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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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§Healthcare Industry / Health IT – Framework for policy and technology practices while protecting privacy; offers insights into standards setting, governance
§Public Safety / Emergency Response Communications – Highlights the issue of interoperability as well as issues dealing with spectrum sharing.
§National Standards of Standards and Technology (NIST) – Provides government-wide examples of challenges with technology adoption and insights into analysis of private sector and the cost/value proposition.
§Internet / ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) – Provides an example of governance structures already being in place (implemented by the US Department of Commerce) but then dismantled and reconstructed to transition management to the global community. 
§Smart Grid – Highlights how governance issues related to consumer data, security issues and data ownership can have innovation implications.
§Telecommunications / Cell phone industry:  The governance of the cell phone industry is relevant as a parallel  to a transportation communications system.
§Cognitive radio – Example of governance structure that used to be a federal government function, but is now in a private sector laboratory which has been delegated a government role.  Also deals with issues concerning wireless governance, spectrum sharing and white space.
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Relevant Industry Governance Models
Healthcare Industry / Health IT
Markle Connecting for Health
This is a public-private collaboration whose goal is advance the quality of healthcare in the United States through innovations in information technology.  Connecting for Health has created a framework of policy and technology practices for exchanging medical information while protecting privacy.
US Dept of Health and Human Services (HSS)
HSS is currently in the process of developing a Nationwide Health Information Network.  Two Federal Advisory Committees have been initiated to advise HSS – 1) Health Information Technology Standards Committee to advise on federal health IT standards issues; and 2) Health Information Technology Policy Committee to establish a framework for governance of the Nationwide Health Information.

Public Safety / Emergency Response Communications:  Highlights the issue of interoperability between first responders and public safety agencies as well as issues dealing with spectrum sharing.

National Standards of Standards and Technology (NIST): NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.  This provides an example of challenges with technology adoption due the private sector struggling with costs and impacts.

Internet / ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers):  ICANN coordinates a global governance structure and develops policy to oversee all of the Internet’s unique identifiers or addresses. ICANN is an example of governance structures already being in place (implemented by the US Department of Commerce) but then dismantled and reconstructed to transition management to the global community.  Developing the structure and technical standards also has societal and political implications – such as when they were developing addresses and whether or not to use “xxx” as a URL suffix.

Smart Grid: This is a project aimed at modernizing the electrical transmission and distribution system within the United States to increase efficiency and to give consumers better control over their electricity usage and costs. Governance issues include dealing with privacy of consumer data and security issues as well as answering the question of data ownership.   The answers to these questions can create implications for innovation.

Telecommunications / Cell phone industry:  The governance of the cell phone industry is relevant (may not necessarily be a model) but a parallel transportation communications system.

Privacy reports: The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Commerce both released separate preliminary reports on consumer privacy at the end of 2010.  Each report has differing but interesting views on privacy and enforcement.

Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPS):  FIPS offer a solid model on how to best deal with information from a privacy perspective and information management perspective.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a very well designed set of FIPS. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also have good FIPS in place.    Using FIPS implements a process of identifying for what purpose the information will be collected and determine if the correct information is being collected.

Cognitive radio:  This is an example of governance structure that used to be a federal government function, but is now in a private sector laboratory which has been delegated a government role.  Also deals with issues concerning wireless governance, spectrum sharing and white space.