Standardisation research is a multi-disciplinary field. Contributing
disciplines include, but are by no means limited to, Business Studies,
Computer Science, Economics, Information Systems, Management
Studies, History and Social Sciences. While standards and
standardisation research is an emerging research area it is of
considerable interest and relevance to a large non-academic
constituency that includes practitioners from industry, policy
makers, users and consumer communities and, last but not least, to
those active in or working for, standards setting organisations.
Accordingly, the SIIT conferences aim at bringing together
representatives of these communities to foster the exchange of
insights and views on all issues surrounding ICT standards and
standardisation.

Topics

Theoretical and empirical papers as well as case studies are welcome
that shed some light on IT standards, standardisation, and
innovation. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• standardisation and innovation
• impact of standards
• implementation and diffusion of standards
• standardisation policies and regulation
• competing regional and international regimes
• standards and developing countries
• e-Government standards
• intellectual property rights and antitrust law
• standards setting processes and organisations
• standards cultures
• standards education
• history of standardisation
• corporate standards strategies
• alternative compatibility strategies and interoperability