? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? WG/STAIR? Title:? The?Operationalisation?of?the?Integrated?Approach:?Submission?of? STAIR?to?the?Consultation?of?the?Green?Paper?"From?Challenges?to? Opportunities:?Towards?a?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU? Research?and?Innovation?funding"? ? Source:? ? Knut?Blind,?STAIR?Chairman? ? ? ? ? STAIR?is?a?joint?CEN?and?CENELEC?strategic?Working?Group?to?address?Standardization,? Innovation?and?Research,?preparing?strategic?advice?to?the?CEN?and?CENELEC?Technical? Boards?in?order?to?reach?an?integrated?approach?between?research?and?innovation?and? standardization.?? ? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? The Operationalisation of the Integrated Approach in the Future Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation by,?CEN/CENELEC?WG?STAIR?(STAndardisation?Innovation?and?Research)?chaired?by?Knut?Blind? In?the?Report?on?the?future?of?European?standardization?(2010/2051(INI))?by?the?Committee?on?the? Internal?Market?and?Consumer?Protection?"the?need?to?improve?mutual?awareness?and?cooperation? between?standardizers,?innovators,?academia?and?the?research?communities"?is?stressed?and?"the? inclusion?of?new?knowledge?in?standards,?in?particular?from?publicly?funded?research?and?innovation? programmes"?is?underlined?in?order?to?promote?innovation?and?competitiveness.?Already?in? February?2010,?the?Expert?Panel?for?the?Review?of?the?European?Standardization?System?EXPRESS?set? the?strategic?goal?"to?improve?mutual?awareness?and?collaboration?between?standardization?and?the? research?communities?and?innovators".?Finally,?the?European?Commission?announced?"a?programme? to?anticipate?new?standardization?needs?and?integration?of?standards?into?R&D?projects?in?the? Research?Framework?Programme"?within?its?communication?on?the?Europe?2020?Flagship?Initiative? Innovation?Union?SEC(2010)?1161.?However,?in?all?referenced?documents?lack?concrete?proposals?for? achieving?this?needed?integration.?? Starting?standardization?as?early?as?possible?in?the?research,?development?and?innovation?(R&D&I)? phases?is?an?effective?strategy?to?ensure?that?R&D&I?have?a?clear?impact?on?market?and?society?by? bringing?the?knowledge?generated?into?the?market?through?efficient?standards?development?that? enables?the?optimal?exploitation?of?R&D&I?findings?based?on?the?consensus?of?all?relevant? stakeholders.?Moreover,?the?National?Standardization?Bodies?(NSBs),?Committees?(NCs)?or?the? European?Standardization?Organisations?(ESOs)?can?produce?other?consensus?publications?on?a?very? rapid?basis,?for?instance?when?producing?Technical?Specifications?or,?even?quicker,?through?the? production?of?a?CEN?or?CENELEC?Workshop?Agreement.?Based?on?the?Integrated?Approach?for? Standardization,?Innovation?and?Research?(see?Figure?1)?published?by?the?CEN‐CENELEC?joint?working? group?at?the?beginning?of?2010,?a?set?of?operative?steps?is?proposed?to?integrate?the?issue?of? standardization?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? Figure 1 – The Integrated Approach: Standardization at the service of research and innovation (Source: STAIR) Identifying standardisation potential of project results Using role of standardisation as a selection criteria Standardisation Screening existing standards and needs for standards Evaluation of programmes and projects Protection, diffusion and implementation of projects results Performing projects Drafting programmes and proposals Identifying new areas R&D&I Standards and standardisation as transfer channel Standardisation and standards as output evaluation criteria Identifying standardisation potential of project results Using role of standardisation as a selection criteria Standardisation Screening existing standards and needs for standards Evaluation of programmes and projects Protection, diffusion and implementation of projects results Performing projects Drafting programmes and proposals Identifying new areas R&D&I Standards and standardisation as transfer channel Standardisation and standards as output evaluation criteria ? 