Author Talk With John Palfrey, Author Of 'Interop: The Promise And Perils Of Highly Interconnected Systems'

Interoperability – the standardization and integration of technology – has been facilitating innovation for centuries, and in our networked and interconnected world it is more important than ever. In order to get the most out of this critical principle, however, we need to revisit our understanding of how it works.

In Interop, John Palfrey and Urs Gasser propose a stable theory of interoperability that increases productivity while ensuring information security and minimizing risks. Pointing the way forward for the new information economy, Interop shows how the promises and challenges of interoperability will determine our success in the coming decades and beyond.

John Palfrey, Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School, is the author of Intellectual Property Strategy and Access Denied.

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