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  • Data Analytics 4 standards Research (DA4S)

    In today’s global economy, technology serves as a strategic linchpin, shaping industries, economies, and geopolitical landscapes. At the heart of this dynamic ecosystem lies the intricate relationship between innovation and technical standards—an essential yet often overlooked force driving progress. I am committed to shedding light on this critical innovation-standardization nexus, advocating for its recognition in…

  • NATO Use of Civil Standard Workshop in Athens

    LIA is grateful and humbled for the opportunity to be both a presenter on “Standards Made in China? Implications for NATO’s Quantum-ready Strategy” and a contributor to the DSA Defense Standardization Advice booth during the workshop. LIA is looking forward to explore the many opportunities for collaboration. Hope is not a strategy for technical standardization…

  • Fields of Expertise – Lüdtke Intelligence & Analytics

    I focus on the geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions of technical standards, analyzing their strategic impact on global markets. My work centers on compliance risk assessments, influence potential in high-tech standardization, and analytics-driven trend monitoring. With deep expertise in China’s standardization system and innovation policy, I support organizations in navigating complex regulatory and technological landscapes and…

  • Evaluating the impact of deviating technical standards on business processes, trade and innovation

    Surrounding the increasingly intense discussions about the emergence of new global standardization regimes in context of China’s rise as a dominant standardization power, there has been much talk about countries purposefully using deviating national standards to impose trade barriers. The discussion of whether and to what degree technical standards deviate from international standards and how…

  • The Secret of Lobbying in China

    What are the secrets of lobbying in China? How do companies influence technology standards in the building energy efficiency industry? More than 250 qualitative interviews with representatives of the industry, academia and the party state were conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou between 2013 and 2015. As a result, the author has analysed business lobbying…