1. Opening of the "Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation" to Standardization ? Independent?from?specific?proposals?addressing?future?research?programmes?conducted?within?the? European?Union,?the?Community?Framework?for?State?Aid?for?Research?and?Development?and? Innovation?(2006/C?323/01)?has?to?be?updated?due?to?inconsistencies?in?the?current?version.?On?the? one?hand?it?is?required?that?"the?result?of?the?aided?project?must?be?the?development?of?a?standard,? of?a?business?model,?methodology?or?concept,?which?can?be?systematically?reproduced,?possibly? certified,?and?possibly?patented".?On?the?other?hand,?standardization?activities?are?not?explicitly? mentioned?eligible?for?funding?under?this?framework.? Proposal?1:?Standardization?processes?accompanying?R&D&I?projects?are?effective?channels?for?the? early?dissemination?of?their?results?and?should?where?deemed?appropriate?be?explicitly?eligible?for? funding?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation. 2. Identifying new areas ? At?the?beginning?of?designing?a?new?R&D&I?programmes,?priorities?about?new?research?fields?have? to?be?decided?upon.?Even?in?this?generic?decision?process,?the?issue?of?standardization?has?to?be? taken?into?account?as?one?basic?criterion.?On?the?one?hand,?a?timely?standard?setting?already?in?the? research?phases?promotes?the?development?of?new?technologies?and?therefore?the?competitiveness? of?the?European?industry?in?relation?to?other?world?regions.?On?the?other?hand,?early?standard? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? setting?can?also?serve?in?mastering?the?grand?challenges?especially?in?the?fields?of?health,?safety?and? the?environment.? Consequently,?the?issue?of?standardization?has?to?be?taken?into?account?in?shaping?of?the?priority? areas?of?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation?both?in?leveraging? the?excellence?and?efficiency?of?research?and?supporting?solutions?to?the?grand?challenges.? Therefore,?standardization?should?not?be?taken?into?account?only?in?defining?the?thematic?priorities? of?the?cooperation?programmes,?but?also?in?the?future?basic?research,?exchange?and?infrastructure? programmes.? The?Green?Paper?"From?Challenges?to?Opportunities:?Towards?a?Common?Strategic?Framework?for? EU?Research?and?Innovation?funding"?refers?to?the?Council?conclusions?on?Europe?2020?flagship? initiative,?the?Innovation?Union,?which?requested?"EU?funding?programmes?to?focus?more?on?Europe? 2020?priorities,?address?societal?challenges?and?key?technologies,?facilitate?collaborative?and? industry‐driven?research,?streamline?the?instruments,?radically?simplify?access,?reduce?time?to? market…".?Specifically the?concept?of?European?Innovation?Partnerships?aims?to?bring?together? supply?and?demand?side?measures?in?addressing?societal?challenges?in?coordinating?efforts?and? focusing?activities?across?the?whole?innovation?cycle.?Therefore,?standardization?and?standards? should?play?a?major?role?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? Proposal?2:?Standardization?should?be?taken?into?account?in?addressing?the?grand?challenges?in? shaping?the?priority?areas?of?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and? Innovation,?but?should?not?be?a?new?separate?instrument?or?activity.? 3. Drafting programmes and proposals ? After?the?agreement?on?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation,? the?detailed?work?programmes?have?to?be?drafted.?The?specific?contents?of?the?work?programmes? take?into?account?as?a?baseline?both?the?existing?state?of?the?art?in?science?and?technology?and?the? upcoming?challenges.?However,?existing?standards?have?not?been?systematically?considered?in?the? drafting?of?the?work?programmes?in?previous?Research?Framework?Programmes.?Though,?such?a? screening?of?the?standardization?landscape?is?as?necessary?as?monitoring?the?state?of?the?art?in? science?and?technology?in?order?to?avoid?both?unnecessary?duplication?of?effort?and?the? development