Making Standards Safe for Democracies – Rebuilding the US Standards Team
summary
Democratic participation in standards declines while PRC-backed firms surge — roughly 34,000 declared 5G standards‑essential patents from China versus ~26,000 for the US — creating risks for 5G, AI/ML, IoT and smart‑city security. Key failures: showing up late, few experts, bullying, stacked votes and weak chairs. Concrete fixes: fund sustained engagement, embed security early in standards (post‑quantum, cloud automation, O‑RAN/ONAP), sponsor students, mentor new delegates, send paired attendees and build leaders to reclaim influence and prevent block voting.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 5:52NSA Standards Engagements
- 8:33National Security Agendas Can Undermine Our Security
- 15:21Standards Essential Patents
- 18:12Threats to the Standards Ecosystem
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