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ANEC was delighted to moderate a panel at the Microsoft Accessibility Summit 2024, titled “Reflecting on accessibility achievements & the road ahead in the next 5 years”. The panel was moderated by Chiara Giovannini, Deputy Director-General and Senior Manager Policy and Innovation at ANEC.
The Living Standards Award 2024 goes to …
Austria’s standardization organization, Austrian Standards, selects ten Game-changers
The Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) is a tripartite body that enables cooperation between national authorities, trade unions and employers. The main task of the ACSH is to provide input to the European Commission for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of legislative activities in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) and OSH-related policies.
As the Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) begins the celebration of the significant milestone of 90 years of standardization, it is with great honour that they announce the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp, symbolizing the inauguration of the 90th anniversary celebration. This gesture not only signifies the beginning of the jubilant festivities but also serves as a testament to the enduring legacy and contributions of ISS’s institution over the past nine decades.
SBS is organizing the second edition of Meeting Standards from 25 to 29 November 2024.
The 26th Energy Days took place at the Grand Hotel Bernardin in Portorož, Slovenia, on 16 and 17 April. The energy conference, entitled "How to achieve a new, breakthrough industrial strategy in Slovenia", focused on energy and material efficiency, new resources and technologies.
We have launched the next pilot to test the future CEN and CENELEC tool for creating SMART standards.
CEN and CENELEC have entered into a significant agreement with the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) to advance the standardization of inland navigation. This collaboration aims to improve standardization processes and safety measures in inland waterway transport. It has been formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the three organizations on 9 April.
Finding ways to use alternative fuels like electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen in transportation comes with its own set of hurdles. Imagine setting up charging stations for electric cars across Europe, ensuring airplanes use sustainable fuels, or making ships more environmentally friendly. Luckily, standards can help, as highlighted by a workshop organized by CEN and CENELEC on 18 April.
Today, there exists an extensive number of detection systems, developed all over the world. Each system can be specific for the detection of one or several agents and may be part of a larger system that integrates the information from all individual systems, processes the data and manages the visualization, notification and operation. However, there are sometimes interoperability constraints, and some of the would-be technically optimal subsystems are incompatible with the overall system.