?of?conflicting?standards?within?the?European?Union.?Institutions?like?the?NSBs,?NCs?or? one?of?the?ESOs?should?be?involved?to?tackle?these?tasks,?e.g.?by?involving?one?of?their? representatives?in?the?programme?committees.? The?relevance?of?standards?should?be?reflected?in?the?composition?of?the?evaluation?criteria?both?in? the?sense?of?their?contribution?to?state?of?the?art?in?science?and?technology,?but?also?regarding?the? potential?impact?of?research?results?through?their?dissemination?via?the?development?and?diffusion? of?standards.?This?twofold?role?of?standardization?and?standards?should?be?made?visible?in?the?fiches? of?the?calls?and?the?evaluation?guidelines?addressing?both?the?researchers?and?the?evaluators.? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? Regarding?the?latter,?it?is?not?only?needed?to?train?the?already?active?evaluators?in?the?Framework? Programme,?but?also?to?integrate?experts?with?an?explicit?background?in?standardization?to?promote? the?issue?of?standardization?within?the?panels?of?evaluators.?Here?specific?invitations?addressing? experts?with?a?strong?background?in?standardization?should?be?launched.?Finally,?ESOs,?NSBs?and?NCs? should?provide?evaluators?with?information?on?the?existing?landscape?of?standards?relevant?for? specific?thematic?programmes.? Proposal?3:?Before?drafting?the?work?programmes?under?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU? Research?and?Innovation?not?only?scientific?publications?and?patents?should?be?screened?as?state? of?the?art?in?science?and?technology,?but?also?the?existing?standards?and?standardization?processes? should?be?taken?into?account?as?being?relevant?for?R&D&I.? Proposal?4:?Evaluators?should?be?trained?in?the?field?of?standardization.?Additional?evaluators?with? a?strong?background?in?standardization?should?be?invited?to?join?the?evaluation?of?proposals.? Finally,?programme?specific?information?about?the?relevant?standards?should?be?made?available? for?all?evaluators?by?ESOs?supported?by?NSBs?and?NCs?with?specific?knowledge.? When?drafting?specific?project?proposals,?the?criteria?mentioned?above?can?be?met?by?either? including?standardization?activities?as?a?separate?work?package?or?even?as?a?separate?support? measure?for?a?whole?family?of?projects.?A?minimum?requirement?should?be?to?have?contact?with?a? member?organisation?of?CEN‐CENELEC,?the?NSBs,?the?NCs?or?one?of?the?ESOs?to?discuss?possible? linkages?to?standardization.?In?addition,?proposers?should?consider?standardization?and?standards?as? a?means?to?disseminate?the?results?of?their?research?and?innovation?projects,?also?including? intellectual?property?rights,?towards?marketable?product?and?process?innovation?activities.? Therefore,?standardization?activities?also?including?NSBs?and?ESOs,?which?are?most?likely?to?assure?an? added?value?for?economic?and?social?development?of?the?European?Union,?should?be?one?option?in? the?dissemination?plan?eligible?for?funding?within?the?Research?Framework?Programme.??? Proposal?5:?The?set?of?evaluation?criteria?should?include?specific?requirements?for?the?project? proposer?to?screen?the?most?relevant?standards?or?standardization?activities?for?their?project? proposals,?and?as?appropriate?to?propose?ways?in?which?the?project?can?contribute?to?and?benefit? from?standards?development.?? Proposal?6:?In?order?to?facilitate?and?promote?the?linkages?to?standardization?and?standards?as? dissemination?and?transfer?channel,?national?and?European?Programmes?should?integrate?NSBs,? NCs?and?ESOs?in?the?network?of?National?Contacts?Points?supporting?all?stakeholders?interested?in? the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? 4. Performing projects ? During?the?performance?of?projects?under?the?Research?Framework?Programme?recent? developments?in?standardization?should?be?monitored?and?taken?into?account?with?the?support?of? NSBs?and?ESOs.?Regular?contact?to?the?ESOs?and?NSBs?and?relevant?Technical?Committees?should? