Roundtable on Federal Government Engagement in Standards

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
http://www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm

Achieving national priorities such as the development and deployment of a Smart Grid, secure and interoperable electronic health records, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and interoperability in emergency communications depends upon interoperable standards. Consensus standards for these new technology sectors are helping drive innovation, economic growth, and job creation.

The DoC and NIST are hosting a moderated panel discussion with thought leaders from industry and academia to address the following questions: What is an appropriate role for the Federal government in convening industry stakeholders and catalyzing standards development and use? How should the Federal government engage in sectors where there is a compelling national interest? How are existing public-private initiatives in standardization working?

All visitors to the event are strongly encouraged to pre-register.