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About the Author

Steve Mutkoski
Regional Director, Interoperability and Innovation
Steve is a member of Microsoft's Corporate Interoperability and Standards Group, based in the company headquarters in Redmond, WA. Steve works on a range of strategy issues related to the intersection of Standards, Interoperability and e-Government, including a range of government policy issues such as formulation and analysis of government interoperability frameworks and broader government interoperability strategy. Prior to this position, Steve held the role of Regional Director of Interoperability and Innovation for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. In that role, he worked on government policy issues related to interoperability and standards, as well as worked to build up Microsoft's standards participation in Southeast Asia and Oceana.

Steve originally joined Microsoft in 2001 in a copyright counseling role, where he advised Microsoft product groups on copyright and trade secret issues, focusing on issues related to Open Source Software licenses. In that role, he designed and implemented Microsoft's code scanning and diligence process which is now applied to all software assets that are part of an acquisition, and is used to ensure that all third-party code (including Open Source code) is identified prior to acquisition closing. Steve is also the co-author of two OSI approved open source licenses, the Microsoft Public License and the Microsoft Reciprocal License.

Author's entries

Steve Mutkoski

Openness and choice: key enablers of a dynamic ICT marketplace

Steve Mutkoski, Regional Director, Interoperability and Innovation - 15 September 2011

Standards are an important part of a dynamic ICT marketplace, fostering interoperability, collaboration, competition and consumer trust.

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