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? avoid?both?a?duplication?of?work?and?the?development?of?contradicting?or?incompatible?solutions? with?other?projects?funded?under?Research?Framework?Programme.?Finally,?outcomes?of?ongoing? and?not?yet?finished?research?projects?could?be?valuable?inputs?for?standardization?processes?not? only?focused?on?interoperability?solutions,?but?also?taking?terminology?as?well?as?measurement?and? testing?issues?especially?relevant?in?emerging?fields?of?science?and?technology?into?account.? Proposal?7:?European?R&D&I?programmes,?projects,?platforms?and?partnerships?should?be?in? regular?contact?and?even?involve?ESOs,?NSBs?and?NCs,?where?appropriate.?They?should?be?involved? as?early?as?possible?in?order?to?avoid?possible?duplication?of?work?and?save?time?in?the?transfer?of? outputs?from?R&D&I?activities?into?standardization.? 5. Diffusion and implementation of project results ? When?research?projects?have?been?finished,?the?results?need?to?become?available?for?the?European? society?and?industry?as?such.?Consequently,?a?balance?between?the?private?interests?of?the?involved? research?organisations?and?researchers?and?the?public?interest?of?the?European?Union?as?sponsor?of? the?Research?Framework?Programme?has?to?be?found.?So?far?scientific?publications,?patents?and? demonstrators?have?been?used?as?most?important?dissemination?channels?in?previous?Framework? Programmes.?The?development?of?new?standards?or?specifications?has?been?included?as?further? option?on?a?very?generic?level?in?some?of?the?Specific?Programmes?of?the?7th?Framework? Programme.?However,?only?in?the?Security?and?Space?programme?a?rather?vague?criteria? "standardization?aspects"?is?mentioned.?In?the?Information?and?Communication?Technologies? programme?scientific?publications,?trademarks?and?patents?are?listed?as?results,?but?not?standards.?? However,?as?well?as?patents?and?scientific?publications?standardization?as?a?technology?transfer? process?and?standards?as?a?specific?codification?of?technological?know‐how?are?important? information?sources?for?innovating?firms.?? Proposal?8:?Standardization?is?an?effective?channel?for?the?dissemination?and?exploitation?of? R&D&I?results?and?should?be?integrated?into?the?dissemination?activities?and?appropriately? funded.?Where?funding?has?not?been?built?in?at?the?proposal?stage,?a?separate?budget?for?the? transfer?of?R&D&I?results?relevant?for?standardization?should?be?established.?? 6. Evaluation of programmes and projects In?order?to?measure?the?success?of?and?to?improve?Research?Framework?Programmes,?thematic? programmes?and?specific?projects,?a?sophisticated?and?systematic?evaluation?process?has?been? established?in?the?last?decade.?However,?the?measurement?of?both?progress?in?science?and? technology?and?of?societal?and?market?impact?has?to?take?the?development?of?standards?into? account?much?more?explicitly.?As?already?outlined?above,?standards?are?robust?indicators?for?the? dissemination?and?diffusion?of?new?technologies?including?their?economic?impacts,?but?standards? serve?also?as?indicators?for?the?progress?in?science?and?technology.?For?example,?terminology? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? standards?are?important?cornerstones?for?the?development?of?a?new?technology.?Consequently,?this? twofold?indicator?function?of?standards?should?be?included?in?the?Impact?Assessment?and?the?ex?ante? evaluation?of?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? Proposal?9:?The?initiation?of?new?standardization?processes,?the?publication?of?standards?or? specifications?should?be?included?as?performance?criteria?for?R&D&I?activities?in?the?future? Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? ? In?summary,?a?very?comprehensive?approach?by?implementing?all?of?the?nine?proposals?will?be? needed?to?integrate?the?issue?of?standardization?and?standards?systematically?and?successfully?into? future?R&D&I?programmes?launched?under?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and? Innovation?at?the?very?beginning?of?its?design.?? ?
