Role of Standards in Exploiting Technology and Research Unit Manager Research Integration, CEN-CENELEC Management Centre
Policy Context The Innovation Union, 2010: Standards play an important role for innovation The Standardization Regulation, 1025/2012: Standards can help to bridge the gap between research and marketable products or services Commissioner Quinn at Innovation Summit 10/2012 [...] key framework conditions that influence our innovation performance. The first is standardisation. This can seem a dry, technical issue, but it is of immense strategic importance. Horizon 2020 (draft proposal) Contribute to European competitiveness through support to the standardisation process and standards CEN-CENELEC 2012-2
Who we are: The European Committee for Standardization The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization The European Telecommunications Standards Institute = the European Standards Organisations ( ESOs ) + 33 full members (EU+EFTA+Croatia) + International standards bodies (ISO, IEC, ITU-T) CEN-CENELEC 2012-3
Where we fit in: International ISO IEC ITU WTO Europe CEN CENELEC ETSI EC EFTA National Membership NSBs for CEN & CENELEC Companies for ETSI National authorities Industry, other stakeholders, standards users... CEN-CENELEC 2012-4
What we do We provide a platform for stakeholders in a specific area to come together We facilitate consensus at European level We help ensure principles of transparency, openness, coherence, consensus We develop European harmonised documents We help build support for the European Single Market Links to legislation Links to public policy CEN-CENELEC 2012-5
Armoury of tools Fundamental Terminology, conventions, signs, symbols Test methods and analytical methods Specifications for products, services, systems, performance Organization and management system standards CEN-CENELEC 2012-6
Type of standards we develop: CEN/ TC EN Title CEN/TC 92 Water meters EN 14154 Installation and conditions of use CEN/TC 164 Water supply EN 15975-1 Security of drinking water supply - Guidelines for risk and crisis management CEN/TC 104 Concrete and related products CEN/TC 165 Waste water engineering EN 15030 series EN 1507 EN 13565-1, -2, - 3 Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption Requirements for systems and components for the storage of water Determination of water retention efficiency of common curing compounds Anti-flooding devices for buildings CEN/TC 230 Water analysis CEN/ISO 15462 Water quality - Selection of tests for biodegradability CEN/TC 341 Geotechnical Investigation and Testing Geotechnical investigation and testing - Laboratory testing of soil CEN-CENELEC 2012-7
New needs new ideas new markets New needs New ideas = New standards Climate change Clean energy SABE strategic advisory board on environment Energy Management Sector Forum Electro Mobility New markets = New standards (tools) to access Environmental TCs exp: Sludge, treated biowaste and soil Bio-based product TCs, Energy TCs, etc Emerging risks integ-risk -Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks CEN Workshop Agreement 67 CEN-CENELEC 2012-8
Why standards for RDI? Tap into the potential opportunities Transfer of innovative know-how to the market Dissemination of research results Opportunity to network Enhancement of the economic value of research project Helping access to public procurement markets Comparability & interoperability : measurements, quality indicators, test methods etc Reassurance for European consumers Faster and easier access to markets CEN-CENELEC 2012-9
Dynamic Standardization: = standardisation is an important enabler of innovation. Standards: set the state of the art and give innovators a level playing field; provide customers with trust in the safety and performance of new products allow differentiation of products through reference to standardised methods accompany the emergence of new markets and the introduction of complex systems, contribute to diffusing knowledge and facilitating the application of technology CEN-CENELEC 2012-10
Innovation & Standards A contradiction in terms? How it looks like in practice! CEN-CENELEC 2012-11
Example: SPIDIA SPIDIA works on the missing standardisation and improvement of pre-analytical procedures for in vitro diagnostics SPIDIA is organised around 3 activities. The 1st activity leads to pan-european quality assurance schemes and guidelines for the pre-analytical phase of in vitro diagnostics CEN-CENELEC 2012-12
Example: SPIDIA (2) In June 2010 CEN/TC 140 In vitro diagnostic medical devices decided to create a subgroup of experts to produce documents in the framework of the SPIDIA project CEN-CENELEC 2012-13
Example: EASYBAT Objective : define new concepts for the smart insertion of battery packs and develop in particular generic interfaces for fully electric vehicles. This research aims at enabling smooth batteries integration and swap The EASYBAT consortium will propose a Business Plan for a CENELEC Workshop Agreement on new battery pack generic interfaces CEN-CENELEC 2012-14
Example- EASYBAT Standardization activities will be conducted in order to promote the generic models and interfaces developed in the project. CEN-CENELEC 2012-15
Match needs with solutions: Define the standardization activity needed: RDI project running? Link with on-going standardization activities through Project Liaison RDI project proposal? Develop new standardization activities a European Standard or a pre-standard (Workshop Agreement) CEN-CENELEC 2012-16
Right framework: Get the right standardization partner on board! Who? National or European Standards Bodies How? contact us research@cencenelec.eu Don t get lost in standardization. Put standardization in the right place, project- and budget-wise! Where? usually dissemination WP CEN-CENELEC 2012-17
What else we... standardize? Project RDI Frame Partner Standard 2ndVegOil FP7 Agriculture NEN CWA 56 EasyBat FP7 Transport CENELEC CWA in discussion AdvanceETV FP7 Environment DIN CWA 42, CWA 32 EGDMS LLP Social Innovation UNI CWA 65 IMS2020 FP7 NMP CEN CEN/TC 310 - standard SPIDIA FP7 Health CEN CEN/TC 140 - standard EGIDA FP7 Environment n/a CEN/TC 287 Project Liaison More examples online - Next: 2012 proposals CEN-CENELEC 2012-18
Useful Resources & Tools Research Helpdesk research@cencenelec.eu RDI CORrespondents network @ national level FP7 specific web-pages via CEN-CENELEC home page FP7 Guide to project proposers Factsheet on IPR & Standards Twitter @Standards4RDI CEN-CENELEC 2012-19
Thank you for your attention! Andreea Gulacsi agulacsi@cencenelec.eu LinkedIn CEN-CENELEC 2012-20