1. ETSI Standards, open standards and Interoperability
Enterprise Directorate-General
European Commission
EU ICT standardisation policy
ETSI Standards, open standards and Interoperability
Anne Lehouck
DG ENTR/D4 Technology for Innovation/ ICT &e-business

2. EU ICT standardisation policy/ Facts
Directive 98/34
Principles and definitions, e.g.standard, openess, democracy, inclusiveness etc
Recognised bodies: CEN, CENELEC and ETSI
for ICT complemented by Council Decision 87/95
End-to end interoperability
Specificities of ICT
Functional standards
It provides a basis for financial support to standardisation

3. Commission‘s interest in standardisation
Support to EU legal frameworks:
New Approach such as R&TTE, EMC
Others such as telecommunication Framework; electronic signatures
Support to EU policies:
eEurope Action plan eSAP
eAccessibility

4. Adequacy of EU standardisation policy
Review of the Directive 98/34
COM (2004)674   ’The role of EU standardisation in support of policies and legislation’
Conclusion : standardisation has done what was expected; however there is room for improvement
Support to new areas of legislation
Support to competitiveness of enterprises
Increase of efficiency of the system
Increase visibility outside EU

5. Standardisation and ICT
Landscape has changed: e.g hardware to software, convergence, globalisation, impact fora & consortia
Changing consituencies, challenge for the ESOs
Focus on interoperability
Conclusion:
Need for strategic review of ICT standardisation policy

6. Objective: ICT standardisation policy study
Identify policy recommendations for an effective EU ICT standardisation policy
Complementarity of public and private sector roles
Effective use of standards in support of policies and legislation
Competitiveness of EU industry
Responsiveness to societal and environemental needs
Global aspects
Integrated approach : R&D, standards, implementation, interoperability testing etc

7. Issues to be addressed
Interoperability
Global dimension
Participation in standardisation
Societal needs
Synergy fora&consortia
Type of standards and vailibility of standards
Open standards
Policies such as : US, China

8. Study: To provide a recommendation
Open standards
Definition not set in the EU standardisation policy yet
However, based on processes as defined in Dir. 98/34:
Open and due process
Availibility of standards
Maintenance of the standards
Consensus
IPR- (F)RAND
European Interoperability Framework
Study: To provide a recommendation

9. Publication of the call for tender: 3Q 2005
Some data
Publication of the call for tender: 3Q 2005
Start of the work : beginning of 2006
Budget: 400 K Euro
Deliverables:
Proposed methodology
First interim report: data and information capturing
Second Interim report: analysis and proposals for recommendations
Open workshop with stakeholders
Final report and policy recommendations

10. Monitoring
DG ENTR/D4
Commission services DG ENTR/C2, DGINFSO, DG Markt
Steering Committee:
Member States, industry and stakeholders
EU standardisation organisations
Set up by Commission
Chaired by Commission and supported by contractor
2 meetings: approach & data capturing and draft report with recommendations& workshop scenario.