Globalization Using Standards: Leadership in Reaching Global Consensus on Technological Standardization - Softcover

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Standards will define how a nation participates inthe global scene. In a world that is connectedelectronically, there is no such thing as localizedcommunities and localized communication. Countriesthat choose to operate using their own standards arecreating a local island that is isolated from theglobal community. For nations to be globallycompetitive, they must adopt global standards. Todaythere is also an environment in our organizationsrepresented by "islands" of information. Informationcannot be exchanged easily. The information isstored in computers that cannot talk to each other.Archaic paper processes, lack of non-proprietaryinternational standards, and computerinteroperability deficiencies have createdcumbersome industry productivity problems. Millionsof dollars are lost each day due to inefficienciescaused by paper processes and the inability forcomputers to talk to each other. There is work inthe global international standards community toresolve electronic communication with internationalstandards.

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