Forum on Standards, Conformance and Services - Effect on Trade and Productivity
Presented by the Australian Services Roundtable and the ANU Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University
Background
Service standards will be an increasingly important contributor to services productivity growth over the coming decade. At present, although services are about 80 per cent of the economy in developed nations such as Australia, 99 per cent of standards relate to products. There are practical and conceptual issues associated with service standards, but these are being resolved and there is now substantial experience in their development and implementation.
Service standards will be an increasingly important contributor to services productivity growth over the coming decade. At present, although services are about 80 per cent of the economy in developed nations such as Australia, 99 per cent of standards relate to products. There are practical and conceptual issues associated with service standards, but these are being resolved and there is now substantial experience in their development and implementation.
This Forum brings together Australia’s leaders from Australian standards and conformity assessment bodies, who will explain the latest developments in service standards in Australia and internationally.
Service standards can contribute to regulatory reform, trade liberalisation and services innovation – the three drivers of services productivity growth identified in ASR’s recent New Economic Challenge report. They can also be used for protectionist and market distorting purposes. The issues involved in maximising the contribution of service standards to economic welfare will be discussed by speakers from services businesses and leading academics.
Service standards can contribute to regulatory reform, trade liberalisation and services innovation – the three drivers of services productivity growth identified in ASR’s recent New Economic Challenge report. They can also be used for protectionist and market distorting purposes. The issues involved in maximising the contribution of service standards to economic welfare will be discussed by speakers from services businesses and leading academics.
This Forum should be of interest to those in government interested in services productivity, innovation and trade; services businesses who want an overview of service standards; professionals engaged in the application of standards and conformity assessment (accreditation, certification, testing and inspection); and academics with an interest in trade, economics, innovation and regulatory efficiency.
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