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? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? WG/STAIR? Title:? The?Operationalisation?of?the?Integrated?Approach:?Submission?of? STAIR?to?the?Consultation?of?the?Green?Paper?"From?Challenges?to? Opportunities:?Towards?a?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU? Research?and?Innovation?funding"? ? Source:? ? Knut?Blind,?STAIR?Chairman? ? ? ? ? STAIR?is?a?joint?CEN?and?CENELEC?strategic?Working?Group?to?address?Standardization,? Innovation?and?Research,?preparing?strategic?advice?to?the?CEN?and?CENELEC?Technical? Boards?in?order?to?reach?an?integrated?approach?between?research?and?innovation?and? standardization.?? ? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? The Operationalisation of the Integrated Approach in the Future Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation by,?CEN/CENELEC?WG?STAIR?(STAndardisation?Innovation?and?Research)?chaired?by?Knut?Blind? In?the?Report?on?the?future?of?European?standardization?(2010/2051(INI))?by?the?Committee?on?the? Internal?Market?and?Consumer?Protection?"the?need?to?improve?mutual?awareness?and?cooperation? between?standardizers,?innovators,?academia?and?the?research?communities"?is?stressed?and?"the? inclusion?of?new?knowledge?in?standards,?in?particular?from?publicly?funded?research?and?innovation? programmes"?is?underlined?in?order?to?promote?innovation?and?competitiveness.?Already?in? February?2010,?the?Expert?Panel?for?the?Review?of?the?European?Standardization?System?EXPRESS?set? the?strategic?goal?"to?improve?mutual?awareness?and?collaboration?between?standardization?and?the? research?communities?and?innovators".?Finally,?the?European?Commission?announced?"a?programme? to?anticipate?new?standardization?needs?and?integration?of?standards?into?R&D?projects?in?the? Research?Framework?Programme"?within?its?communication?on?the?Europe?2020?Flagship?Initiative? Innovation?Union?SEC(2010)?1161.?However,?in?all?referenced?documents?lack?concrete?proposals?for? achieving?this?needed?integration.?? Starting?standardization?as?early?as?possible?in?the?research,?development?and?innovation?(R&D&I)? phases?is?an?effective?strategy?to?ensure?that?R&D&I?have?a?clear?impact?on?market?and?society?by? bringing?the?knowledge?generated?into?the?market?through?efficient?standards?development?that? enables?the?optimal?exploitation?of?R&D&I?findings?based?on?the?consensus?of?all?relevant? stakeholders.?Moreover,?the?National?Standardization?Bodies?(NSBs),?Committees?(NCs)?or?the? European?Standardization?Organisations?(ESOs)?can?produce?other?consensus?publications?on?a?very? rapid?basis,?for?instance?when?producing?Technical?Specifications?or,?even?quicker,?through?the? production?of?a?CEN?or?CENELEC?Workshop?Agreement.?Based?on?the?Integrated?Approach?for? Standardization,?Innovation?and?Research?(see?Figure?1)?published?by?the?CEN‐CENELEC?joint?working? group?at?the?beginning?of?2010,?a?set?of?operative?steps?is?proposed?to?integrate?the?issue?of? standardization?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? Figure 1 – The Integrated Approach: Standardization at the service of research and innovation (Source: STAIR) Identifying standardisation potential of project results Using role of standardisation as a selection criteria Standardisation Screening existing standards and needs for standards Evaluation of programmes and projects Protection, diffusion and implementation of projects results Performing projects Drafting programmes and proposals Identifying new areas R&D&I Standards and standardisation as transfer channel Standardisation and standards as output evaluation criteria Identifying standardisation potential of project results Using role of standardisation as a selection criteria Standardisation Screening existing standards and needs for standards Evaluation of programmes and projects Protection, diffusion and implementation of projects results Performing projects Drafting programmes and proposals Identifying new areas R&D&I Standards and standardisation as transfer channel Standardisation and standards as output evaluation criteria ? 