NEWS
Every day, there is an intense circulation of road and rail vehicles transporting various sensitive goods: fresh fruits, meats, flowers, vaccines, organs, medical devices, or chemicals. To be safely transported and ensure they keep their properties, these goods need to be kept at a constant controlled temperature in appropriate vehicles equipped with the necessary equipment.
To gain a better understanding of industry’s needs for standardization deriving from Research & Innovation, the European Commission is planning to launch the first edition of a European Standardization Panel Survey. This survey will complement the recently adopted Code of Practice on standardization in the European Research Area, offering evidence-based results on the role of standardization in support of innovation policies.
On 16 March, the ETUC was invited to present the findings and recommendations from its recent study on ladder safety (2022) at the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Industrial Cleaning. At the meeting, UNI Europa – representing the workers in the cleaning sector - and the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry (EFCI) discussed the next steps in relation to standardization.
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE) of DIN and VDE now published the English versions of the German Standardization Roadmap on AI (2nd edition).
PKN, the Polish Committee for Standardization, makes every effort to popularize knowledge about standardization among young people. One of its initiatives is the nationwide contest "Standardization and me", which it has organized for 11 years. The contest is addressed to students and teachers from secondary schools. Its purpose is to disseminate knowledge on standardization and on the importance of standards in everyday life.
On the 1st of June, SBS will organise a webinar on innovation management standards, particularly the EN ISO 56000 series, and their potential impact on SMEs.
In its national Standardization Strategy, SIST (the Slovenian Institute for Standardization) set four main goals. One of them is develop new areas of standardization that will support the strategic development of the Republic of Slovenia through the involvement of stakeholders.
By 2024, the small Republic of San Marino could have its own national standardization body. In the meantime, it has started structuring an accreditation body, with the ambitious goal of European mutual recognition.
To mark the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March 2023, ANEC joined the Consumers International social media campaign ‘How can standards help protect consumers through clean energy transitions in the midst of cost-of-living crisis?’
On this World Health Day, CEN and CENELEC examine how standards help strengthen healthcare in all parts of Europe.