1. CEN/ISSS http://www.cenorm.be/isss DATSCG http://www.ictsb.org
Luc Van den Berghe
CEN/ISSS
DATSCG

2. ICT-standardization CEN, CENELEC, ETSI W3C, IETF, OASIS, etc
ISO, IEC and ITU-T
W3C, IETF, OASIS, etc
ICTSB: the ICT Standards Board
Its sub-group DATSCG – Design-for-All and Assistive Technologies Standards Co-ordination Group

3. ICTSB Co-ordination point, exchange of views and information
Consider standardization requirements and advise on action
Dialogue with EU and EFTA on standardization
Working groups

4. DATSCG
Co-ordination
Strong membership of user organizations i.e. EDF, ANEC ( AAATE
Single focal entry point on design-for-all and assistive technology standardization
Standardization requirements – e.g. from RTD projects
Dialogue with EU and EFTA
Also links to ISO/TC159 and ISO/IEC JTC1 SC35
Quarterly meetings

5. Interface with standardization
If you do have a new proposal for standardization, you can in any case approach DATSCG Secretary,
You can also approach ETSI, CEN or CENELEC directly, if it is clear where the work should take place
ETSI e.g. telecommunications
CEN e.g. smart card terminals
CENELEC e.g. consumer equipment

6. ETSI
ETSI/TC HF is responsible for standards and guidelines dealing with ease of use and accessibility of telecommunication equipment and services, including the requirements of older and disabled people.
Participation to ETSI/TCs is open to ETSI members (e.g. ANEC), but participation as invited party is possible

7. ETSI/TC HF Chairman: Knut Nordby, Telenor, retires this summer
Technical Officer,
ICTSB Secretary,
ETSI TR , "Human Factors; Requirements for assistive technology devices in ICT”
Example case of a Braille personal digital assistant connected to a standard mobile telephone
Calls for further actions

8. CEN
Technical Committees: national representation (and from associates e.g. ANEC)
CEN/TC 224 WG6 on man-machine interfaces for smart cards and their terminals – convenor BALFOUR Adam (ANEC),
CEN/TC 293 – Technical Aids for Disabled Persons – not (yet) really ICT - chairman
WG 113 of the Technical Board: CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 (ISO/IEC Guide 71)
ENs, Technical Specifications and Technical Reports

9. ENs
The European Standard (EN) leading to full implementation, as national standard, Europe-wide; also serves the European regulatory purposes of the New Approach
Standstill
Public Enquiry and voting (weighted by nation)
National implementation and withdrawal of conflicting national standards

10. CEN/TS
The CEN Technical Specification (CEN/TS) serves as a normative document in areas where the state of the art is not yet stable enough
Approved by Technical Committee (weighted vote)
Made available by the National Members
No standstill
No requirement for withdrawal nationally

11. CWA
CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) aims at bringing about consensual agreements based on deliberations of open Workshops with unrestricted direct representation of interested parties
Approval by Consensus of participants
CWA in the National Members’ catalogues
Not developed in a CEN/TC but in a Workshop established to this effect

12. CWA characteristics A CEN deliverable
Direct participation of interested parties
Quick, lightweight processes
Openness of the process
CWA & parties having developed it
Normative documents but also guidance, guidelines, best practices, informational
May afterwards be taken further in standards process in CEN (or ISO)

13. Design for ALL Workshop
5 meetings 2001/09 and 2002/09
Deliverables:
CWA14661: “Guidelines to Standardisers of ICT products and services in the CEN ICT domain”
Report “Proposals for standardization actions following a review of European RTD-work in the ICT Assistive Technologies (AT) domain”
Work programme completed? To close down?
Participation has been low – we need you
New Workshops can be quickly launched on an as need basis - we need you
Contact

14. Workshop creation
A “Business Plan” (work plan plus funding considerations)
National Standards Organization has to take the Secretariat
Business Plan sent to NSOs and on the web for comments (openness!)
6 weeks notice till Kick-Off meeting
Funding through DG ENTR is possible
Managed by CEN/ISSS, CEN’s Unit managing Workshops and CWAs, launched in 1997 as “Information Society Standardization System

15. CENELEC TV Broadcasting for ALL Virtual Group:
a final report (end 2003) on identifying standardisation requirements regarding accessibility of digital broadcasting to JTC Broadcasting
CENELEC Technical Committees – national representation
Also CENELEC Workshops – CENELEC Workshop Agreements
Contact is Pierre Heinrichs –

16. Conclusions If you do have a new proposal for standardization:
Approach ETSI, CEN or CENELEC directly, if way forward is clear
Otherwise approach DATSCG
The 3 ESOs have mechanisms of direct participation