Standards and the Single Market, a solution to the COVID-19 crisis? Policy - 2020-06-02 The COVID-19 crisis has hit hard on the European economy. Yet, to address the downturn and foster a sustained recovery, the EU has a hidden weapon to deploy: the Single Market.
European standards play a strategic role in Europe’s recovery Policy - 2020-05-28 The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a serious toll on the European economy: according to the European Commission, the EU economy is expected to contract by 7,5% in 2020.
New EN 62552 ‘Household refrigerating appliances - Characteristics and test methods’ series In the spotlight - 2020-05-26 In the field of Ecodesign and Energy Labelling, CEN and CENELEC develop European Standards that provide dedicated methods for measuring the energy performance of various energy-related products
Newly published standard allows to reduce the consequences of crashes in trains In the spotlight - 2020-05-19 Travelling by rail all around Europe will be even safer than it is today, thanks to newly published EN 15227:2020 ‘Railway applications - Crashworthiness requirements for rail vehicles’.
New report on standards for quantum technology was published on the European Commission’s website Quantum Technology - 2020-05-14 The new report ‘#Standards4Quantum: Making Quantum Technology Ready for Industry’, published by the Publication Office of the European Union, is now available on the website of the European Commission’s Science Hub.
CEN and CENELEC to host a webinar on Standards for SDGs Webinars - 2020-05-06 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly, calls all countries and stakeholders to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
EN 17399:2020 ‘Algae and algae products - Terms and definitions’ In the spotlight - 2020-04-27 Algae are a material that is gaining increasing attention as a sustainable material with a lot of potential
New study proposes a standardization approach to identify trustworthy AI Artificial Intelligence - 2020-04-22 A new study realised by the German technology organisation VDE and the Bertelsmann Stiftung demonstrates how ethical principles for artificial intelligence (AI) can be put into practise.
The new MTECH Master at the University of Luxembourg will teach ICT innovation through technical standardization ICT project - 2020-04-21 ILNAS, Luxembourg’s National Standardization Body, is among the founders of the new master « Technopreneurship: Mastering smart ICT, standardization and digital trust for enabling next generation of ICT solutions »
Trust in new technologies: CEN and CENELEC published a new series of European standards on cybersecurity Corporate - 2020-04-15 In a world increasingly relying on digital technologies and data to function, opportunities go hand in hand with potential risks. For this reason, cybersecurity is at the centre of international efforts, both public and private,