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Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we work, learn, and innovate. At the same time, its rapid development raises important questions about the skills and ethical foundations needed to use AI effectively and responsibly.
The CENELEC Workshop on was kicked off on 30th January 2026. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
A new CENELEC Workshop is being planned which will complement the activities of the EU Research project 'BATSS' – Safe Efficient Battery System Based On Advanced Cell Technology.
CEN-CENELEC/JTC 22 ‘Quantum Technologies’ have published their first ever deliverable in the form of a Technical Report (TR). The document covers the universal gate-based quantum-computing model, also known as a digital or circuit quantum-computing model, on multiple physical systems. TR 18202:2025 slices down the overall complexity of quantum computing into two main groups of layers, summarizing theoretical and practical approaches with state-of-the-art definition.
CEN and CENELEC welcome the European Commission’s publication of the Quantum Europe Strategy, released in July 2025. The strategy outlines a comprehensive vision for Europe’s leadership in quantum technologies, emphasizing the pivotal role of standardization in ensuring interoperability, fostering innovation, and accelerating the commercialization of quantum solutions.
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.
Brussels, 9 June - With the publication of the Net-Zero Industry Act, the EU took a decisive step to support the strategic technologies that will be essential to power the green transition and equip the European industry with the tools to lead this transformation. A stakeholders’ workshop organised by CEN and CENELEC on Thursday 8 June explored how standards can drive the future of CleanTech in Europe.
Quantum Technology is a promising field in the development of skills to navigate the digital transition. To steer work on standardization in this rapidly advancing field, CEN and CENELEC recently published two important documents: a Standardization Roadmap and a report on Quantum Technologies Use Cases. The two documents provide a comprehensive vision on the European standardization needs for quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum metrology.
Elena Santiago Cid, CEN and CENELEC’s Director General, spoke at the “Cooperating on Digital Policy and Tech Standards” panel during the dedicated hybrid stakeholder roundtable at the occasion of the third Ministerial Meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) between the EU and the US. The TTC is a key forum to deepen transatlantic cooperation to facilitate trade and develop global standards on technology and security.
Standards is one of the main elements that were discussed at the Trade and Technology Council between the EU and the US that took place in Pittsburgh last 29 September.