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Security

ETSI released World-Leading Consumer IoT Security Standard

The ETSI Technical Committee on Cybersecurity (TC CYBER) unveiled ETSI EN 303 645, a standard for cybersecurity in the Internet of Things that establishes a security baseline for internet-connected consumer products and provides a basis for future IoT certification schemes. Based on the ETSI specification TS 103 645, EN 303 645 went through National Standards Organization comments and voting, engaging even more stakeholders in its development and ultimately strengthening the resulting standard. The EN is a result of collaboration and expertise from industry, academics and government.

ETSI EN 303 645 specifies 13 provisions for the security of Internet-connected consumer devices and their associated services. IoT products in scope include connected children’s toys and baby monitors, connected safety-relevant products such as smoke detectors and door locks, smart cameras, TVs and speakers, wearable health trackers, connected home automation and alarm systems, connected appliances (e.g. washing machines, fridges) and smart home assistants. The EN also includes 5 specific data protection provisions for consumer IoT.

Resource Efficiency

Standardization, a major player in the implementation of the European Green Deal

Standardization is an important tool to complement national and European policies, because of its voluntary nature and its consensus-building approach between different economic players. CEN and CENELEC have been working for many years in collaboration with the Commission and other stakeholders to develop and adopt standards in support of numerous European initiatives and policies, including – but not limited to - sustainability. By providing new voluntary rules allowing, for example, the optimisation of the energy efficiency of products and systems, standards take an active part in the transition towards a greener economy.

The Green Deal is committed to using standardization in order to facilitate the transformation of our society. It is indeed what CEN and the CENELEC intend to contribute to in the years to come. The exchange of knowledge and good practices generated though the close links of CEN and CENELEC with their international counterparts, ISO and IEC, is a major asset for the development of standards in support of the Green Deal. This collaboration avoids the duplication of work and helps streamline and focus efforts in the areas where they are most appropriate. Furthermore, it allows to transition from a fragmented normative approach to a harmonised one.

Artificial Intelligence

ETSI issued New White Paper on Artificial Intelligence

ETSI has unveiled a new White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI). This White Paper explores key issues of AI that present both huge opportunities and new challenges for information and communication technologies (ICT). This ETSI White Paper surveys the many technical activities in ETSI that consider AI. They include 5G systems, network optimization, privacy/security, data management, semantic interoperability and testing across all areas. Each area is considering the use of aspects of AI, including Health and Human Factors scenarios. Key references from other bodies are included for global context.

Standards

ETSI releases White Paper on the role of standards for ICT to mitigate the impact of a pandemic

ETSI unveiled a new white paper, written by the officials of the ETSI EP eHealth group, highlighting the role of standards developing organizations (SDOs) in developing standards for ICT to mitigate the impact of a pandemic. COVID-19 is not a mild pandemic, it is a serious, often lethal, health condition, the impact of which is seriously detrimental to social and economic life across the world. The ETSI paper acts to identify a "call to arms" to standards bodies and their constituent members to ensure that when the next pandemic arrives, we can rely on greater harmonization of the supply chain.

Resource Efficiency

Standardization in a Circular Economy – Closing the Loop

Standardization in the field of Circular Economy helps batteries maintain their quality and produce less waste. CENELEC Technical Committees are committed to providing these deliverables, and in particular the CENELEC Technical Committee 21X on Secondary Cells and Batteries (CLC/TC 21X).

Standards

Standardization, a major player in the implementation of the European Green Deal

Standardization is an important tool to complement national and European policies, because of its voluntary nature and its consensus-building approach between different economic players. CEN and CENELEC have been working for many years in collaboration with the Commission and other stakeholders to develop and adopt standards in support of numerous European initiatives and policies, including – but not limited to - sustainability. By providing new voluntary rules allowing, for example, the optimisation of the energy efficiency of products and systems, standards take an active part in the transition towards a greener economy.

The Green Deal is committed to using standardization in order to facilitate the transformation of our society. It is indeed what CEN and the CENELEC intend to contribute to in the years to come. The exchange of knowledge and good practices generated though the close links of CEN and CENELEC with their international counterparts, ISO and IEC, is a major asset for the development of standards in support of the Green Deal. This collaboration avoids the duplication of work and helps streamline and focus efforts in the areas where they are most appropriate. Furthermore, it allows to transition from a fragmented normative approach to a harmonised one.

