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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IEC
ISOISO
ITU
National
Bodies
National
Bodies
Covered by the European
standardisation system
Others...
OGF
IEEE
IETF
OASIS
ICT Forum
W3C
CEN
(National
Committees)
CEN
CENELEC
ETSI
JTC1
Outside of the scope of
European standardisation –
thus not automatically
available for use in public
procurement
Small “private/ closed”
fora and consortia
Global ICT Standardisation scene
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
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)
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.
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
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the adoption of new European standards is not foreseen within a
reasonable period
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existing standards have not gained market uptake or where these
standards have become obsolete
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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 Platform
on ICT Standardisation
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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
The identification process
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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 Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
Unit E4: Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economyy Enabling
Techno
B-1049 Brussels
E-mail:
Webpage :
entr-e-invoicing@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/ict
Twitter:
@antonioconte_
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