What concerns me is the government’s ability to evaluate said merits and their responsiveness to market changes that would require a change in the standard. We

What concerns me is the government’s ability to evaluate said merits and their responsiveness to market changes that would require a change in the standard. We have plenty of example where governments got it very wrong - see the USSR. In this case it’s easy. But the next standard, should the the choice no longer be so clear cut between competing standards with their pros and cons. It would also be interesting to see how the EU determines when we should switch to a successor. Why should a bunch of old people in Brussels who in all likelihood can barely operate a smartphone be the ones deciding these matters? There is also the issue of corruption - which is still fresh in my mind; see Qatar and the EU parliament. As such I rather nigh dictatorial power not be unnecessarily placed in the hands of governments.