Although it has not, to my knowledge, been precisely articulated, one concept of the scientific component of determination of a standard is that, first, all relevant published data are collected; second, a process is undertaken to derive some consensus on the reliability or meaning of the research; and third, the resulting document is transmitted to those charged with recommending a standard. S...

The purpose of this article is to analyse the dynamics of social networks in standard making process, and to show how a standard becomes a means for aligning complex social networks. Alignment of networks is nothing but an alignment of actors' interests involved in the standard making process. The standardisation process is communication rich and the dynamics of networks is based on information...