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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
„This concept serves like a cooking recipe to reliably measure how standards people could influence standards based on their interest. It reliably shows the importance of the identification of the “right target”, “right strategy” and the “right resources” as chosen by the industry.“ (Lüdtke 2020)