1. Opening of the "Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development and Innovation" to Standardization ? Independent?from?specific?proposals?addressing?future?research?programmes?conducted?within?the? European?Union,?the?Community?Framework?for?State?Aid?for?Research?and?Development?and? Innovation?(2006/C?323/01)?has?to?be?updated?due?to?inconsistencies?in?the?current?version.?On?the? one?hand?it?is?required?that?"the?result?of?the?aided?project?must?be?the?development?of?a?standard,? of?a?business?model,?methodology?or?concept,?which?can?be?systematically?reproduced,?possibly? certified,?and?possibly?patented".?On?the?other?hand,?standardization?activities?are?not?explicitly? mentioned?eligible?for?funding?under?this?framework.? Proposal?1:?Standardization?processes?accompanying?R&D&I?projects?are?effective?channels?for?the? early?dissemination?of?their?results?and?should?where?deemed?appropriate?be?explicitly?eligible?for? funding?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation. 2. Identifying new areas ? At?the?beginning?of?designing?a?new?R&D&I?programmes,?priorities?about?new?research?fields?have? to?be?decided?upon.?Even?in?this?generic?decision?process,?the?issue?of?standardization?has?to?be? taken?into?account?as?one?basic?criterion.?On?the?one?hand,?a?timely?standard?setting?already?in?the? research?phases?promotes?the?development?of?new?technologies?and?therefore?the?competitiveness? of?the?European?industry?in?relation?to?other?world?regions.?On?the?other?hand,?early?standard? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? setting?can?also?serve?in?mastering?the?grand?challenges?especially?in?the?fields?of?health,?safety?and? the?environment.? Consequently,?the?issue?of?standardization?has?to?be?taken?into?account?in?shaping?of?the?priority? areas?of?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation?both?in?leveraging? the?excellence?and?efficiency?of?research?and?supporting?solutions?to?the?grand?challenges.? Therefore,?standardization?should?not?be?taken?into?account?only?in?defining?the?thematic?priorities? of?the?cooperation?programmes,?but?also?in?the?future?basic?research,?exchange?and?infrastructure? programmes.? The?Green?Paper?"From?Challenges?to?Opportunities:?Towards?a?Common?Strategic?Framework?for? EU?Research?and?Innovation?funding"?refers?to?the?Council?conclusions?on?Europe?2020?flagship? initiative,?the?Innovation?Union,?which?requested?"EU?funding?programmes?to?focus?more?on?Europe? 2020?priorities,?address?societal?challenges?and?key?technologies,?facilitate?collaborative?and? industry‐driven?research,?streamline?the?instruments,?radically?simplify?access,?reduce?time?to? market…".?Specifically the?concept?of?European?Innovation?Partnerships?aims?to?bring?together? supply?and?demand?side?measures?in?addressing?societal?challenges?in?coordinating?efforts?and? focusing?activities?across?the?whole?innovation?cycle.?Therefore,?standardization?and?standards? should?play?a?major?role?in?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? Proposal?2:?Standardization?should?be?taken?into?account?in?addressing?the?grand?challenges?in? shaping?the?priority?areas?of?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and? Innovation,?but?should?not?be?a?new?separate?instrument?or?activity.? 3. Drafting programmes and proposals ? After?the?agreement?on?the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation,? the?detailed?work?programmes?have?to?be?drafted.?The?specific?contents?of?the?work?programmes? take?into?account?as?a?baseline?both?the?existing?state?of?the?art?in?science?and?technology?and?the? upcoming?challenges.?However,?existing?standards?have?not?been?systematically?considered?in?the? drafting?of?the?work?programmes?in?previous?Research?Framework?Programmes.?Though,?such?a? screening?of?the?standardization?landscape?is?as?necessary?as?monitoring?the?state?of?the?art?in? science?and?technology?in?order?to?avoid?both?unnecessary?duplication