[AISWorld] Standardisation and Innovation in ICT - Six Online-Panels

[Kai Jakobs]

***With apologies for cross-posting***

Dear All,

Six online-panel discussions on current topics from the field of ICT 
standardisation will be held on 2-3 September, as replacement for this 
year's SIIT (Standardisation and Innovation in IT) conference. The 
panels will feature a number of well-known experts (see below); access 
will be free of charge. Further details (including timing and how to 
take part) will be announced in due course (see also the conference web 
site at https://siit2020.org/).


Greetings from Aachen.
Kai.


The panels:

*The Role of ICT Standardisation in combatting Covid-19 *
_Organiser_: *Jochen Friedrich 
<http://openforumacademy.org/fellows/biog/jochen-friedrich>, IBM, DE 
<http://openforumacademy.org/fellows/biog/jochen-friedrich>*
_Panellists_: TBA

*Big Data and AI Standards as a contributor to UN SDGs *
_Organiser_: *Ray Walshe <https://www.computing.dcu.ie/~ray/>**, **DCU, 
IE <https://www.computing.dcu.ie/~ray/>*
_Panellists_: TBA

*Can API Standardisation Ensure Fair Competition with the Tech Giants? *
_Organiser_: *Ken Krechmer <https://www.isology.com/kens-bio/>, Isology, 
US <https://www.isology.com/kens-bio/>*
_Panellists_:
Kalle Lyytinen, Case Western Reserve U., US
TBA

*The Future of Intellectual Property and Standards — What Do the Data 
Tell Us?*
_Organiser_: *Jorge Contreras 
<https://faculty.utah.edu/u0989706-JORGE_L_CONTRERAS/hm/index.hml>*, *U. 
of Utah, US 
<https://faculty.utah.edu/u0989706-JORGE_L_CONTRERAS/hm/index.hml>*
_Panellists_:
Justus Baron, Northwestern U., US
Rudi Bekkers, TU Eindhoven, NL
Tim Pohlmann, IPlytics, DE
Tim Simcoe, Boston U., US

*Standards and Global Trade: TBT vs. Digital Trade Barriers?*
_Organiser_:***Donggeun Choi* <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/donggeunchoi>, 
*KSA, KR* <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/donggeunchoi>
_Panellists_:
Heejin Lee, Yonsai U., KR,
Devin McDaniels, WTO, CH
Gloria Pasadilla, Leadership Design Ltd., SG

*Re-designing standardisation for inclusivity*
_Organiser_: *Carl Cargill, US* <https://www.edx.org/bio/carl-cargill> 
(now semi-retired)
_Panellists_: TBA

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Kai Jakobs

RWTH Aachen University
Computer Science Department
Informatik 4 (Communication and Distributed Systems)
Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
Tel.: +49-241-80-21405
Fax:  +49-241-80-22222
Kai.Jakobs at comsys.rwth-aachen.de
<http://www.comsys.rwth-aachen.de/team/kai-jakobs/>

EURAS - The European Academy for Standardisation.
<http://www.euras.org>

The International Journal of Standardization Research.
<https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-standardization-research-ijsr/145878>

The 'Advances in Standardization Research' book series.
<https://www.igi-global.com/book-series/advances-standardization-research/154747>