Standards & Digital InclusionStandards & Digital Inclusion

Jason MatusowJason MatusowDirector, Standards AffairsDirector, Standards Affairs

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Education and innovation are Education and innovation are the cornerstones of successthe cornerstones of success

Technology and information are Technology and information are the key factors of production in the key factors of production in

the 21the 21stst century century

Competitive effectiveness for Competitive effectiveness for countries is dependent upon countries is dependent upon

strong ICT participationstrong ICT participation

Knowledge EconomyKnowledge Economy

• Software is ~15% of total ICT spending in Latin America, >50% of ICT employment

• Software is ~20% of total ICT spending in EMEA, >50% of ICT employment

• ~553,000 new software-related jobs will emerge in Asia from 2004-2009

• For every $1 Microsoft earns, the ICT industry earn between $6 and $19 on a global basis.*results of IDC Economic Impact studies

MicrosoftMicrosoftDigital InclusionDigital Inclusion

MSR direct participation and contributions

Unlimited Potential, >$100M commitment

Partners in Learning, >$250M commitment

Certification & documentation (workforce)

Physical or cognitive impairments

Aging workforce concerns

Economic, cultural, education factors

Partner with specialist providers

Powerful, approachable, extensible

Generate local partner ecosystems

Starter Editions, Local Language Program, etc.

Education & Education & ResearchResearch

AccessibilityAccessibility

ProductsProducts

InteroperabilityInteroperabilityTechnology and standards

Collaboration and IP licensing

Source code availability

Interoperability Circa. 1980Interoperability Circa. 1980

Applications

OS

Computers

Processors

Solutions

Storage

Applications

OS

Computers

Processors

Solutions

Storage

Applications

OS

Computers

Processors

Solutions

Storage

Applications

OS

Computers

Processors

Solutions

Storage

Interoperability TodayInteroperability Today

StorageEMC, Dell, Network Appliance, HP

ProcessorsX86-32, X86-64, Sparc, PPC, IA64

Networking VendorsCisco, Lucent, Nortel, 3COM, Redback

Systems VendorsHP, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, ICL, SNI

Operating Systems & MiddlewareApple, HP, IBM, MS, Sun

DatabasesIBM, MS, Oracle

Client ApplicationsOpen Office, Star Office, Microsoft OfficeAdobe Creative Suite, Picture IT, AOL,

Symantec Norton, McAfee, IntuitTurbo Tax, Mozilla, Netscape Opera,

Server ApplicationsERP, CRM, Messaging, Management,

Web Serving, Host Integration,…

Uniformity vs. TranslatabilityUniformity vs. Translatability

Software is infinitely more flexibleSoftware is infinitely more flexible

Translation trumps uniformityTranslation trumps uniformity

Market realities drive innovative Market realities drive innovative implementationsimplementations

Australian Railroads – 1850’sAustralian Railroads – 1850’s• Competing standardsCompeting standards• Market realities drove implementationsMarket realities drove implementations• No translatability due to physical limitationsNo translatability due to physical limitations

UniformUniformInteropInterop

TranslationTranslation Uniqueness = market viabilityUniqueness = market viability

SoftwareSoftwareAA

SoftwareSoftwareBB

Standards @ MicrosoftStandards @ Microsoft

DHCP

TCP/IP

DNSIPX802.1x

EAP PEAP

PKI

KerberosSSL

RADIUS

L2TPIPSEC VPN

LDAP

UDDI

HTTP

BPEL4WS

ActiveSync

WAP

SMTP

XML

WS-IWBEM

CIMSNMP

WSDL

POP3POP3 FTPFTPSIPSIP NNTPNNTP

LDAP v3LDAP v3

Unicode 3.0

SOCKSSOCKS

IMAP4IMAP4

SMBSMB

AppleTalkAppleTalkSOAP

SQL

• MS ships >500 productsMS ships >500 products

• >400 annual engagements >400 annual engagements

• Thousands of standards supportedThousands of standards supported

• Hundreds of employees in Hundreds of employees in standards setting activitiesstandards setting activities

• Thousands of employees in Thousands of employees in standards implementation activitiesstandards implementation activities

• Global standards engagements in Global standards engagements in subsidiaries (character sets, subsidiaries (character sets, broadcasting, verticals etc.)broadcasting, verticals etc.)

• SIGs, Consortia, National SSOs, SIGs, Consortia, National SSOs, International SSOsInternational SSOs

USB

JPEGJPEG

Role of intellectual property Role of intellectual property policiespolicies

What is “open” – process, What is “open” – process, licensing, implementationlicensing, implementation

Implications of collaborative Implications of collaborative development modeldevelopment model

Implications of business models Implications of business models competitioncompetition

?For ICT

Standards

Looking AheadLooking Ahead

Increase the size of the educated workforce

Promote continued investment in R&D

Foster IP environment that provides incentive to both invent and share

Balance interoperability, collaboration, and unique value

ICT standards will continue to shape the progress and growth of the information society

Market-driven solutions remain optimal

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