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Advisory Panel Tells Biden To Keep ICT Standard-Setting Open To Boost U.S. Competitiveness

Advisory Panel Tells Biden To Keep ICT Standard-Setting Open To Boost U.S. Competitiveness
President Joe Biden. Photo: White House

Relatively recent government restrictions limiting the involvement of U.S. companies in setting international standards in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) because of concerns about the participation of foreign entities subject to U.S. trade restrictions in the standard-setting activities should be revised in favor of U.S. participation, a presidential advisory panel is recommending. A review of ICT standards setting by the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) found that industry-led international standards efforts are open, transparent and secure,…

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