1. Role of CEN and CENELEC in support to SMEs
Bardo Schettini
Conference Better Access of SMEs to standardization
Prague 6 May 2009

2. content
The actors
Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

3. content
The actors
Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

4. European Standardization: The actors
The European Committee for Standardization The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization The European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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5. CEN & CENELEC Geographical Dimension
30 Members
27 EU Members
3 EFTA Countries
and
Affiliates
Cooperating Partners
Associate Members 
CENELEC has got 30 Members:
They are the National Electrotechnical Committees from the 27 Member countries of the European Union and the other 3 coming from EFTA: this is Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
Within the framework of Wider Europe (the European Commission’s European Neighbourhood Policy), CENELEC has engaged in promoting European electrotechnical standardization in neighbouring countries. We already count 8 Affiliates (in purple on the map):
(Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine)
38 Cooperating Partners have joined us over the years.
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6. The role of the CEN & CENELEC Members
Represent all national stakeholders: industry, authorities, social partners, consumers
Ensure consensus building at national level
Appoint national experts to participate in standardization work
Commit to implement European standards identically at national level
Withdraw conflicting national standards
The National Electrotechnical Committees represent all national stakeholders and their primary task is to ensure that the national position is brought into European Standardization. They ensure a real consensus building at national level.
They are also responsible for appointing experts to participate in the standardization work done at European and international level.
CENELEC Members commit themselves to participating in the European standardization work and to implement European standards identically at national level. On top of that, National Committees have to withdraw conflicting national standards. This is extremely important as it reflects a thorough commitment from the Members and this is what ensures that we have a Single Market.
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7. Why should SMEs participate in the standardisation process?
The actors
Why should SMEs participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

8. Why should SME participate in standardisation process?
5 good reasons: 1. competitiveness of European Industry 2. improvement of the EU single market 3. environmental protection and sustainable development 4. Improvement of access to world markets 5. Facilitating innovation and interoperability
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9. Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
The actors
Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

10. Encouraging participation in standard making process
Direct participation of SMEs
Experts in national “Mirror” committees
Experts in national delegations to CEN/CLC
Indirect participation via National Associations
Governance matters
Representation in national “Mirror” committees
Secretariat role
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11. Encouraging participation in standard making process
Facilitating access to working documents IT systems:

12. Encouraging participation in standard making process
Facilitating access to working documents IT systems:

13. Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
The actors
Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

14. Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs
CEN-CENELEC Guide on SME
To provide advice to technical bodies on specific issues of significance for SMEs
In cooperation with NORMAPME (convenor of the CEN/CENELEC BT/Working Group)
Guide finalised and to be approved by BTs
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15. Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs
CEN & CENELEC “SME Access Project”
Recommendations to improve access and to propose solutions to improve access of SMEs and reduce financial impact. Deliverable: June 2009
Involvement of National Standards Organizations and key stakeholders
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16. Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs
SMEST - External visibility and promotion project to assist SME in Europe (EC funded)
Toolkit to promote the involvement of SMEs in standardization
2 days training in 12 Member States: train the trainers + training to SMEs (Czech Rep. Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia Romania)
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17. Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs
SMEs and eBusiness – a new CEN Group
Best practices and practical applications in the use of eBusiness standards for European SMEs
Focussing on the use of eBusiness and eBusiness standards
Courses and tutorials
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18. Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
The actors
Why SMEs should participate in the standardisation process?
Encouraging participation in standard making process
Encouraging understanding of SMEs needs in standard making process
Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Bardo Schettini

19. Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Provide better access to the Abstracts/scope of standards
Action coordinated with NORMAPME
Abstracts/Scope of the standards will be made available via web sites
CEN & CENELEC Web search engines available
National Members’ web sites
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22. Encouraging SMEs access to standards
CEN & CENELEC information and raising awareness activities SMEs and Standards: Guide to the European Standardization Process Under consideration: CEN-CENELEC Helpdesk for SMEs
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23. Encouraging SMEs access to standards
Members’ commercial offers to promote purchase of standards, ex:
Offers on collection of standards,
Advice,
Training…
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24. Acting Director Business & Administration
Thank you
Bardo Schettini G.
CENELEC
Acting Director Business & Administration
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