Objectives

This project aims at strengthening the establishment of a European Standardization expert to operate in India with the task to create awareness on European standards in India, create synergies between the standardization communities and bodies as well as channel the interests of the European standardization community in India as a whole.
Key areas of field activity have been defined and the Project shall achieve following detailed results:

A. Results to be achieved in the area of Market intelligence 

• Maintain solid business network in India; this includes contacts with existing members of  ETSI and NSO’s already operating in India
• Update on personnel / structural / policy changes for the key players for standardization in India on their work program, processes and players
• Survey new standardization activities in India both by Indian and non-Indian organizations;
• Identify areas where EN standards are adopted and/or are widely used in India
• Inform about changes in India market of strategic interest for European standardization bodies
• Identify to what degree non-Indian national, international, sector, and consortia standards have been adopted and implemented in India

B. Results to be achieved in the area of Visibility of ESO’s

• Propagate values of European model of standardization and the New Approach for legislation
• Explain advantages of EN standards: market access to all European countries, no conflicting standards, voluntary, presumption of conformity, etc.
• Arrange and participate in workshops, seminars and events related to standardization to share and promote European standards & new technologies
• Ensure and enlist support of European industry for activities in India

C. Results to be achieved in the area of Cooperation with India

Convince Indian standardization partners to closely cooperate with international organizations (ISO/IEC) and to adopt international standards wherever possible.

• Promote use of European Standardization deliverables as basis for Indian standardization activities wherever possible
• Identify areas of common interest for standardization; increase participation in Indian standardization activities; identify areas for new international / global standardization initiatives
• Identify areas for technical collaboration in the field of standardization and related support and research activities
• Formalize cooperation activities with India; formalize use of EN standards by Indian authorities
• Increase Indian cooperation in ESO-related partnerships and initiatives such as 3GPP; identify new potential member organizations
• Establish and maintain cooperation agreements with Indian partner organizations