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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 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 • Encouraging SMEs access to standards 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 • Encouraging SMEs access to standards Bardo Schettini
European Standardization:The actors • The European Committee for Standardization • The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization • The European Telecommunications Standards Institute Bardo Schettini
CEN & CENELEC Geographical Dimension 30 Members • 27 EU Members • 3 EFTA Countries and • Affiliates • Cooperating Partners • Associate Members Bardo Schettini
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
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
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
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
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
Encouraging participation in standard making process • Facilitating access to working documents • IT systems:
Encouraging participation in standard making process • Facilitating access to working documents • IT systems:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Encouraging SMEs access to standards • Members’ commercial offers to promote purchase of standards, ex: • Offers on collection of standards, • Advice, • Training… Bardo Schettini
Thank you • Bardo Schettini G. • CENELEC • Acting Director Business & Administration • corporate@cenelec.eu • infodesk@cen.eu Bardo Schettini