development activities from two perspectives: geographic region and stakeholder group. The first part of the study looks at the country/regional representation in all active technical committees (TCs) within ISO. The second part looks at ISO/TC 2...

This study discusses the results of a survey conducted in 2018 targeting standardization activities in organizations. The questions covered: (1) the state of the implementation of standardization, (2) interest in the standardization of advanced technologies, (3) knowledge sources for standardizat...

Publications, patents, standard-essential patents (SEPs), and standard contributions are important indicators for the drivers in the technology development of 5G. However, current 5G technology reports predominately draw on patent data to identify technology developing organizations, ignoring the...