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EN ISO/IEC 27701 ‘Security techniques - Extension to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 for privacy information management-Requirements and guidelines’ sets out generic requirements for a Privacy Information Management System which can be adapted by organizations according to their context and applicable obligations.

On the occasion of the European Year of Skills, we are conducting a special campaign: through a series of interview with standardization professionals, experts and business leaders coming from a variety of background, throughout the year we will explore the interaction between innovation, skills and standardization in some of the most relevant sectors for Europe’s long-term competitiveness. For the third episode of this interview series, we interviewed Pauline Mourlon, standardization environmental leader at Schneider Electric, on the importance for companies to invest in standardization skills in the long term.

On 27 April, the European Commission proposed a Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and launched a consultation for public feedback. CEN and CENELEC prepared a position paper in response to this consultation, outlining the role of the European Standardization System in SEP and proposing changes to the text to better reflect this role.

Experts needed to help with the revision of the European Standard EN 14059:2002 on Decorative oil lamps - Safety requirements and test methods

The CEN and CENELEC Standards+Innovation Awards acknowledge and celebrate the important contributions of Researchers, Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Standardization. On 26 October, for its fifth edition, we will host the 2023 Awards Ceremony. Approaching the event, we conducted a series of interviews with the winners of last year’s edition, to better know them and understand how winning the award has impacted their career.

The standardization activities of CEN and CENELEC for the transport sector on interoperability and safety requirements are well known. But CEN and CENELEC are also very active in another key topic for the transport industry: the environmental impact and circularity of materials used for vehicles and transport infrastructure.

The twin green and digital transitions open new opportunities for the European industry and citizens, in a quickly changing global scenario. But does Europe have what it takes? How can we make sure that it has the skills and the workforce to remain competitive in the global economy? And what is the role of standardization?

Every year, the European Week of Sport promotes more active, healthier lifestyles to millions of people in Europe and beyond. All the initiatives in 2023 focus on 3 important pillars of sport, which also reflect the changes and directions our societies are going towards, called them the 3Is: involvement, inclusion, and innovation.

Every year, on 14 October the international standardization community celebrates World Standards Day. This event is a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide whose work contributes to the development of voluntary standards.

CEN and CENELEC, together with the Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ), joined the Knowledge Valorisation event in Lisbon on November 14-15 to deliver a training on the implementation of the Code of Practice for Researchers on Standardization in the European Research Area.