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Role of CEN and CENELEC in support to SMEs

Role of CEN and CENELEC in support to SMEs. Bardo Schettini. 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

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Role of CEN and CENELEC in support to SMEs

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  1. Role of CEN and CENELEC in support to SMEs Bardo Schettini

  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 Bardo Schettini

  5. CEN & CENELEC Geographical Dimension 30 Members • 27 EU Members • 3 EFTA Countries and • Affiliates • Cooperating Partners • Associate Members  Bardo Schettini

  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 Bardo Schettini

  7. 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 Bardo Schettini

  9. 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 Bardo Schettini

  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. 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 Bardo Schettini

  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 Bardo Schettini

  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) Bardo Schettini

  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 Bardo Schettini

  18. 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 Bardo Schettini

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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 Bardo Schettini

  23. Encouraging SMEs access to standards • Members’ commercial offers to promote purchase of standards, ex: • Offers on collection of standards, • Advice, • Training… Bardo Schettini

  24. Thank you • Bardo Schettini G. • CENELEC • Acting Director Business & Administration • corporate@cenelec.eu • infodesk@cen.eu Bardo Schettini

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