First of all, I invite comments on the following introductory remarks to the right.

The rapid development in China over the last decades raises many interesting issues to discuss, for example:

-  The Chinese government is promoting the development of “indigenous innovation”.  What are the likely effects of this policy in China and in the global market?

-  With the aim of reducing China’s dependency on foreign developed technology, the Chinese are imposing some national standards. To what extent is this causing political tension?

-  Is it likely that China will be a source of global standards, i.e. Chinese developed standards reaching global deployment?

-  China is pursuing multinational R&D projects in- and outside of its borders. Could these projects serve as a mean to avoid market fragmentation?

A brief institutional background to Chinese ICT policy is given in this article: ICT Policy in China- The Institutional Framework

For more information related to collaboration on Information Technology standardisation between China and Europe, visit http://www.china-eu-standards.org/

With this said, I would like to open this forum for further debate and discussion.

Mattias Ganslandt