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2025-02-15
New Cybersecurity Standards Support Compliance with RED Directive

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).

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2025-02-01
Consumers are the backbone of the economy

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.

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2025-02-01
DIN Consumer Council study explores the usability and consumer acceptance of tethered caps for beverage containers

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.

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2025-02-01
Webinar: Implementing the EU AI Act through standards

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).

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2025-02-01
CEN and CENELEC share their position on Standardization in FP10

On February 18, CEN and CENELEC joined the European Parliament ITRE Working Group on Horizon Europe to discuss the role of standardization in the Framework Programme 10 (FP10).

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2025-02-01
Empowering Startups - A New Standard for Quality Management and Innovation

In a bold move to support the burgeoning startup ecosystem, the Portuguese Standardization Body – Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ) – presents the standard NP 4595 ‘Approach to Quality Management and Innovation in Startups – Requirements and Guidelines’. This pioneering standard is the first of its kind, not only at a national level but also on the international stage, designed specifically to help startups stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

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2025-02-01
High Interest in ISS Training on AI Standards, Regulations, and Practical Challenges

The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) held a well-attended promotional seminar, "Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Standards, European Regulations, Legislation and Challenges in Practice," on 11 February 2025.  Over 50 participants explored fundamental AI terminology, concepts, risks, and organizational management strategies.  The training also covered key AI standards, including SRPS ISO/IEC 22989:2023, ISO/IEC 42001:2024, SRPS ISO/IEC 23894:2023, SRPS ISO/IEC 38507:2023, and ISO/IEC FDIS 42005.

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2025-02-01
Swedish Tork holds the first Design for All certification

As pioneers, the RISE Research Institute of Sweden was recently accredited to certify according to the European Design for All standard. Essity’s global brand Tork is the world’s first ever organization to receive an independent assessment of how well their products and services adapt to users’ varying functional abilities.

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2025-02-01
SIST Introduces New Ambassadors of Standardization for 2025

At the 2nd Autumn School, held on November 13 and 14, 2024, SIST selected two new ambassadors of standardization from among 60 participants. Eva Pevec from the Faculty of Economics and Aleksander Velkavrh from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering have joined Hana and Erik, expanding the SIST family of young ambassadors to now include four members.

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2025-02-01
Austrian Standards receives award for Digital Humanism

Austrian Standards is taking a pioneering role and is the first standardization organization in Europe to offer objective evidence in the form of certification for people who can support AI projects in the spirit of digital humanism. The first globally available standard for ethical system design ISO/IEC/IEEE 24748-7000 forms the basis for this, in combination with elements of the management standard ISO/IEC 42001 on AI. Responsible handling of AI and digital data requires predetermined framework conditions, including reliable standards.

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