2. Content Project SESEI Global/European Standards
Aim, Best Practices, Challenges & Way Forward
Indian National Standardization Strategy – A Right Step forward
Few suggestions to make it better
Conclusion 2

3. Project SESEI

4. Project is a permanent presence in India
SESEI (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India) is a local face for the European standardization community in India
Why SESEI: India is a major trade partners for Europe, Increasing role of standards to gain market access and Evolving & complex nature of regulatory and standardization landscapes, Sharing best practices, work together
Sector: 1. ICT: M2M/IoT, Security, 5G, NFV/SDN, e-Accesibility, eHealth, eCALL… 2. Electrical equipment including Consumer Electronics: Smart Grid, Smart Meter, LVDC, Micro- Grid, Lift Escalator… 3. Automotive: Connected Cars, ITS, e-Mobility… 4. Smart Cities: Mobility, Waste, Energy, ICT.. HG
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5. Global/European Standards

6. What we all wants
Era of Global Economy [globalisation] and Standards are the valuable business tool for international trade

7. Harmonize it & 1 Global Solution
In Europe, harmonization means 1 standardization solution instead of 34
And… Whenever possible, Europe’s preference goes to
1 global solution EM
Industry and businesses do not like doing the same work twice…
=> In Europe, national delegation & commitment => 1 EN = 34 XX ENs + withdrawal of conflicting standards
Whenever possible, going for ISO/IEC solution (good for competitiveness of European manufacturers in global markets + openness of European market)
1st Ambition to 2020 for CEN-CLC (strategic plan) = global influence

8. ESO’s are integrated with International
Objective - Avoid duplication of work at International and European levels with an aim for a identical worldwide and European standards
CEN: 32% of portfolio identical to ISO
CENELEC: 72% of portfolio identical to
(+ another 6%based on) IEC standards
“Vienna Agreement” with
Chemistry, Material, Energy, Environment, Transport, Construction, Services, eMobility etc
“Frankfurt Agreement” with
Electricity, Electro-technical
MoU for telecommunications sector (ITU-T), Agreement on radio-communication sector (ITU-R)
Founding Partner to 3GPP & oneM2M
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)

9. Vienna Agreement Facts and figures
What?
When?
Why?
Formal agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
‘ Signature
2001 ‘Codified version’
2016 ‘Guidelines on implementation’
To avoid duplication of work at International and European levels
Codified version – after 10 years, need for simplification and clarification
Why – the advantages
No copyright issues;
Common Drafting Rules and synchronized approval processes;
Freedom of choice – possibility to proceed separately by the unsatisfied party.
Info available on CEN website: fault.aspx
Catherine Vigneron
GSO visit ( )

10. Frankfurt Agreement Facts and figures
What?
When?
Why?
Agreement on common planning of new work and parallel voting between IEC and CENELEC
1996 – Signature of Dresden Agreement
2016 – Signature of Frankfurt Agreement
To optimize use of available resources
To accelerate development of common European and International standards
Info available on CENELEC website: tners/iec.html
Catherine Vigneron
GSO visit ( )

11. A variety of tools to reach the international objectives
CEN-CENELEC
Examples
Principles
Affiliates
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
“One-stop shop”
CSBs
Cameroon, Canada, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, Tunisia, Ukraine, …
Cooperation Agreements
China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Canada
Reciprocity
Commitment
Transparency
Strategic
MoUs
EEC, MERCOSUR, SARSO, ARSO/AFSEC, EASC, GSO, COPANT, etc
License Agreements
20+ countries all over the World, including SASO and ESMA
Dissemination of ENs
Visibility Projects
China, India
Promotion of ESS
EM – ICU
18 years in CEN-CLC – 11 in int coop
Dealing with Gulf region, and especially GCC Standardization Organization grouping 7 countries from the Gulf region (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait - and Yemen)
This cooperation is probably one of the best example of how CEN and CENELEC contribute to regulatory convergence between Europe and regions across the world
We have a very strong and active partnership with many activities, meetings, technical cooperation and others as you will see in the next slides
One stop shop – partners help themselves in the system, not many obligations in terms of reciprocity, transparency and commitment

12. Smart and Better Regulation
Smart Regulation – Better Regulation
EU follow-s the principal of Better/Smart regulation:
Design EU policies and laws to achieve their objectives at minimum cost and ensure that policy is prepared, implemented and reviewed in an open, transparent manner, well informed by the best available evidence and backed up by involving stakeholders, supported by Impact Assesement
Before EU takes action the Commission publishes roadmaps and inception impact assessments which
Describe the planned new initiatives and evaluations of existing legislation.
examine the potential economic, social and environmental consequences of proposed action through Impact assessments
Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB): review the impact assessments reports/results
REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme) to
make EU law simpler and to reduce regulatory costs, thus contributing to a clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework supporting growth and jobs
Ensure Sufficient transition period
for standards 3 years and for any new/amended legislation it is 2 years: Concurrent application of both old and new standards are allowed during this transition period of three years post legislation.
Why This Regulation:
This Regulation establishes rules with regard to the cooperation between European standardization organizations, national standardization bodies, Member States and the Commission,
The establishment of European standards and European standardization deliverables for products and for services in support of Union legislation and policies,
The identification of ICT technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement,
The financing of European standardization and stakeholder participation in European standardization.
The Regulation 1025/2012 is an important step towards the recognition of European standardization, and CEN and CENELEC. Moreover, it confirms the market driven and voluntary nature of standards and the national delegation principle, and the role of CEN and CENELEC members in the process.

