NEWS
In November, Meeting Standards, the annual campaign week hosted by Small Business Standards (SBS), took place. A variety of events were organized by standardization bodies and SME organizations throughout Europe. The goal was to raise SME awareness of the strategic benefits of standardization, fostering SME involvement in standards development and connecting SMEs with standardization organizations across Europe.
Advertising is communication: its contents guide purchasing behaviour, perceptions and experiences towards brands and institutions, and its messages mature within current market realities and respond to people's concrete needs.
The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which will replace the Machinery Directive (EU) 2006/42 in 2027, continues to set out health and safety requirements for machinery design and construction, which are meant to be implemented through harmonized standards.
As part of the European SME Week 2024, between 25 and 29 November, the Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) invites all entrepreneurs to its Doors Open Days and grants discounts on the purchase of standards.
The 2nd RAST Conference, held on October 14 at the Brdo Congress Centre, once again demonstrated that standards are key to shaping a safe, quality, and sustainable future. Experts and representatives from various industries discussed how artificial intelligence and other new technologies are transforming our world and the role that international standards play in this process.
The jubilee year for the Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) was marked by numerous events, culminating in a Gala Ceremony held on 10 October 2024.
The Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS) and the Romanian Standards Association (ASRO), in collaboration with four universities, have just completed the implementation of a two-year project, B-Green-ED – Boosting the Green Future via University Micro-Credentials, which was funded by the European Commission's Erasmus+ Programme.
Erik Vladimir Simić, Young Standardization Ambassador at the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST), shares his experience of visiting the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), meeting experts and exchanging about young professionals in standardization.
To mark World Standards Day on 14 October, ANEC joined the dedicated social media campaign ’Shared vision for a better world: Spotlight on SDG 9 ‘Industry, innovation, and infrastructure in the age of AI’, organized by the international standardization organizations: IEC, ISO and ITU.
Participate in Meeting Standards 2024 (Nov 25-29) and discover insights, inspiration, and practical tips to make SMEs and their organizations aware of the importance of standards and to encourage them to get involved in shaping them.