CEN/CLC Guide 23:2020
(Main)Research Consortium Bridge - Addressing Research and Innovation in European Standardization activities and deliverables
Research Consortium Bridge - Addressing Research and Innovation in European Standardization activities and deliverables
This document provides guidance on addressing research and innovation (R&I) in European standardization activities and deliverables.
Secretaries and chairpersons of CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies as well as CEN/CENELEC national members are encouraged to actively promote the application of this document.
Raziskovalni konzorcij Bridge - Raziskava obravnavanja in inoviranja pri evropskih standardizacijskih dejavnostih in pričakovani rezultati
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST CEN/CLC Guide 23:2013
Raziskovalni konzorcij Bridge - Raziskava obravnavanja in inoviranja pri evropskih
standardizacijskih dejavnostih in pričakovani rezultati
Research Consortium Bridge - Addressing Research and Innovation in European
Standardization activities and deliverables
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/CLC Guide 23:2020
ICS:
01.120 Standardizacija. Splošna Standardization. General
pravila rules
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN-CENELEC
GUIDE
Research Consortium Bridge-
Addressing Research and
Innovation in European
Standardization activities and
deliverables
Edition 3, October 2020
CEN and CENELEC decided to adopt this new CEN-CENELEC Guide 23 through CEN/BT Decision C167/2020 and
CENELEC BT Decision D166/C081 respectively.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Integration of R&I in standardization activities . 6
2.1 General understanding how standards and standardization are addressed in R&I . 6
2.2 Direct participation of individual R&I actors in CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies . 7
2.3 Partnership of R&I projects with CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies . 7
2.4 Interaction with R&I projects funded under European Framework Programmes . 7
3 Support from CEN/CENELEC national members . 8
3.1 Raising awareness . 8
3.2 Monitoring new topics in which standardization shall be relevant . 9
3.3 Participation in R&I projects . 9
4 Recognition of R&I contributions . 9
(informative) Points that can be addressed in agreements with research organizations . 11
(informative) Examples for recognition sheets . 13
(informative) National award development guidelines . 14
Bibliography . 16
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European foreword
This document (CEN-CENELEC Guide 23:2020) has been initially prepared by the EC/EFTA funded project
BRIDGIT2 (Bridge the Gap between Research, Innovation and Standardization Community). BRIDGIT2 was
carried out between December 2017 and February 2020 by AFNOR (France), ASI (Austria), ASRO (Romania),
BDS (Bulgaria), DS (Denmark), NEN (the Netherlands), NSAI (Ireland), UNE (Spain) and UNI (Italy) with the
coordination of DIN (Germany) and support from CCMC. The draft from BRIDGIT2 was then processed by a
group at the level of the CEN/CENELEC Technical Boards, the Secretariat of which was held by the Austrian
Standards International.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the rules given in CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations
Part 3.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (CEN-CENELEC Guide 23:2013), which has been
completely revised.
This edition focuses on the role of the CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies and national members in addressing
Research and Innovation results in European Standards and other standardization deliverables.
NOTE When the expression CEN/CENELEC appears it refers according to the context to CEN or to CENELEC or to CEN
and CENELEC jointly.
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Introduction
CEN and CENELEC developed this Guide to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry as well as
Europe's society as a whole through a strong relationship between research, innovation and standardization.
This follows the Innovation Plan which was approved by the General Assemblies of CEN and CENELEC during
June 2018 in Bled. The Joint Initiative on Standardization under the EC Single Market Strategy reconfirms this
1)
. Already the definition of the
link between research and innovation with standardization for the benefit of all
term "Standard", as provided in CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations Part 3 (Definition 3.1.2) and
EN 45020:2006 (Definition 3.2), states that Standards should be based on the consolidated results of science,
technology and experience, and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits.
European Framework Programmes like Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe focus more and more on the impact
of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake
of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges. This strategic objective emphasizes
the market relevance of standards when research and innovation are combined with standardization.
These Framework Programmes cover sectors that are very important for standardization. Many funding calls
of these Framework Programmes already reference standardization and request projects to actively contribute
to standardization. The reasons for this are for instance, that European Standards and standardization:
– disseminate research and innovation knowledge to industry, society and public administrations,
– facilitate market acceptance by enabling interoperability and compatibility of innovative solutions with existing
products, services, systems and processes, especially within the Single Market,
– facilitate trade by diminishing technical barriers, being fundamental for the Single Market,
– facilitate technology transfer, i.e. enable businesses to adapt their products/services quicker as they receive
information about existing and future standards,
– ease access to public procurement markets through tenders/calls,
– reassure customers and consumers through mitigating risks and ensure dependable performance (e.g. of new
technologies),
– support networking between different stakeholders, including scientific and commercial collaborators,
– address the need to provide flexible and agile responses to an increasingly complex landscape of digital
technologies, policies, structures and alliances,
– can be recognized simultaneously at international level due to Agreements between CEN, CENELEC and ISO,
IEC.
