Tell me about it. Two very brief but excellent posts from Kevin Kelly on the need for and difficulties in technology standardization.
Standardization precedes growth,
and
The process involves conflict and compromise. (And mapping between differences across interfaces, rather than aiming for universal consensus.)
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And whilst I’m here, see also:
My earlier W3C Fig 7 post, and the IEC-61346 Tag Lifecycle below:
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