NEWS
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.
CEN/TC 127 “Fire safety in buildings” is responsible for the development of horizontal standardized methods regarding the fire behaviour of building products, components and elements of construction and their classification according to application fire risks.
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.
Europe, like other parts of the world, has been hit hard by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In this context, CEN is preparing a new document presenting guidelines and recommendations for the safe operation and management of fitness centers during an infectious outbreak – now and during future pandemics.
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 main challenges regarding the fishing gear of the future will be to design gear with a maximum lifespan, suitable for re-use and/or recycling and with a minimum risk of losing, abandoning or discarding it before the end of its life’, recognises the Workshop Report ‘Re-imagining gear in a Circular Economy’, issued in January 2020.
The European Union counts on the publication of new standards on sustainable development, which will help implement its Green Deal.
Today and tomorrow (15-16 October 2020), the European Commission is holding the important conference “Farm to Fork - Building sustainable food systems together”. This event is the first in a series of annual gatherings of European stakeholders willing to engage and help shape the EU's path towards sustainable food systems and contribute to the recently approved ‘Farm to Fork Strategy’.
On 14 October 2020, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, the three official European Standardization Organizations, join the international standardization community in celebrating World Standards Day. By focusing on the environment, this year’s edition aims to raise awareness on the potential of standards to help tackle the climate crisis.