NO-REST Project - ETSI Survey
 

Introduction

This survey is one of several related exercises being undertaken by the NO-REST consortium (Networked Organisations - Research into Standards and Standardisation) funded by the European Union′s IST Programme in the 6th Framework.

We try to assess the impacts of ETSI standards and therefore also the impacts of the work of ETSI and its members.

ETSI and its members will benefit from these new insights by justifying ETSI, their engagement in ETSI and by receiving information how to improve ETSI´s products and processes, which increases the attractiveness and the effectiveness of ETSI.

You are the experts who are most suited to assess the impacts of ETSI standards and standards from other standard setting organisations.

You can completed the survey in less than 20 minutes.

The more that can be known about the impacts of standards, the more efficiently ETSI can shape its standardisation processes and the more effectively you can invest your standardisation resources. Respondents will receive a summary of the overall results.

Individual responses will be kept absolutely confidential. If you retain a copy of your own completed survey form, you may be able to compare your own responses with the aggregated analysis given in the final summary. This may allow you to "benchmark" your own experiences and assessments with the average.

NOTE: Throughout the survey we make the distinction between:
  • formal standards released by ETSI, CEN,CENELEC, ITU, ISO, IEC, UN-ECE and national standardisation bodies
  • informal standards as developed in fora and consortia (i.e. IETF, W3C, OASIS, IEEE etc.) and
  • proprietary standards like Microsoft Windows
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    Thank you for the investment of your time,
    Knut Blind / Project Leader
     

  • If you have further questions, please mail us: knut.blind@isi.fraunhofer.de
     
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    Section 1 - Standards and standardisation processes

    Please give your opinions on the current relationship between formal standardisation (as carried out in ETSI, CEN, CENELEC, ITU, ISO, IEC and national standardisation bodies) and the development of informal standards as carried out in fora and consortia (i.e. IETF, W3C, OASIS, IEEE, etc.).

    A.     Changes in how standards are made
     
    Statements

    Level of agreement
    The cost of monitoring and participating in consortia has raised the overall costs of standardisation over what they were when most standardisation was undertaken in formal standards bodies:

    Formal standards bodies should take a greater role in coordinating consortia informal standards with formal standards:
    Informal standards developed in consortia should be developed through formal standards institutions:
     
    B. The evolution of standards
     
    Scenarios Current situation
    Level of agreement         		Future situation
    Level of agreement
    Most standards change incrementally (in contrast to radical change) within the same basic framework:

    Most change in standards occurs as one standard is replaced by a substantially different standard:

    Most standards change as one standard merges with another:

    Most change occurs as one standard splits into more than one standard. Different standards coexist:

     
    Section 2: The impacts of different kinds of standards
     
    Please specify first the technological area of standardisation which is most relevant for your organisation:

    mobile telecommunication

    fixed telecommunication

    integrated mobile-fixed telecommunication

    ICT applications

    other, please specify  


    Please indicate which of the following possible impacts of standards actually occur to your knowledge and indicate the degree to which these impacts are positive or negative for your own organisation    .

    Please differentiate the sources by

    • formal standards (e.g. ETSI, CEN. ISO...)
    • informal consortia/fora standards (e.g. W3C) and
    • proprietary standards (e.g. Microsoft)

    to which you refer.
    Possible impact

    Degree of impact for standards of different types
     
    Formal
    standards         		Informal
     Consortia standards         		Proprietary standards
    On the variety of products and services in your organisation's portfolio:

    On the speed of adoption of newly marketed products and/or services:
    On production costs for new products and/or services (e.g. resulting from availability of standardized components, methods of processes):
    In terms of facilitating market entry of new companies:
    In terms of globalizing the process of production and service provision:
    On the quality of components, products and services:
    On market share of dominant companies:
    On the turnover of your organisation:
    On export sales of your organisation:
    On competitiveness of your organisation:


    Do you have direct experience of developing or implementing a specific ETSI standard?

     YES 
     NO      -> If NO, please continue to Section 4.
     
    Section 3: The impacts of specific ETSI standards


    In this part of the questionnaire, we ask you to select a specific ETSI standard (or family of standards) with which you have implementation experience. 

    Please identify the ETSI standard(s) or family of ETSI standards:                                                  
    Please indicate the year in which the ETSI standard was first implemented by your organisation:                    
    Can you estimate the cost of implementing the ETSI standards?                                                                    YES  NO

    If yes, please estimate the approximate cost of implementing the ETSI standard:                                         Euro
    Was your organisation involved in setting the ETSI standard (i.e. did you participate in the relevant ETSI committee(s)?  
                                                                                                                                                                     YES  NO

    If yes, please estimate the resources allocated (including personnel cost, travelling, etc..) by you organisation to this activity:
                                                                                                                                                                Euro
     
    Section 4: Organisational information

    Part A - Position of the person answering the questionnaire

    Please indicate your position or area of responsibility in your organisation:                                   
    Please indicate the type of organisation (ETSI classification):                                           
    Your organisation is a:

    commercial enterprise

    non-commercial organisation

    If your organisation is a non-commercial organisation, please     proceed to Part C.

     

    Explanation of ETSI Classification

    Administration: An Administration is defined as the part of the public administration responsible for electronics communications and related areas in a country.

    Other Government Body: An Other Government Body is defined as any other governmental organization or agency not covered by the Administration category above.

    Consultancy Company/Partnership: A Consultancy Company/Partnership is defined as any legally established consultancy company/partnership concerned with telecommunications and related areas.

    Manufacturer: A Manufacturer is defined as a company having a substantial capacity to develop and/or produce and/or install and/or maintain products to be used in, or directly or indirectly connected to, an electronics communications network. An association or organization of such manufacturers also falls within this category.

    Network Operator: A Network Operator is defined as an operator of an electronics communications network or part thereof. An association or organization of such network operators also falls within this category.

    Research Body: A Research Body is defined as any legally established research body concerned with electronics communications and related areas.

    Service Provider: A Service Provider is defined as a company or organization, making use of an electronics communications network or part thereof to provide a service or services on a commercial basis to third parties. An association or organization of such service providers also falls within this category.

    University: Any not-for-profit institution for higher education or postgraduate training having the legal power to award first and/or higher degrees.

    User: A User is an organization making use of services in the field of electronics communications and related areas, whose main interest in electronics communications standards is in that capacity.

     Part B - Company characteristics (rough estimates are sufficient)

    Total turnover 2004:                                                                                                                                 Euro

    Number of employees:                                                                                                                            

    R&D expenditure in % of total turnover in 2004:                                                                                          %

    Introduction of a new product or service (either new or significantly improved) in the period 2002-2004:             YES  NO

    Part C - Intellectual Property Rights strategies

    Please indicate the importance of any of the following methods to protect inventions or innovations developed in your organisation during the period 2002-2004:
     
    Protection strategy Level of importance
    Patents:
    Trademarks:
    Copyrights:
    Secrecy:
    Lead-time advantages:
    Exclusive relations to customers:
    Exclusive contracts with suppliers:
    Others, please specify:

    Part D - Participation in standardisation activities and implementation of standards

    Where has your organisation been involved in standardisation activities during the last three years? (multiple answers possible)

    Formal Standards Bodies

    Consortia
    participated
    		 observed
    		 participated
    		 observed

     

    How many standards differentiated by type has your organisation today actively implemented? 
    Formal standards

    		 Informal Consortia standards

    		 Proprietary standards

    Part E - Comments

    Please enter comments here:

     

    Part F - Personal information (optional):

    Name:                           

    Email address:             

    Organisation:             

     NOTE: If you want to keep a record of your responses, please print the form before submitting it.

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