Annex III - Term Definitions and Main Abbreviations (RP2023) TERM DEFINITIONS EUROPEAN STANDARDS ORGANISATIONS (ESO) The three European standards organisations are listed in Annex I to Regulation 1025/2012/EU, i.e. CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. Among other activities, they adopt European standards. EUROPEAN MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM ON ICT STANDARDISATION (MSP) The MSP is an advisory group to the Commission on matters relating to the implementation of standardisation policy for information and communications technology (ICT), including its work programme, priority-setting in support of legislation…

This Annex provides a list of links to repositories of standards development organisations where information on projects and ongoing work relevant to the EU policy priorities can be found. The list does not claim completeness and may incrementally be increased. CEN About: https://www.cencenelec.eu/about-cen/ Areas of work: https://www.cencenelec.eu/areas-of-work/cen-sectors/ Areas of work with CENELEC: https://www.cencenelec.eu/areas-of-work/cen-cenelec-topics/ CENELEC About: https://www.cencenelec.eu/about-cenelec/ Areas of work: https://www.cencenelec.eu/areas-of-work/cenelec-sectors/ Areas…

This Annex provides a list of links to strategy documents, policies and work plans on ICT standardisation that are available in the Member States, sometimes comprising several links depending on the respective document structuring in Member States. This list is for reference only. It does not claim completeness and only represents a current snap shot. FRANCE French webportal for digital economy policy : ‣ https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/fr Framework for interoperability and security: ‣ http://references.modernisation.gouv.fr/interoperabilite GERMANY German Digital Strategy: ‣ http://www…

ICT drives innovation in all economic sectors The disruptive potential of ICT results from its nature as a general purpose technology. It is all about communicating and processing of digital data. Digital data may represent all kinds of information, including numbers, symbols, voice, audio, pictures, video, etc. Digital data are therefore exchanged and processed for many different purposes. Major applications include making phone calls, watching films, calculating and simulating physical world phenomena and publishing knowledge and news, to name a few. In the 1990s, the first wave of ICT based…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives Circular Economy (CE) is a top priority of the European Green Deal, which is one of the pillars of the twin transitions. As the term "twin transitions" implies, achieving the objectives of a Circular Economy will go hand-in-hand with the further progressing of the digital transformation. Circular Economy is described as a systematic approach to the design of processes, products (including services) and business models, enabling sustainable economic growth by managing resources effectively as a result of making the flow of materials more…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives Drones are a promising source of innovative services for the society, from safer infrastructure inspections to more efficient transport and mobility solutions. Drones also offer an opportunity to green aviation and optimise deliveries. The aim of the Commission is to promote a transport system that is accessible, affordable, efficient, safe, secure and environmentally friendly and to create the conditions for a competitive industry generating growth and jobs. This is why, in perspective of the foreseen increase in drone traffic in Europe, the…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives The EU’s Single European Sky (SES) initiative has at its heart the reform of the Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Europe in order to cope both with sustained air traffic growth over the last decade and with significant unforeseen traffic variations such as the one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This requires changes in operations under the safest, most cost- and flight-efficient and environmentally friendly conditions. It implies de-fragmenting the European airspace, reducing delays, increasing safety standards and flight efficiency to…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives Global water challenges are critical for our society, including alterations in water quality and availability, the frequency of floods and droughts due to environmental/climatic changes, pollution trends and increased competition in water uses. Currently, these cause serious problems in 11% of the EU territory and this is expected to increase to 30% by 2030[34]. Moreover, the usage of water is a key enabler for urban and rural urban/industrial activities that is expected to increase by 55% in 2050[35],[36]. It is fundamental to improve…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives The global action’s objective is to establish a common information sharing environment (CISE) enabling enhanced awareness and knowledge of what is happening at sea as an important contribution to efficiency in maritime operations and performance in all sectors within the EU maritime domain. This in turn will ultimately ensure safer, cleaner and more secure seas. In line with the EU digital single market, this translates into seamless, more structured and trusted cross-sector and cross-border information exchange between public administrations…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives The construction sector is one of the pillars of the EU economy, contributing to 9% of the EU GDP and to 18 million jobs (see the EC construction sector portal). Construction is also a horizontal sector, interconnected with many other industries – the sector is, for instance, a major consumer of intermediate products (raw materials, chemicals, and electric equipment, etc.) and services, including banking (ref. WEF 2016). While the construction sector is a key driver of the overall economy, it faces numerous challenges relating to, inter alia…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives The importance of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) lies in its strong economic contribution as an industrial and commercial activity in its own right and its broad and disruptive socioeconomic impact across diverse market sectors worldwide. Advanced robotics and autonomous (automated or fully automated) vehicles are expected to have an increasing annual economic impact. Industrial robotics has already become a cornerstone in several of Europe’s high-value manufacturing industries, such as the automotive industry, keeping these industries…

(A.) Policy and legislation (A.1) Policy objectives Industry is central to Europe’s economy. It contributes to Europeans’ prosperity through business in global and local value chains and provides jobs to 36 million people – one out of five jobs in Europe. In particular, the manufacturing sector is hugely important because of its major role in driving productivity and innovation. An hour of work in manufacturing generates nearly EUR 32 of added value. With a share of approximately 16% of the total value added, manufacturing is responsible for 64% of private sector R&D expenditure and 49% of…