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As every year, ANEC once again celebrated World Consumer Rights Day, organized by Consumer International on 15 March 2024. This year’s theme was dedicated to the topic of “A just transition to sustainable lifestyles”.
Our minds are constantly processing information, analysing situations, and making decisions. But what happens when cognitive demands at work become overwhelming? The mental effort required to perform tasks – known as mental workload – can significantly impact both our well-being and performance.
The High-Level Forum on European Standardization (HLF) was set up by the European Commission in January 2023 to advise on strategic political matters in this field based on the EU Strategy on Standardization. The HLF aims to identify standardization priorities in support of EU policies and legislation and discuss horizontal issues, such as international leadership and education and skills, in a multi-stakeholder setting. Within the HLF, horizontal and topical workstreams have been launched to further the work in diverse areas.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, IFAN, the International Federation of Standards Users, hosted “Authentic Voices – Inspiring Women through Shared Standardization Journeys”, a webinar highlighting the role of women in shaping global standards. Moderated by Gabriela Ehrlich, a member of IFAN and former Communication Director at IEC, the discussion emphasized the importance of diversity in standardization and the need for greater female participation.
On Tuesday, March 4, a meeting of the technical committee SIST/TC UMI, dedicated to Artificial Intelligence, was held at the Slovenian Institute for Standardization. Aleksander Velkavrh, a young Standardization Ambassador and a student at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, as well as Bojana Bogičević, a participant of the Autumn School of Standardization and also a student at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, joined the meeting. Both had the opportunity to learn about the process of reviewing and adopting standards at the national level.
Austrian Standards has partnered with the Serbian organization ‘Centar za digitalnu transformaciju’ (CDT), which translates as ‘Centre for Digital Transformation’. CDT is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia. The aim of the co-operation is to strengthen personal certification in the Balkan region through high-quality programmes and practical training.
We are thrilled to announce that the European Commission has officially cited three long-awaited cybersecurity standards in the Official Journal of the European Union. These standards, developed by the CEN and CENELEC Joint Technical Committee CEN-CLC/JTC 13 on ‘Cybersecurity and Data Protection’, address key cybersecurity requirements outlined in the Radio Equipment Directive (RED).
ANEC President Dermott Jewell and Deputy Director-General Chiara Giovannini joined the third meeting of the European Commission's High-Level Forum on Standardization (HLF) on 29 January 2025.
As beverage containers and their caps regularly head the top 10 list of single-use plastic items found on beaches, the European Union has issued Directive 2019/904/EU on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.
On 4 February, over 350 participants joined the high-impact webinar titled Implementing the EU AI Act through Standards. The webinar was organised by the AI Standards Hub and the CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 AI Inclusiveness Task Group (TG).