With a few days perspective on Tuesday’s forum and the European Commission’s forthcoming White Paper on Standardisation (comments welcome!), I have come to the conclusion that Europe faces five main questions:

1. Can the official European use of informal ICT standards and standardization be improved?

2. How can the access to standardization for SMEs be improved?

3. What structures are needed to facilitate coordination between different stakeholders in ICT standardization (incl users, SMEs, gov’s, trading partners)?

4. Which actions can improve the transfer of knowledge from research to standardization?

5. Can IPRs and standards be used jointly in a more effective way to promote innovation?

All of which are challenging. Please offer thoughts and comments!