One of the significant results of the IISP standards needs process was the high priority given to security standards. Such standards also help to maintain the privacy of communications and personally identifiable information. Since many IISP member participate in these activities, we ask the Commission and others who have security standards needs to express those needs to the relevant technical committees. IISP concluded that technical standards can provide the basis for the development of products and services that empower the individual or organization to make choices appropriate to his, her or its needs. Once again, IISP would focus policy makers' attention on the interoperability aspects of the social and legal processes, rather than seeking global policy uniformity.
Technical standards exist that can accommodate differing policy objectives.
Multiple frameworks for standardization exist today. The amount of communication increases steadily, reinforcing our view that communication, not coordinated, top-down decision making is the optimal approach for standardization. This page was last modified on 23 March, 2000. Please refer all comments to IISP .