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The European Commission, together with the members of the High-Level Forum on European Standardization (HLF), consider Quantum as a priority policy. Therefore, they decided to give this topic a separate space for political and technical discussions in the framework of the newly opened Workstream 16.
The European Commission published three reports from the High-Level Forum on European Standardization’s workstreams: Workstream 7 on Wind Power, Workstream 14 on Data Interoperability, and Workstream 15 on Critical Raw Materials. The three reports include recommendations on standardization in the three different fields and how they can support the relevant sectors across Europe.
The June issue of the CEN-CENELEC newsletter 'On The Spot' is out now!
This CWA presents a methodology for the data-driven management of production processes from inception to operation, which allows to document their lifecycle and gain knowledge through its application. It provides a description of the methodological approach along with the introduction to its primary objectives.
The CEN-CENELEC Adaptation to Climate Change Coordination Group (ACC-CG) is pleased to announce that it has resumed its vital work after a period of inactivity.
On Thursday and Friday, July 4th and 5th, SIST (Slovenian Institute for Standardization) hosted the Balkan Conference of Standardization Bodies at the Bled Rose Hotel. The event brought together representatives from the national standardization bodies of various Balkan countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Romania. The participants exchanged best practices, discussed common challenges, and showcased how individual national bodies operate and promote the importance of standards.
ANEC submitted its comments on the European Commission’s public consultation on the evaluation of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 – the Standardization Regulation, which is currently open until 25 July.
Small Business Standards (SBS) published its call for experts for the year 2025. This call aims to appoint experts to represent the interests of SMEs in standardization work at the EU and international level in Technical Committees (TCs) of CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC.
The CEN and CENELEC Annual Report for 2023 is now available, in a fully digital design.
Many of the experts in Working Group 1 of TC 228 have been working on diving standards since the turn of the millennium. At first, work was carried out at the European level, in WG3 of CEN TC 329 ‘Tourism Services’. Immediately after ISO TC 228 ‘Tourism and related services’ was founded in 2007, work continued at the ISO level, and ‘Diving Services’ became the first Working Group (WG1) of ISO TC 228. Practically, all the standards produced by TC 228 WG1 have also become European standards (EN ISO), in accordance with the procedures laid out in the Vienna Agreement.