Standards have a fundamental value in supporting and mainstreaming research and innovation. Yet, this value is very often misunderstood or underrated, also by policy makers – with very serious consequences for the ability of innovation ecosystems to scale up. This issue is at the heart of a new study published by Alfred Radauer, Driving from the Fringe into Spotlight: the underrated role of standards and standardization in RTDI policy and evaluation.
European standardization is a collective effort: many different people, coming from a variety of backgrounds, contribute in various forms to making European standards a success.
European standardization is a collective effort: many different people, coming from a variety of backgrounds, contribute in various forms to making European standards a success.
Standards help researchers bring their innovation to the market and give credibility over the development of an innovative technology, and start-ups and spin-offs to scale up their business.
Autonomous driving is among the most demanding road applications. It requires high accuracy coupled to a high level of integrity. Furthermore, the environment in which it operates is much harsher than its counterparts in other domains like aviation or maritime...
European standardization is a collective effort: many different people, coming from a variety of backgrounds, contribute in various forms to making European standards a success.
The CEN and CENELEC Sector Forum for Security (SF-Sec) has developed a brochure to share with the security standardization community.
The Seconded European Standardization Expert in India (SESEI) released this fifth edition of their “SESEI Newsletter Europe”, covering the period from July to September 2020.
Brussels, 30 October 2020 - The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the healthcare sector is huge: yet, there are still some challenges to the adoption of this new technology in Europe, such as interoperability, data quality, cybersecurity or trustworthiness. On Tuesday 27th October, CEN and CENELEC held an online workshop dedicated to exploring the role standards can play in fostering the full deployment of AI in the healthcare industry.
The European Union counts on the publication of new standards on sustainable development, which will help implement its Green Deal.