European Standardization Faster for better? Elena Santiago Cid, CEN CENELEC Director General
Highlights: Faster for better? Speed is directly related to: Sectors needs Readiness of stakeholders to build consensus Do not sacrifice quality and internationalisation over speed Need to keep market relevance Our proposal: Simplification and Education of processes and procedures © CEN-CENELEC /10 Elena Santiago Cid, EP Public Hearing on Standardization ( )
sectors, needs Speed is often a business choice
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© CEN-CENELEC /10 Quality and speed Request Global market access: competitiveness Request ENs to reflect interest of every category of stakeholder Request Participation of all stakeholders (SMEs, societal partners, etc.) Response Strong international commitment Response National consultation and national delegation Response Consensus and Education about standardization Representativeness, inclusiveness, international = time Elena Santiago Cid, EP Public Hearing on Standardization ( ) © CEN-CENELEC /10
To guarantee state of the art deliverables, we have to remain attractive to market operators ENs are developed and used by the private sector The private sector: bears 95% of the costs of the system. brings 99% of the up-to-date expertise. Speed depends on knowledge available, commercial issues, industrys needs, etc. Market relevance © CEN-CENELEC /10 Elena Santiago Cid, EP Public Hearing on Standardization ( )
© CEN-CENELEC /10 Our proposal: Simplification of processes and Education Improved ESOs and SDOs coordination and cooperation (also at international level) Further Development of e-communication and e- platforms (new and improved IT tools – IT strategy) EC co-finance rules should be simplified Integration of research- standards and innovation Education about standardisation (National programs) Joint effort for simplification = increase in speed
Conclusions: Faster for better? Speed is directly related to: Sectors needs Readiness of stakeholders to build consensus Do not sacrifice quality and internationalisation Need to keep market relevance Simplification and Education of processes. EC co-finance rules should be simplified Lets simplify together! © CEN-CENELEC /10 Elena Santiago Cid, EP Public Hearing on Standardization ( )
EN Glass in building EN Specification for masonry units EN Medical gloves for single use EN :2009/A11:2011 Medical electrical equipment EN 14961: Solid biofuels - Fuel specifications and classes EN Railway applications - Communication, signalling and processing systems - Software for railway control and protection systems EN Railway applications - Wheelsets and bogies
THANK YOU! Looking forward to your questions! Elena Santiago Cid CEN CENELEC Director General Elena Santiago Cid, EP Public Hearing on Standardization ( ) © CEN-CENELEC /10