December 2023

Greeting from SESEI!

Dear Reader’s

At the outset let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy and safe 2024 !

This is the December 2023 edition of SESEI Newsletter Europe. I am very happy to inform you that the 4th Edition of the Indo-European Conference on Standards & Emerging Technologies organised in the framework of Project SESEI on December 7, 2023, in New Delhi, was a resounding success.

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Headlines
4th EU-India Conference on Standards and Emerging Technologies
The European Standardisation Project, SESEI organised the 4th edition of the 'EU-India Conference on Standards and Emerging Technologies' on 7 December 2023 at Hotel Lalit, New Delhi. The conference focused on 1) Circular economy (e-waste, plastics) 2) Connectivity in smart cities (digital, energy & transport) and 3) Data privacy & cyber security.

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Telecommunications Bill gets President's Assent
The landmark Telecommunications Bill, which was passed by Parliament recently, has received the President's assent. 'The Telecommunications Act, 2023' is set to overhaul the country's century-old telecom law to make the sector investor-friendly; it prioritises user protection but also extends powers to the government to intercept communications.

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Telecom Engineering Centre launches Online Certification Approval System
Digital Communication Commission (DCC) Member (S) AK Sahu launched the online modules of Certificate of Approval (CoA) and Technology Approval under voluntary certification scheme of Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC). Developed by state-run C-DoT, the modules aim at enhancing the Ease of Doing Business and promoting Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Ministry...

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PM announces India's AI Mission at the GPAI Summit
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Prime Minister also took a walk-through of the Global AI Expo. GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative with 29 member countries aiming to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting...

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Two Ministerial Gatherings to find Common Ground in the run up towards Conclusion
On 12 and 13 December 2023, high-level delegations from EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) and India met in New Delhi to settle on common priorities and pave the way for the conclusive stages of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations.

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Insights

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

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Ministry of Steel has Notified QCO on 145 Indian Standards on Steel & Steel Products

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DPIIT working with 24 Sub-sectors to Promote Manufacturing, Cut Imports

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Government is in Process of Shaping Regulations on Artificial Intelligence

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Government Notified 80 Industrial Sectors Specific Environmental Standards

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CEN - European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EC - European Commission

EFTA - European Free Trade Association