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Technical Standards and Innovation in China
Public Policy and the Role of Stakeholders
On October 29, 2007, The National Bureau of Asian Research and Tsinghua University convened more than seventy international leaders from academe, business, and policy for an invitation-only conference “Technical Standards and Innovation in China: Public Policy and the Role of Stakeholders,” held in Beijing, China. This full-day event brought together senior experts from across the globe to explore stakeholder influence in public policy development and the effects of standards policy on innovation. Participants examined these issues through the lens of three case studies: home networking, mobile media, and radio frequency identification (RFID) standards.
Following the conference, NBR briefed members of the Information Technology Industry Council Standardization Policy Committee on key workshop findings in January 2008. Drawing on these findings and subsequent research, NBR published the report “Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation: China’s Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy” by project specialists Scott Kennedy (Indiana University), Richard P. Suttmeier (University of Oregon), and Su Jun (Tsinghua University). The project team also briefed senior business leaders and policymakers in Washington, D.C. and Beijing.
Topics addressed included:
- China’s desire to move from being a “standards taker” to being a “standards maker”
- Increases in Chinese companies’ R&D investments, participation in standards alliances in China, and efforts to engage in international standards-setting processes
- >The complex relationship between standards and innovation, and the differing interests of diverse stakeholders policies
- The varying levels of government involvement in the standards-setting process
Agenda and Atendees
Featured Speakers and Participants
Eric Altbach, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Baisheng An, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
Mike Clendenin, Independent Consultant
Yun Cui, Qualcomm
Michael Ding, IGRS Alliance
Margot Dor, European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Baichuan Du, State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television
William Foster, Foster & Brahm
Ziqiang Hou, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fusheng Ji, Tsinghua University
Scott Kennedy, University of Indiana
Mark Lewis, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
Amy Marasco, Microsoft Corporation
Gregory T. Shea, U.S. Information Technology Office
Neeraj Srivastava, Dell Inc.
K.K. Suen, EPC Global
Richard P. Suttmeier, University of Oregon
Kenneth Wacks, International Organization for Standardization
Gang Wang, Haier
Wenfeng Wang, China Electronics Standardization Institute
Youqiang Wang, Tsinghua University
Ouyang Wu, State Council Information Office
Chaoying Xu, Beijing Dalang Telecom Company, Ltd.
Edward Yu, Analysis International
Tom Zhang, Innofidel
Chaoyi Zhao, China National Institute of Standardization
Tong Zhu, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Klaus Ziegler, EU Delegation
