Coordinating Technology: Studies in the International Standardization of Telecommunications - Couverture rigide

Schmidt, Susanne K.; Werle, Raymund

 
9780262193931: Coordinating Technology: Studies in the International Standardization of Telecommunications
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0262193930 ISBN 13 : 9780262193931
Editeur : The MIT Press, 1998

Synopsis

Susanne Schmidt and Raymund Werle present three case studies from the telecommunications industry to highlight the actors, the process, the politics, and the influence exerted by international organizations in the construction of standards.

Few modern technologies are designed to stand alone. Because most machines must now fit into systems and be compatible with other technologies, the creation of standards has become a fundamental element of design and engineering. Conflicts such as the "color television war" of the 1970s and recent disputes over high-definition television (HDTV) highlight the complexities of the standard-setting process. Susanne Schmidt and Raymund Werle present three case studies from the telecommunications industry to highlight the actors, the process, the politics, and the influence exerted by international organizations in the construction of standards. The case studies include the standards for facsimile terminals and transmission, videotex (a service that, with the exception of the French Minitel service, largely failed), and for electronic mail. The authors follow each trail from the realization by certain actors of the need for a standard, through the complex negotiation processes involving many economic, political, and social interests, to the final agreement on a standard. Throughout their stories, they emphasize the institutional embeddedness of these processes, demonstrating the value of an institutionalist approach to technology studies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susanne K. Schmidt is Vicedean of the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Bremen.

Raymund Werle is a Principal Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies at Cologne, Germany.

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Éditeur
The MIT Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262193930
ISBN 13 
9780262193931
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
324
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