13. Challenges and What we can do?

14. The world is changing - Digitization
The Challenges:
changing economy: growing importance of services
Digital transformation, convergence: Everything is becoming Smart – ICT [IoT]
Data Privacy and Security
To remain relevant, standards must be timely, market-driven and produced in an inclusive way quickly

15. Joint Initiative on Standardisation
European Standards for the 21st Century: COM(2016) 358 dated 1/6/2016
The Joint initiative on Standardisation!
An initiative driven by all stakeholders (EU and EFTA Member States, standards organisations and bodies, European industry and industry associations, SMEs, and societal stakeholders) in a collaborative, open, highly inclusive and transparent manner : Signed on 13/6/2016
Common vision of standardisation
15 actions/case studies to be delivered by 2019

16. What can/should we do? Priority areas:
Awareness, Education and Understanding about the Standardisation System i.e. increasing the use of standards and participation in the process at all levels
Education About Standardisation
Coordination, Cooperation, Transparency, Inclusiveness, i.e. ensuring adequate, high-quality, user-friendly and timely release standards
ESOs CGs on Smart Energy, Smart Cities, Accessibility, Mobility etc.
Joint President Groups
Competitiveness and International dimension, i.e. standards supporting competitiveness in the global markets.
Yearly Work Program, Roadmap, Participation and Contribution to Research Program (H2020)

17. Indian National Standardisation Strategy: INSS A right step forward

18. Indian National Standardisation Strategy: INSS
It’s a right step forward:
Harmonization of National Standards with International Standards: Make in India Success
Encourage and recognize self-regulation mechanism & adopt Good regulatory practices: CRO/CRS Scheme step in the right direction
Conduct regulatory impact assessment and implement concept of Essential Requirement: Legislation shall refer to essential requirement and nor the entire standard

19. Few Suggestions to INSS 1(2)
Cooperation and Coordination and not convergence at one place on emerging ICT topics:
BIS  ISO/IEC/JTC1, TEC/DoT  ITU-R/T/D & TSDSI  3GPP, OneM2M, ETSI : Set up Coordination Group between SDOs and Set up high Level Joint Working Group,
Yearly Work Program or Roadmap covering activities on areas of importance and emerging technologies
TSDSI has started doing it
Promote Education about standardisation
BIS, TEC, BSNL Training Centre
Formulate School, Vocational, Graduate and Advance courses on it
Encourage Standard Based Research and establish Joint Funding Mechanism (BIS+DST, TSDSI+TEC+MEITY+DST)
R&D and Innovation shall be supported until standardized, Patented and Commercialized: Start up & SMEs

20. Few Suggestions to INSS 2(2)
Increased Participation of Indian SDOs (BIS, TSDSI, TEC) at Global & Regional Standards Organization
Indian SDOs shall also join regional standards organization through MoU or Membership and work together on topics of emerging areas and mutual interest
Mature understanding of good regulatory practices and impact assessment
Establish REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme) and Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) to review the legislation & impact assessment report/results
Provision of sufficient transition period post new regulation and associated new/amended standards.
Make a transition period of 3 years and allow concurrent application of both old and new standards

21. Suggestions for Standards activities
Dedicated funding for:
Standards based research on Key Areas identified as part of Yearly Work Program or roadmap: e.g. 5G HLF
Support regular and consistent participation of Indian Experts at Global/Regional Standardisation Activities & platform: Increase level of contribution for India’s local requirement at Global platform to get it harmonised, achieve EoS & Make in India
Target exports, protection is not a right solution for long term growth - Success of Make in India lies greatly on:
Indian Standards = Global Standard
Consider having specific agreement with ISO/IEC like EU’s Vienna & Frankfurt Agreement
Quarterly review & report on BIS standards portfolio & its harmonisation with global standards

22. Conclusion

23. Conclusions
Standardisation is a form of self regulation and is a tool to create markets as large and homogenous as possible and to achieve economies of scale
Self Declaration & strong Market Surveillance is a best way forward and CRS/CRO is a right step forward in this direction
Encourage Voluntary Standards Compliance practice to enhance the product quality ready for domestic consumption and exports: Make in India
Regulation/Legislation and mandatory standards (essential requirement) shall be supported by:
Impact assessment and sufficient transition period of 2-3 year to help industry get prepared with its proper implementation
ICT Standards need to be global considering the fact of interoperability: SDOs shall work together on topic of convergence - ICT
Standards Portfolio Harmonization with Global Standards (Make In India), raising awareness and visibility ( Increased Member Participation) plays an important role in strengthening global trade
Regular, Consistent participation of team of same experts is vital 23

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