Communication COM(2008) 133 - Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe

Resume
Identification
Communication COM(2008) 133 - Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe
Communication from
European Commission
Communication to

Council,
European Parliament and
European Economic and Social Committee

Date
11/03/2008
Summary
This Communication, responding to the invitation of the Council, focuses on a greater contribution from standardisation to innovation and competitiveness. It identifies the most important challenges faced, presents concrete objectives for standardisation and the use of standards, and consolidates on-going efforts and proposed measures to be launched both by relevant stakeholders and by the Commission.
Contribution of standardisation to innovation and competitiveness

standardisation complements market-based competition,
dynamic standardisation is an important enabler of innovation,
a strong role for Europe in international standardisation,
the European Union has an active standardisation policy.

The role of standards in priority actions for innovation

sustainable industrial policy,
lead market initiative,
public procurement,
integration of ICT in industry and administrations,

How to strenghten the contribution of standardisation to innovation and competitiveness

market-led standardisation and voluntary use of standards,
formal and informal standards for innovation,
standards development for the global market,
inclusion of new knowledge in standards,
access to standardisation of all interested stakeholders, in particular SMEs,
implementation and effective use of standards,
interrelation between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and standardisation,
ESOs are the keystone of standardisation in Europe,
identification of the future scope and role of European standardisation.

Text of the Communication on-line
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0133:FIN:en:PDF

Resume
Identification	Communication COM(2008) 133 - Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe
Communication from	European Commission
Communication to	Council, European Parliament and European Economic and Social Committee
Date	11/03/2008
Summary	This Communication, responding to the invitation of the Council, focuses on a greater contribution from standardisation to innovation and competitiveness. It identifies the most important challenges faced, presents concrete objectives for standardisation and the use of standards, and consolidates on-going efforts and proposed measures to be launched both by relevant stakeholders and by the Commission.
Contribution of standardisation to innovation and competitiveness	standardisation complements market-based competition, dynamic standardisation is an important enabler of innovation, a strong role for Europe in international standardisation, the European Union has an active standardisation policy.
The role of standards in priority actions for innovation	sustainable industrial policy, lead market initiative, public procurement, integration of ICT in industry and administrations,
How to strenghten the contribution of standardisation to innovation and competitiveness	market-led standardisation and voluntary use of standards, formal and informal standards for innovation, standards development for the global market, inclusion of new knowledge in standards, access to standardisation of all interested stakeholders, in particular SMEs, implementation and effective use of standards, interrelation between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and standardisation, ESOs are the keystone of standardisation in Europe, identification of the future scope and role of European standardisation.
Text of the Communication on-line	http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0133:FIN:en:PDF