The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management
Online ISSN : 2432-7123
Print ISSN : 0914-7020
Standardization Activities and Technology Management Strategy(<SPECIAL REPORT> STRATEGIC ASPECTS OF TECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION)
Hajime YAMADA
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2007 Volume 22 Issue 1 Pages 5-10

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Standardization activities are strategically important in telecommunications, information, electronics and electrics industries. In these industries, layered business structure or modularization is becoming more popular and the necessary to precisely standardize the module interface is increasing. It often happens that marketable products need patents that are owned by many different companies since a large number of companies in the industries perform R&D in similar areas. Standardization activities are a mechanism to share patents among these patent holders. In addition, the economy of scale is a general nature in the industries. Companies in the industries must perform standardization activities strategically. However, it is not enough to simply participate in such activities. Companies should move proactively to have their patented and non-patented technologies incorporated in standards. They must participate in activities aggressively by submitting technical proposals, inviting and chairing meetings, and so on.
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2007 Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management
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