To strengthen the link with research and innovation projects in general and with EU-funded projects in particular is
an excellent opportunity for getting European Standardization Organizations and their national members involved
in innovative fields, avoiding that new technologies would need to go through other paths to set common guidelines,
standardized methodologies and specifications. It should be noted that projects of Framework Programmes are
already feeding into European standardization activities, directly or indirectly, addressing evolving market needs
identified in these research and innovation projects. It should also be recognized that, in such projects, partners
come from research as well as from industry, which are the kind of stakeholders already participating in national,
European and International standardization.
1) https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/joint-initiative-standardisation-responding-changing-marketplace-0_en
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1 Scope
This document provides guidance on addressing research and innovation (R&I) in European standardization
activities and deliverables.
Secretaries and chairpersons of CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies as well as CEN/CENELEC national members
are encouraged to actively promote the application of this document.
2 Integration of R&I in standardization activities
2.1 General understanding how standards and standardization are addressed in R&I
Main R&I actors are basic and applied researchers in universities or research and technology organizations,
innovators, start-ups or research, development and innovation departments in industry, including Small and
Medium Sized Enterprises (SME).
When they engage in CEN-CENELEC standardization activities, this can be done through direct participation in
national mirror committees (see 2.2) or by linking their specific projects to European standardization activities (see
2.3).
Most of the European efforts in R&I are driven by the European Union’s multiannual Framework Programmes for
funding, such as Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) or Horizon Europe (2021-2027). They imply a heavy public investment
from the Member States and seek a strong impact in industry, market and society by addressing new technologies
and innovative solutions to common challenges.
European R&I projects typically are multinational, collaborative projects involving a consortium with partners from
different types of organizations (research institutes, universities, SMEs, large industries, NGOs, etc.) established
through an agreement with the European Commission. The project duration is usually between two and four years
and in this time, the project consortium needs to develop and provide the agreed-on project deliverables.
Many of the calls for European R&I projects in these programmes are requesting contribution to standardization
(using existing standards or other standardization deliverables such as TS and/or contributing to generate new
ones) as an expected impact. There are different ways in which standardization is addressed in such projects, for
instance:
– Standardization Roadmap: In this project deliverable, the current status of standardization in a specific area is
outlined following an extensive analysis of a topic regarding standardization. It includes future fields of activities
and concrete recommendations.
– Standardization Strategy: In this project deliverable, standardization proposals in a specific area – not
necessarily limited to the scope of one single CEN/CENELEC Technical Body – are usually summarized
focusing on innovative and upcoming topics. This project deliverable is comparable to a Roadmap but less
extensive.
– Contribution to existing and/or initiating new standards or other standardization deliverables: A proposal for
changes to existing standards and/or for creating new standards is either part of a Standardization Roadmap,
Standardization Strategy or a stand-alone project deliverable following an in-depth gap analysis during the
project.
The work to be done in the project is divided in different thematic Work Packages (WP) which are integrated by
several Tasks. The outcomes of these tasks are Deliverables, which can be reports, publications, prototypes,
events, etc.
A typical basic structure for a R&I project could look like this:
– WP1 Project Management
– WP2 Initial requirements
– WP3 Technology development
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– WP4 Validation – Demonstration
– WP5 Dissemination and Exploitation (including Standardization)
Tasks addressing standardization receive input from technology related tasks when the R&I project identifies the
standards useful for the project development as well as the standardization needs and potentials.
The development of a new CEN/CENELEC deliverable is initiated or proposed, if a technical requirement is not
yet described in CEN/CENELEC deliverables published or under development.
To channel the new inputs to the state of the art gained by the R&I projects, different links with the standardization
system can be established (see 2.3 and 2.4).
2.2 Direct participation of individual R&I actors in CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies
Given the increasingly fast-paced evolution of new technologies, applications and approaches, the participation of
research organizations like universities or technology institutes in CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies – following
the national delegation principle – has been usual and is more and more desirable to ensure the uptake of R&I
results. In the same way, an increased involvement of innovation-related stakeholders like start-ups or Research,
Development and Innovation Departments in Industry in existing or new Technical Bodies shall be promoted to
link new developments in standardization with market needs.
Participants in Technical Bodies should promote and support this in their own organizations and networks, while
CEN, CENELEC and their national members should raise awareness and encourage the engagement of these
communities in standardization (see 3.1).
2.3 Partnership of R&I projects with CEN/CENELEC Technical Bodies
The ‘Project Liaison’ is a way of collaboration covered by CEN-CENELEC Guide 25 (The concept of Partnership
with European Organizations and other stakeholders). Following that Guide, a Liaison can also be valuable when
collaboration between an existing CEN/CENELEC Technical Body and a funded European R&I project is
envisaged. In such cases, the Liaison Organization st
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