?of?effort?and?the? development?of?conflicting?standards?within?the?European?Union.?Institutions?like?the?NSBs,?NCs?or? one?of?the?ESOs?should?be?involved?to?tackle?these?tasks,?e.g.?by?involving?one?of?their? representatives?in?the?programme?committees.? The?relevance?of?standards?should?be?reflected?in?the?composition?of?the?evaluation?criteria?both?in? the?sense?of?their?contribution?to?state?of?the?art?in?science?and?technology,?but?also?regarding?the? potential?impact?of?research?results?through?their?dissemination?via?the?development?and?diffusion? of?standards.?This?twofold?role?of?standardization?and?standards?should?be?made?visible?in?the?fiches? of?the?calls?and?the?evaluation?guidelines?addressing?both?the?researchers?and?the?evaluators.? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? Regarding?the?latter,?it?is?not?only?needed?to?train?the?already?active?evaluators?in?the?Framework? Programme,?but?also?to?integrate?experts?with?an?explicit?background?in?standardization?to?promote? the?issue?of?standardization?within?the?panels?of?evaluators.?Here?specific?invitations?addressing? experts?with?a?strong?background?in?standardization?should?be?launched.?Finally,?ESOs,?NSBs?and?NCs? should?provide?evaluators?with?information?on?the?existing?landscape?of?standards?relevant?for? specific?thematic?programmes.? Proposal?3:?Before?drafting?the?work?programmes?under?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU? Research?and?Innovation?not?only?scientific?publications?and?patents?should?be?screened?as?state? of?the?art?in?science?and?technology,?but?also?the?existing?standards?and?standardization?processes? should?be?taken?into?account?as?being?relevant?for?R&D&I.? Proposal?4:?Evaluators?should?be?trained?in?the?field?of?standardization.?Additional?evaluators?with? a?strong?background?in?standardization?should?be?invited?to?join?the?evaluation?of?proposals.? Finally,?programme?specific?information?about?the?relevant?standards?should?be?made?available? for?all?evaluators?by?ESOs?supported?by?NSBs?and?NCs?with?specific?knowledge.? When?drafting?specific?project?proposals,?the?criteria?mentioned?above?can?be?met?by?either? including?standardization?activities?as?a?separate?work?package?or?even?as?a?separate?support? measure?for?a?whole?family?of?projects.?A?minimum?requirement?should?be?to?have?contact?with?a? member?organisation?of?CEN‐CENELEC,?the?NSBs,?the?NCs?or?one?of?the?ESOs?to?discuss?possible? linkages?to?standardization.?In?addition,?proposers?should?consider?standardization?and?standards?as? a?means?to?disseminate?the?results?of?their?research?and?innovation?projects,?also?including? intellectual?property?rights,?towards?marketable?product?and?process?innovation?activities.? Therefore,?standardization?activities?also?including?NSBs?and?ESOs,?which?are?most?likely?to?assure?an? added?value?for?economic?and?social?development?of?the?European?Union,?should?be?one?option?in? the?dissemination?plan?eligible?for?funding?within?the?Research?Framework?Programme.??? Proposal?5:?The?set?of?evaluation?criteria?should?include?specific?requirements?for?the?project? proposer?to?screen?the?most?relevant?standards?or?standardization?activities?for?their?project? proposals,?and?as?appropriate?to?propose?ways?in?which?the?project?can?contribute?to?and?benefit? from?standards?development.?? Proposal?6:?In?order?to?facilitate?and?promote?the?linkages?to?standardization?and?standards?as? dissemination?and?transfer?channel,?national?and?European?Programmes?should?integrate?NSBs,? NCs?and?ESOs?in?the?network?of?National?Contacts?Points?supporting?all?stakeholders?interested?in? the?future?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? 4. Performing projects ? During?the?performance?of?projects?under?the?Research?Framework?Programme?recent? developments?in?standardization?should?be?monitored?and?taken?into?account?with?the?support?of? NSBs?and?ESOs.?Regular?contact?to?the?ESOs?and?NSBs?and?relevant?Technical?Committees?should? