GS1 StandardsThe Next Big Things?

Steve BrattGS1 CTO & President, Standards Development

Introduction

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Best-in-Class

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Best in Class Standards Development

ObjectiveEnsure that GS1’s process and standards are the world’s best.

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A Framework forReaching Best-in-Class

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• Engagement• Most relevant, new ideas • More users and solution providers• Right experts at right time

• Measurement• Meaningful and consistent metrics, analysis and reporting

• Deployment• Access, kits, best practices, training …

• Effectiveness• Better definition of business needs• Increase implementability of standards• Reduce effort and time to completion• Improve support for your work

‘Things’ on the Web

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Current Situation

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Linked Data: People, Places, ThingsThe Web as a Global, Relational Database

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