Standards are a critical dimension of how organizations leverage information technology Some SDOs have noted a decline in new standards development surveyed organizations report involvement with open standards). activities in recent years, as measured by the formation of new This declining participation in traditional SDOs, coupled with 11 and strong technical committees or working groups and the publication of strong growth in open source software investment new specifications. Indeed, many of our respondents reported demand for open standards, demonstrates how organizational that their organizations are not currently members of any SDO. At technology strategies have changed over time. The value of stan- the same time, interest in and demand for open standards among dardization hasn’t changed for an organization, but the organiza- FIGURE 1 shows that 91% of tion’s preferred methods of engagement with standards have. survey respondents are very high ( FIGURE 1 OPEN STANDARDS DELIVER HIGHER LEVELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT What is your organization’s involvement with open or closed standards? (select all that apply) 91% Th� organization i� involv�d in �tandard� 74% 34% Th� organization i� a d�v�lop�r o� �tandard� 33% 26% Th� organization i� an adopt�r o� �tandard� 25% 31% Th� organization i� both a d�v�lop�r and adopt�r o� �tandard� 16% 4% Th� organization i� not involv�d �ith �tandard� 13% 6% Oth�r or Don't kno� or not �ur� 14% Op�n �tandard� Clo��d �tandard� 2023 STATE OF OPEN STANDARDS SURVEY, Q13, DERIVED DATA, DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF OPEN STANDARDS, SAMPLE SIZE = 496, VALID CASES = 496, TOTAL MENTIONS = 743. 2023 STATE OF OPEN STANDARDS SURVEY, Q14, DERIVED DATA, DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF CLOSED STANDARDS, SAMPLE SIZE = 496, VALID CASES = 496, TOTAL MENTIONS = 630. THE 2023 STATE OF OPEN STANDARDS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE TRANSITION TO OPEN STANDARDS 9