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An important milestone was reached in the implementation of the CEN Online Standards Development tool, with the deployment of the remaining stages of the standard drafting process in collaboration with ISO. The end-to-process from Project Creation to Publication is now available for CEN supported deliverables.

The ETUC has been actively contributing to the work of CEN and CENELEC Joint Technical Committee 21 (JTC21) in the development of two European standards mandated by the European Commission to support the implementation of the AI Act.

The European Commission has published a new Code of Practice on standardization for researchers. The Code provides a set of recommendations to beneficiaries of public-funded research and innovation programmes on how to valorise project results through standardization. The recommendations also target universities and public research organizations, policymakers, and standard development organizations (SDOs).

Developing standard more efficiently and more transparently to answer to market and regulatory demands implies transforming the whole cycle of production of standards

Under the title “Europe as a global standard-setter – between AI, alliances and competitive-ness”, Austrian Standards hosted talks on 11 November 2025 as part of the WE NORM THE FUTURE | Summit 2025. Valerie Höllinger, CEO of Austrian Standards, was delighted to welcome more than 300 participants. In her speech, she emphasized that standardization is an essential framework within which Europe's future is taking shape.

The Online Standards Development (OSD) platform, jointly develop by ISO and IEC, aims to replace the Word-based standard development way-of-working with a unique, harmonized and collaborative space for all contributors from the drafting stages all the way through to publication. The project is a cornerstone of the CEN and CENELEC Strategy 2030 Goal 2 “Our customers and stakeholders benefit from state-of-the-art digital solutions”.

For the 11th time, Austrian Standards was delighted to welcome young girls aged between 11 and 16 to the House of Standards & Innovation on Heinestraße as part of Vienna Daughters' Day.

The European standardization community recently issued important calls for experts to contribute to two pivotal initiatives poised to shape the future of rail transport across the continent.

Today Ms Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN and CENELEC, officially signed UNECE’s Declaration on Gender Responsive Standards and Standards Development together with 19 of CEN and CENELECs’ national members. With this signature, CEN and CENELEC pledge to support the creation of gender responsive standards.