This free webinar on 6 March will cover e-bike market trends for the region.
Join Ed Benjamin and Jonathan Weinert from eCycleElectric for a data-driven discussion on the latest trends in the e-bike market. This webinar will cover insights from the recently published Electric Bike World Report – North America, including an analysis of 2024 import data and factors influencing the industry in 2025 and beyond.
Guide 17, a key document from CEN and CENELEC, aims to increase awareness for critical issues that are important to SMEs in the development of standards.
In recognition of World Standards Day on October 14, 2024, European standardisation committees CEN and CENELEC, and SBS – the European association representing SMEs in standardisation – released a video aimed at encouraging SME participation in the development of standards by promoting the use of Guide 17.
Guide 17 outlines several approaches to ensure SME needs are considered throughout the standardisation process, including:
Information on preparing new projects.
Points to consider when drafting standards.
Guidance for content development.
Recommendations for structuring and presenting content.
Insights on the implications of standards.
A final checklist to help standard writers address SME-specific needs.
To enhance accessibility, Guide 17 is available in multiple languages for free on the CEN and CENELEC website.
Additionally, a webinar will be held on November 29, 2024, organised by Small Business Standards alongside CEN and CENELEC, to discuss how Guide 17 supports SME-focused standards. This event will cover essential aspects of the guide, its significance in broader standard adoption, and the benefits of SME-friendly standards for all businesses. More details are available here.
A webinar series presented by Small Business Standards (SBS) and SME United is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) master standardisation
Standardisation is crucial in enabling industries and stakeholders to agree on technical specifications, ensuring interoperability and consistency across sectors. The development of common European standards, as well as the removal of conflicting national standards, has been instrumental in creating a unified European Single Market.
For SMEs, standards are essential in improving product quality, increasing efficiency, ensuring regulation compliance, and easing access to European and international markets. A webinar series hosted by SBS and SME United aims to bridge the knowledge gap among SMEs around standardisation, by offering valuable insights to SME associations, and empowering them in supporting their members.
In the series, SBS and SME United will cover various aspects of standardisation in short live webinars, where participants will be able to ask questions and receive practical advice.
The upcoming webinar sessions are as follows:
Standards and Regulations: Navigating the Compliance maze 23 October 2024 | 14 – 14.45 CEST
An exploration of the relationship between standards, regulations, and conformity assessment. Discover how voluntary standards interact with mandatory regulations and the legal framework governing these areas. This session is essential to understand how SMEs can use standards to ensure compliance, minimise risks, and understand the legal landscape in which they operate.
Creating standards: Understanding the process 27 November 2024 | 14 – 14.45 CEST
Have you ever wondered how a standard is developed? This session will take you behind the scenes of the standardisation process and will take place during Meeting Standards week. Discover the stages of developing a standard, from the initial proposal to the final publication. Learn about the key players involved, including Technical Committees and Working Groups. This session will provide attendees with a clear picture of how standards come to life and the critical roles they can play in shaping them.
Get involved: Shaping standards to the benefit of SMEs 18 December 2024 | 14 – 14.45 CEST
SMEs have a unique opportunity to influence the standards that impact their industries. This session will explore how SMEs can engage in the standardisation process, with discussions around the benefits of involvement, best practices insights from successful SME representatives, and practical tips on where to find information and how to get started.
To register for the webinars, please send an email to Doris Rabetge: d.rabetge@sbs-sme.eu
The CEN and CENELEC webinar series on Standards Drafting is back for 2024. The aim of the webinars is to achieve a common understanding of the drafting rules and the related procedures.
The recordings of the previous webinar series can be found on CEN’s website. The series will continue in September, after a short summer break.
About CEN and CENELEC
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) are two distinct private international non-profit organizations.
More than 200.000 technical experts from industry, associations, public administrations, academia and societal organizations are involved in the CEN and CENELEC network.
The stakeholders of the CEN and CENELEC system are: business, industry and commerce; service providers; consumer, environmental and societal organisations; public authorities and regulators; and other authorities.
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The online event was a successful stakeholder launch of a project being conducted by TRL and fka on behalf of the European Commission on future regulations for micromobility in the EU
Lead by Dr Ianto Guy, Practice Lead at TRL, and attended by Annick Roetynck, Manager of LEVA-EU, the online webinar discussed harmonised rules to support the rise of micromobility and increased road safety for personal mobility devices. Lasting approximately 1.5 hours, the webinar included a fruitful QnA session.
TRL is a global centre for innovation in surface transport and mobility, with a focus on creating clean and efficient transport that is safe, reliable and accessible for everyone. The Germany-based fka is a research partner for the automotive industry, developing innovative solutions and strategic consulting.
The presentation includes a call for assistance, where TRL is very keen to hear from stakeholders who can help with following:
▪ Market data ▪ Evidence on the ways in which a lack of harmonised regulations is affecting the micromobility industry ▪ Collision data – particularly, detailed accounts of collision mechanisms ▪ Suggestions and feedback on cutoff limits for micromobility (30km/h, 250kg ??) – do we need to include factors other than mass and speed? ▪ Suggestions and feedback on technical requirements ▪ Suggestions and feedback on a pragmatic but effective system for self-certification which enables easy enforcement? ▪ Potential unintended consequences
