Role of standardization: how to achieve it, and how to cooperate, nationally and internationally?
For any standardization activities, cooperation with other standardization activities is important. Cooperation may be both within a country and internationally scaled. This paper briefly reviews some examples (good and bad) in other fields, and then illustrates some strategies to promote cooperation.
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Department of Medical Informatics, Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine, Japan.
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D011057:Politics; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution