Europe to Establish Presence in Five Countries to Strengthen Cooperation on ICT Standardization
Brussels/Sophia Antipolis, 28 February 2025 – Are you the experts we are looking for?
The Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardization Project (GIST) was officially launched on 06 Feb 2025 at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), marking a significant step towards strengthening global collaboration on ICT standardization, as part of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative.
Running from January 2025 to December 2028, GIST aims to foster long-term partnerships with local standardization communities in key international markets while offering the European human-centric approach to ICT standardization in support to the Digital Transformation.
Funded by DG INTPA, the project is led by the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI), with CEN serving as the Project Coordinator. Representatives from the European Commission’s DG CNECT (Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and DG GROW (Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs) are also actively involved in the Project Steering Committee.
During the inaugural Steering Committee meeting, it was confirmed that five experts will be appointed to represent the European Standardization Community in dedicated country offices located in:
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Tunisia (also covering activities in Egypt)
- Colombia
- Indonesia (also covering activities in the Philippines)
CEN, CENELEC and ETSI are launching today the recruitment for these expert positions, along with support services:
GIST Call for Expert and Support Service in Kenya
GIST Call for Expert and Support Service in Nigeria
GIST Call for Expert and Support Service in Tunisia
GIST Call for Expert and Support Service in Colombia
GIST Call for Expert and Support Service in Indonesia
Application deadline is 30 April 2025 - 23:59 Brussels time.
