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2023-10-10
The future of the Single Market: how standards help Europe prepare for the digital challenges of tomorrow

With the fast pace of digitalisation in the modern world, a strong EU Single Market is needed to ensure European consumers and businesses can take advantage of new and innovative technologies. The European Standardization System has already started to build the digital future.

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2023-10-09
European Standards help ensure good health and well-being for all

Every year, on 14 October the international standardization community celebrates World Standards Day. This event is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide whose work contributes to the development of voluntary standards.

 

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2023-10-09
SIST celebrated World Standards Day with 1st RAST Conference

On 16 October, the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST) organized its first RAST Conference, an event to celebrate World Standards Day, to raise awareness to the importance of standards, and to present the benefits of using standards through success stories from prominent Slovenian companies. The conference, which took place at Brdo Congress Centre, offered the participants  a wealth of content on current global challenges.

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2023-10-06
EU Industry Days 2023: the power of standardization to support business growth

The EU Industry Days are Europe’s flagship annual event focusing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial frontrunners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry. Every year, they provide an opportunity to companies, entrepreneurs, organizations, national ministries, regional authorities and other industrial stakeholders to organise their own sessions as part of the official programme.

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Research & Innovation
2023-10-02
Meet the 2022 Standards+Innovation awards winners: Ivan NAVARRO GONZALEZ

The CEN and CENELEC Standards+Innovation Awards acknowledge and celebrate the important contributions of Researchers, Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Standardization. On 26 October, for its fifth edition, we will host the 2023 Awards Ceremony.

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2023-10-02
ETUC feedback on the evaluation of Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardization

On 1 September, the European Commission launched a call for evidence with a view to possibly revise Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardization. The objective was to collect feedback and views on the effectiveness of the current legislation in “meeting the opportunities and challenges of , ensuring the security of citizens and supporting the green and digital transition”.

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2023-10-01
Technical standardization gains importance in Luxembourg’s higher education with the Master MTECH

ILNAS, the National Standards Body of Luxembourg, has made education about standardization a top priority since the first national technical standardization strategy in 2010 and, as of 2013, ILNAS and the University of Luxembourg have been collaborating for the development of educational programs involving technical standardization.

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2023-09-29
European standards in support of European Week of Sports

Every year, the European Week of Sport promotes more active, healthier lifestyles to millions of people in Europe and beyond. All the initiatives in 2023 focus on three important pillars of sport, which also reflect the changes and directions our societies are going towards. These pillars are called ‘the 3 Is’: involvement, inclusion, and innovation.

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EN in the spotlight
2023-09-29
New EN 17343 provides a common grammar for the railways community

Every industrial sector needs a common grammar to work. Having an agreement between all parties involved (manufacturers, subcontractors, clients) on the meaning of technical concepts ensures that all parts of the processes for the development, testing and repair of a product, system or infrastructure are coherent and mutually compatible.

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2023-09-21
Engaging students to build the future of standardization: interview with Jovana Nikolić

The twin green and digital transitions open new opportunities for the European industry and citizens, in a quickly changing global scenario. But does Europe have what it takes? How can we make sure that it has the skills and the workforce to remain competitive in the global economy? And what is the role of standardization?

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