1. Standardization About the CEN Work Group 201 Research & Development & Innovation Management EARTO – Brussels – June 16 th 2008 Jacques LARROUY Association des instituts Carnot - France

2. Task of the Work Group –feasibility study for an European Standard on Research & Development & Innovation Management –« Business plan » for a future CEN Technical Committee, if need be Agenda –first meetings: Madrid January 25th 2008, Lisbon April 21st 2008 –upcoming meeting: second half of September 2008 Participant countries Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Netherlands voted against the setting up of the Work Group An AENOR initiative at the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN)

3. Javier Garcia, AENOR, Spanish CEN/BT Member (Madrid January 25th 2008) EC Communication « Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU » The Commission will act to improve the institutional framework of European standardisation. In particular, it will seek to speed up the adoption of open, interoperable standards and to better integrate SMEs and consumers into the standards-setting process (2.3.). CEN 2010 Strategy : Incorporate innovation as a key issue Key Objective 1: « European standardization has to meet the challenges of innovation and new and emerging technologies ». Experience at a Spanish national level UNE 166000 series of standards R&D&I projects and Management systems requirements 167 certified firms Motivation for AENOR proposal

4. EC Communication « Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe » 2008 March 11th CEN 2010 Strategy CEN Technical Board Action Plan Implementation of CEN Strategy 2010: Action 2.1 (High priority) « To encourage more standards to support a culture of innovation » Complementary support

5. Develop a horizontal approach to R&D&I management within all type of organizations, regardless of their size and activity; Provide useful tools to those organizations which already carry out investment on R&D&I activities to develop a systematic approach to their management Basis to promote and understand the benefits of investing in these activities to those other organizations which recognize such need to invest in R&D&I, but lack the tools and the time to develop their own procedures AENOR intended purpose

6. 13/06/2008 Draft Business Plan CEN/TC xxx Research, Development and innovation activities To elaborate European documents on the following aspects,related to R&D&I Terminology and definitions, Management of R&D&I systems, R&D&I projects, Watch (vigilance) systems, Guide of best practice, Training guidelines for R&D&I personnel, Exploitation plans, Self assesment tools. Defined objectives for the CEN/TC

7. French proposals for the work programme Terminology and definitions Guidelines for an innovation management system –Themes contributing to improve the innovation culture within the organisations, such as: Technology watch IPR management, including patent valuation methods Creativity management Self assessment tools on innovation capacity and management performance Guidelines for innovation project management –Main steps of an innovation project Feasibility study and market analysis Development phase Launching of the innovation on the market Criteria used by public and private funders to assess innovation projects.

8. 2008/06/27: Deadline for the contributions of the BTWG 201 experts 2008/07/25: Compilation and analysis sent to the BTWG 201 members, for further national consultaions Second half of september: Discussion of the results, with the aim of agreeing a final draft BP. Agenda

9. Some European and international standards and guidelines on Research, Development and Innovation

10. Spain UNE 1660000 series of standards on R&D&I Management UNE166000:2006. Terminology and definitions UNE 166001:2006. R&D&I project requirements UNE 166002:2006. R&D&I Management System Requirements 167 certified firms UN 166006:2006 Technology Watch System Experimental standard

11. Portugal Family of standards on R&D&I Management NP 4456: 2006. Terminology and definitions NP 4457: 2006. R&D&I Management System Requirements 15 certified firms NP 4458: 2006. R&D&I project requirements NP 446: 2007. Competence and assessment of RDI management system auditors and RDI project auditors.

12. United Kingdom British Standard Institution 7000 : Design management systems Part 1: Guide to managing of innovation Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products Part 3: Guide to managing service design Part 4: Guide to managing design in construction Part 5: Guide to managing obsolescence Part 6: Guide to managing inclusive design Part 10: Glosary of terms used in design management

13. Germany CEN Workshop Agreement « Assessment of SMEs innovation capability» IAO Fraunhofer Institut - Stuttgart IMP³rove Project (Europe Innova) Self assessment tools for SMEs Sectorial indicators benchmarking IMP³rove aims to provide innovation facilitators with new and better tools to consult enterprises on innovation management issues. SMEs will have a clearer picture of their innovation management performance and improvement potential. This will enable benchmarking against competitors in the same sector across countries or across sectors within the same country. The results of this self-assessment will be used for marketing and fund raising purposes.

14. France FD X 50-550: 2001 : Démarche qualité en recherche – Principes généraux et recommandations Quality in Research FD X 50-551:2003 : Qualité en recherche – Recommandations pour l’organisation et la réalisation d’une activité de recherche en mode projet notamment dans le cadre d’un réseau Quality in network research projects GA X 50-552: 2004 : Systèmes de management de la qualité – Guide d’application de l’ISO 9001 dans les organismes de recherche ISO 90001 in Research Organisation

15. CEN Setting-up of CEN/BT/WG 201 « Research, Development and Innovation » Objective: to study the feasibility or European standards on Research & Development & Innovation management 1st meeting : January 25th 2008 - Madrid Setting-up of CEN/BT/Task Group F Tasks: To encourage more standards to support a culture of innovation (task of BT/WG 201) To make use of standards to disseminate results of research To encourage a close cooperation between TCs and the BT/WG STAR To support the European policy initiatives on innovation

16. Other US ASQZ1:1999 Quality Guidelines for Research Australia AQC B001-2000: Benchmarking Report -Innovation: How to Engage the Whole Organisation in Becoming an Innovative Enterprise

17. Doubts, alternatives, questions France, Germany, Ireland, UK … let’s make the intended feasibility study let’s ask the SMEs what do they need lets’s work on market related issues against certification guidelines rather than standards standardisation for innovation or standardisation of innovation ?

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