Europe is committed to the 20-20-20 targets to reduce carbon emissions and to secure energy supply. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are seen as key to reach this goal. Both measures call for changes in our energy supply system leading to smart grids as key enablers for the required innovation. To promote this transformation the European Commission has taken a number of actions including a mandate on standardization.
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Smart Grids Standardization in Europe
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Interview with Edvard Kožušník, Rapporteur of the IMCO Committee
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
This exclusive interview with Mr Edvard Kožušník, Rapporteur of the EU Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee, was conducted for Talkstandards.com via email during July 2010 in relation to the Open Forum on Transparency in EU Standardization.
The IMCO recently hosted a public hearing on the Future of European Standardisation which Mr Kožušník co-chaired. The outline of the hearing, including the presentations made can be found here.
Join the Forum discussion here: www.talkstandards.com/questions-for-event-reforming-eu-standardization/
NFC technology still not here
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
As the number of mobile phones steadily increase in the world and handsets are used for much more than calling and texting, Mobile Near Field Communications (NFC) offer users the ability to use their phone as a mobile wallet. However, even though consumers would welcome such solutions, NFC deployment is sluggish.
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Trade-Offs related to the Transparency in the European Standardisation System
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Transparency is a crucial requirement for standardization, requested by the WTO and even more so by all stakeholders involved. The issue of transparency can be divided into two different dimensions: the standardization process and its outputs. Focusing on the process one can further differentiate between issues related to participation, content and rules. Furthermore, transparency is an issue both for formal standardization bodies and consortia.
A Closer Look at ICT Standardization
Monday, May 4th, 2009Ten case studies of SSOs for the purpose of better understanding synergies between different types – formal and informal – standard setting organizations and consortia.