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? avoid?both?a?duplication?of?work?and?the?development?of?contradicting?or?incompatible?solutions? with?other?projects?funded?under?Research?Framework?Programme.?Finally,?outcomes?of?ongoing? and?not?yet?finished?research?projects?could?be?valuable?inputs?for?standardization?processes?not? only?focused?on?interoperability?solutions,?but?also?taking?terminology?as?well?as?measurement?and? testing?issues?especially?relevant?in?emerging?fields?of?science?and?technology?into?account.? Proposal?7:?European?R&D&I?programmes,?projects,?platforms?and?partnerships?should?be?in? regular?contact?and?even?involve?ESOs,?NSBs?and?NCs,?where?appropriate.?They?should?be?involved? as?early?as?possible?in?order?to?avoid?possible?duplication?of?work?and?save?time?in?the?transfer?of? outputs?from?R&D&I?activities?into?standardization.? 5. Diffusion and implementation of project results ? When?research?projects?have?been?finished,?the?results?need?to?become?available?for?the?European? society?and?industry?as?such.?Consequently,?a?balance?between?the?private?interests?of?the?involved? research?organisations?and?researchers?and?the?public?interest?of?the?European?Union?as?sponsor?of? the?Research?Framework?Programme?has?to?be?found.?So?far?scientific?publications,?patents?and? demonstrators?have?been?used?as?most?important?dissemination?channels?in?previous?Framework? Programmes.?The?development?of?new?standards?or?specifications?has?been?included?as?further? option?on?a?very?generic?level?in?some?of?the?Specific?Programmes?of?the?7th?Framework? Programme.?However,?only?in?the?Security?and?Space?programme?a?rather?vague?criteria? "standardization?aspects"?is?mentioned.?In?the?Information?and?Communication?Technologies? programme?scientific?publications,?trademarks?and?patents?are?listed?as?results,?but?not?standards.?? However,?as?well?as?patents?and?scientific?publications?standardization?as?a?technology?transfer? process?and?standards?as?a?specific?codification?of?technological?know‐how?are?important? information?sources?for?innovating?firms.?? Proposal?8:?Standardization?is?an?effective?channel?for?the?dissemination?and?exploitation?of? R&D&I?results?and?should?be?integrated?into?the?dissemination?activities?and?appropriately? funded.?Where?funding?has?not?been?built?in?at?the?proposal?stage,?a?separate?budget?for?the? transfer?of?R&D&I?results?relevant?for?standardization?should?be?established.?? 6. Evaluation of programmes and projects In?order?to?measure?the?success?of?and?to?improve?Research?Framework?Programmes,?thematic? programmes?and?specific?projects,?a?sophisticated?and?systematic?evaluation?process?has?been? established?in?the?last?decade.?However,?the?measurement?of?both?progress?in?science?and? technology?and?of?societal?and?market?impact?has?to?take?the?development?of?standards?into? account?much?more?explicitly.?As?already?outlined?above,?standards?are?robust?indicators?for?the? dissemination?and?diffusion?of?new?technologies?including?their?economic?impacts,?but?standards? serve?also?as?indicators?for?the?progress?in?science?and?technology.?For?example,?terminology? ? CEN‐CENELEC?WG?STAIR?? 01?March?2011? ? ? standards?are?important?cornerstones?for?the?development?of?a?new?technology.?Consequently,?this? twofold?indicator?function?of?standards?should?be?included?in?the?Impact?Assessment?and?the?ex?ante? evaluation?of?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? Proposal?9:?The?initiation?of?new?standardization?processes,?the?publication?of?standards?or? specifications?should?be?included?as?performance?criteria?for?R&D&I?activities?in?the?future? Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and?Innovation.? ? In?summary,?a?very?comprehensive?approach?by?implementing?all?of?the?nine?proposals?will?be? needed?to?integrate?the?issue?of?standardization?and?standards?systematically?and?successfully?into? future?R&D&I?programmes?launched?under?the?Common?Strategic?Framework?for?EU?Research?and? Innovation?at?the?very?beginning?of?its?design.?? ?