European Standardisation and the Identification of ICT Technical Specifications

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• European Standardisation and the Identification
  of ICT Technical Specifications

13th XBRL Europe Day Rome, 6 May 2014 Antonio
Conte, Project Manager Unit "Key Enabling
Technologies and Digital Economy" DG Enterprise
and Industry European Commission
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Global ICT Standardisation scene
IEC
ISO
ISO
ITU
J T C 1
CEN
CENELEC
CEN
Small private/ closed fora and consortia
W 3 C
I E T F
ICT Forum
O G F
I E E E
ETSI
Others...
O A S I S
National Bodies
National Bodies
(National Committees)
Covered by the European standardisation system
Outside of the scope of European standardisation
thus not automatically available for use in
public procurement
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Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (I)

• Consolidated legal basis for European
  standardisation which
• Repeals Decisions 87/95/EC and 1673/2006/EC
• Amends several Directives, including Directive
  98/34/EC
• Entered into force on 1/1/2013

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Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (II)

• Extends definitions and scope to services
• Ensures cooperation between NSB on draft
  standards and work programmes (Articles 3-4)
• Increases stakeholder participation (Article 5)
• An obligation for ESOs
• Financing of other European organisations
  representing SMEs, consumers, environmental
  interests, social interests (Article 16, criteria
  in Annex III)

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Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (III)

• Identification of ICT technical specifications
  which may be referenced in public procurement
  (Articles 13 and 14)
• Proposals from Member States or Commission
• European Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT
  Standardisation to advise
• Requirements for the identification (Annex II)
• The identified ICT technical specifications shall
  constitute common technical specifications
  referred to in public procurement Directives
  Directive 2009/81/EC Regulation (EC, Euratom)
  2342/2002.

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Requirements for the identification (I)

• The technical specifications have market
  acceptance and their implementations do not
  hamper interoperability with the implementations
  of existing European or international standards.
• The technical specifications are coherent as they
  do not conflict with European standards, i.e.
  they cover domains where
• the adoption of new European standards is not
  foreseen within a reasonable period
• existing standards have not gained market uptake
  or where these standards have become obsolete
• the transposition of the technical specifications
  into European standardisation deliverables is not
  foreseen within a reasonable period.

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Requirements for the identification (II)

• The technical specifications were developed by a
  non-profit making organisation which is a
  professional society, industry or trade
  association or any other membership organisation
  that within its area of expertise develops ICT
  technical specifications and which is not a
  European standardisation organisation, national
  or international standardisation body, through
  processes which fulfil the following criteria
• openness
• consensus
• transparency
• Further requirements on maintenance,
  availability, IPR essential to the implementation
  of specifications to be licensed to applicants
  on FRAND basis, relevance, neutrality and
  stability, quality.

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European Multi-stakeholder Platformon ICT
Standardisation

• Set up by Commission Decision 2011/C 349/04
• Mandate for three years
• Participants Member States, SDOs, industry,
  SMEs, societal organisations
• Observers on case by case basis
• Advice on implementation of ICT standardisation
  policy, work programme
• Advice on selection and evaluation process in
  view of recognition of ICT technical
  specifications
• Chair and secretariat Commission services
• Kick-off meeting 26 March 2012

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The identification process

• Member State/Commission proposal
• Set up of an Evaluation Group and preparation of
  a report
• Discussion of the report and advice by the
  Platform
• Consultation of sectoral experts
• Commission's Implementing Decision to identify
  the technical specifications eligible for
  referencing in public procurement

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Contact

• European CommissionDG Enterprise and Industry
  Unit E4 Key Enabling Technologies and Digital
  Economyy Enabling Techno
• B-1049 Brussels
• E-mail entr-e-invoicing_at_ec.europa.eu
• Webpage http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors
  /ictTwitter _at_antonioconte_

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