Annual training session for newly appointed CEN & CENELEC Technical Body Officers
The Technical Committee Officers training day used to be a one-day training session happening in the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre. The aim is to help newly appointed Technical Body Officers become more acquainted with the standards development process and the European standardization system. Because of the COVID-19 sanitary restrictions the event was held online in 2020. [...]
Webinar for Standard Drafters - Recap "Drafting for XML"
The CEN-CENELEC "Webinars for standard drafters" are of interest of all persons drafting CEN and/or CENELEC standards. They aim primarily Technical Body Secretaries and TC Working Group convenors. Through these webinars we will achieve a common understanding of the drafting rules and the related procedures. This is also an ideal opportunity for the CEN-CENELEC editors to better understand the expectations of the Technical Body Officers and strengthen the working relationships with the different Technical Bodies. [...]
Standards development flexible process: Clarifications & improvements
In 2019, CEN and CENELEC Technical Boards approved the principles and operational criteria of the new standards development process that will be implemented as of April 2020: the so called ‘Flexible process’. The concept of flexibility refers to the fact that it will be up to the Technical Committees (TCs) to decide, work item per work item, according to their needs, resources and expertise, how much time to allocate to the standards drafting stages. The TCs will then be empowered to autonomously plan and organize the work for each work item within a maximum timeframe. It implies in return a full commitment by the TCs to actually deliver on time what is expected. This new system will be applicable to any home-grown CEN and CENELEC work item as well as CEN work items under Vienna Agreement with CEN lead, including those developed in the frame of a Standardization Request. [...]
Webinar for Standard Drafters - Drafting for XML : Formulae and equations
The CEN-CENELEC "Webinars for standard drafters" are of interest of all persons drafting CEN and/or CENELEC standards. They aim primarily Technical Body Secretaries and TC Working Group convenors. Through these webinars we will achieve a common understanding of the drafting rules and the related procedures. This is also an ideal opportunity for the CEN-CENELEC editors to better understand the expectations of the Technical Body Officers and strengthen the working relationships with the different Technical Bodies. [...]
Webinar for Standard Drafters - How to draft XML-friendly tables
The CEN-CENELEC "Webinars for standard drafters" are of interest of all persons drafting CEN and/or CENELEC standards. They aim primarily Technical Body Secretaries and TC Working Group convenors. Through these webinars we will achieve a common understanding of the drafting rules and the related procedures. This is also an ideal opportunity for the CEN-CENELEC editors to better understand the expectations of the Technical Body Officers and strengthen the working relationships with the different Technical Bodies. [...]
Webinar for Standard Drafters - Drafting for XML : Normative references and in-text citations
The CEN-CENELEC "Webinars for standard drafters" are of interest of all persons drafting CEN and/or CENELEC standards. They aim primarily Technical Body Secretaries and TC Working Group convenors. Through these webinars we will achieve a common understanding of the drafting rules and the related procedures. This is also an ideal opportunity for the CEN-CENELEC editors to better understand the expectations of the Technical Body Officers and strengthen the working relationships with the different Technical Bodies. [...]
Exploring standardization's contribution to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly, calls all countries and stakeholders to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The European Green Deal puts the SDGs at the heart of EU policy making and action. [...]