{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Essence Networks","provider_url":"https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence","author_name":"main-user","author_url":"https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence\/author\/main-user\/","title":"The economic case for standards - Essence Networks","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4r3DgLKkkt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence\/the-economic-case-for-standards\/\">The economic case for standards<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence\/the-economic-case-for-standards\/embed\/#?secret=4r3DgLKkkt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The economic case for standards&#8221; &#8212; Essence Networks\" data-secret=\"4r3DgLKkkt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/essencenetworks.com\/essence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/essencenetworks-post-2026.png","thumbnail_width":2056,"thumbnail_height":765,"description":"The economic case for standards Risk Management Technical standards are a contentious topic in many industries. They add cost to businesses \u2013 taking a share of budget that would otherwise go to more profitable objectives. They also add cost to compliance enforcement and monitoring programmes \u2013 who also have significant budget constraints. Not all standards [&hellip;]"}