Security

ETSI organized “ETSI virtual Security Week 2020” with over 4000 viewers

The ETSI virtual Security Week 2020, that took place from 8 June to 23 June, successfully closed with a record audience of more than 4000 viewers joining from over 50 countries. Speakers and moderators comprised a variety of stakeholders ranging from global telco operators, vendors and academia to security organizations and other standards bodies.

The 14 webinars focused four key topics around cybersecurity: how to deploy 5G securely in different market sectors, the Cybersecurity Act and the future European Standard developed by ETSI on security for IoT consumer devices, insights into the new Smart Secure Platform, as well as its requirements and impact on the ecosystem and advanced cryptography with quantum-safe cryptography, the technical evolution of the TETRA standard and fully homomorphic encryption.

Presentations displayed a good balance between high level and technical topics and the content provision and led to high interaction with very dynamic and challenging Q&A and panel sessions.

Please click here to access all recorded presentations. You can also download the PDF slide sets.

Artificial Intelligence

New study proposes a standardization approach to identify trustworthy AI

A new study realised by the German technology organisation VDE and the Bertelsmann Stiftung demonstrates how ethical principles for artificial intelligence (AI) can be put into practice. The study, “From principles to practice – an interdisciplinary framework to operationalise AI ethics”, proposes a standardization approach to help consumers identify the level of trust of an AI product/service.

While there are many ethical guidelines for AI currently being developed, there are very few solutions that can be practically implemented. One of the greatest obstacles is the vagueness and the varying understandings of principles like “transparency” and “equity”. The VDE-Bertelsmann Study aims at filling this gap. It proposes a method to implement general ethical principles in AI measurably and concretely based on a combination of three tools: a VCIO model, an AI ethics label and a risk classification.

The so-called VCIO model (Value, Criteria, Indicators, Observables) breaks down values into criteria, indicators and, ultimately, measurable observables. The VCIO model can be used by policy developers, regulators and supervisory authorities to concretise and implement AI system requirements.

 
5G

EU encourages investment in 5G hardware innovation and trialling 5G-based connected and automated mobility

Eleven new projects funded by Horizon 2020 programme under the European 5G Public-Private Partnership (5G-PPP) will start in September 2020. The objective is to gather opportunities in 5G hardware innovation and to validate 5G ecosystems for connected and automated mobility (CAM) along three new European cross-border corridors. The three new 5G cross-border projects (5G-Routes, 5G-Blueprint, 5GMED) will design, test and validate use cases in the field of mobility and transport under different geographic conditions and associated weather constraints. They will broaden the validation of connected and automated mobility features to roads, train, ports and maritime routes. Each project will provide a 5G network infrastructure that offers both multi-service and multi-application features to varied means of transport such as cars, trucks, trains, pods, barges and boats, as well as improved connectivity to public users.

The 5G Action Plan for Europe (5GAP) was adopted by the European Commission in September 2016 with calls for actions to achieve uninterrupted 5G coverage in all urban areas and along all main transport paths across Europe by 2025. It is expected that the 5G infrastructure will be a key enabler for the development of connected and automated mobility (CAM) by providing a broad range of digital services to the vehicle and paving the way to fully autonomous driving by the end of the decade on specific sections of roads equipped with 5G.

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Resource Efficiency

SABE to launch the new Joint Group ‘Circular Economy’

In the spring of 2020, the Strategic Advisory Body on Environment (SABE) will launch a new Joint Group on Circular Economy (JG-CE). The purpose of this Joint Group is to provide advice and coordinate CEN and CENELEC’s standardization activities related to the Circular Economy.

The transition towards a Circular Economy is widely considered as a necessary step to address the challenges related to the creation of a more sustainable economy. This will however require a transformation of our current ways of producing and consuming, collaborating and running businesses by closing the circle at the highest possible level (e.g. through repair or re-manufacturing), rather than exporting recyclable materials or applying thermal recovery. Standardization can help to provide a clear way to achieve these aims.

Standards already address a wide range of issues contributing to the transition, thanks to the work of a variety of technical committees (TCs). Both for the drafting of new standards and for the adjustment of existing standards, a coordinated approach will enable technical committees to develop standards concurrently while avoiding unnecessary duplications.