NEWS
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.
The February issue of the CEN-CENELEC newsletter 'On the Spot' is out now!
As the European Commission launches the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformative initiative aimed at accelerating the green transition across Europe’s industrial sector, two words come to mind: sustainable and competitive.
The European Commission still continues to publish new reports from the High-Level Forum on European Standardization’s workstreams. The new report include recommendations on standardization in different fields and how they can support the relevant sectors across Europe.
Consumers often struggle to decipher labels that claim sustainability or outline a product’s environmental impact. With greenwashing on the rise, misleading claims can make it difficult to distinguish truly sustainable choices from marketing spin. To address this, CEN and CENELEC have released a new brochure that helps organizations achieve their environmental goals while providing consumers with clearer, more verifiable information.
CEN and CENELEC, in collaboration with DIN, are launching the development of the Industrial Symbiosis (IS) Standardization Roadmap as part of the Horizon Europe RISERS project. This roadmap will guide the future of standardization in Industrial Symbiosis, addressing key barriers, opportunities, and best practices to support resource efficiency, waste reduction, and circular economy objectives.
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).
CEN and CENELEC have officially approved a Position Paper on the future European Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP10). Developed by CEN-CLC/BT Working Group 3 ‘STAIR’ (STAndardization, Innovation and Research), this document outlines key strategic recommendations to enhance the role of standardization in European R&I.