Role of formal standards in transition to the technology frontier: Korean ICT systems

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-287

  Choung, Jae Yong ^a   Hameed, Tahir ^a   Ji, Illyong ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Formal standards; ICT; Korea; Technological frontier; Transition

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITIES; FORMAL STANDARDS; ICT; KOREA; TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER; TRANSITION;

STANDARDIZATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79952049270     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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