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STANDARDS 2005- THE YEAR IN REVIEW

january 2006
Editor's Note

LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING FORWARD

Sadly, our first editorial four years ago ("IPR Policies: A Call to (Lay Down) Arms") is as timely now as it was then. But there's been some progress.
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Editorial

SUBSTANCE AND STRUGGLE

It was not an easy year at any level, as members of SSOs struggled with other members to advance their favorite proposals, the U.S. struggled with the world over "who would govern the Internet", and everyone struggled with the U.S. patent system.
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Feature Article

STANDARDS 2005: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

There was far too much news in 2005 to summarize in one story (or issue), so in this third annual review of the news we pick the most newsworthy standards development organization, standards story, open source story, and more.
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Awards

STANDARDS NEWS SOURCES OF THE YEAR

In our second annual awards to news sources, we recognize those on-line services, journalists, community sites and bloggers who we felt best conveyed the role of standards in the news throughout 2005.
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OUR YEAR IN REVIEW

It was a busy year here as well.  We launched a Standards MetaLibrary and a blog, helped make what may be the largest meeting of consortia and accredited standards organizations ever a success, won a national journalism award, and more.
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Standards Blog

WHAT PRICE PUBLIC SERVICE?

For months, we've been writing about this year's top standards story: the efforts of Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn to modernize the state's IT infrastructure and make public documents accessible to future generations. The story isn't over for Massachusetts, but it is for Quinn. And it didn't end happily.
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Consider This

OBJECTIVITY AND MY SECRET LIFE AS SIMON HOGGARTS

On this New Years Day weekend, I am forced to reflect not only on the responsibilities of bloggers to be accurate in their reporting, but also on the timeless question posed in 1969 by the Firesign Theatre, "How can you be in two places at once, when you're not anywhere at all?"
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