Digitalisation

Discover the SBS activities in support of the digital transition and how we support SMEs navigating through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) standardisation and in the implementation of relevant standards.

Standards can facilitate SMEs’ digital transition by providing frameworks and guidelines for technology adoption, interoperability, cybersecurity, and data management, ensuring smoother integration into digital ecosystems and enhancing competitiveness.

In the area of digitalisation, SBS covers a wide range of topics dealing with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) standardisation and related European policies and legislation. 

On the policy side, SBS pursues several avenues for action. It produces position papers to uphold the views and interests of European SMEs on relevant European legislation and policies in areas such as cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence or the data economy.  SBS is also an active participant in European Commission fora and Expert Groups like the European Multi-stakeholder Platform (MSP) on ICT Standardisation,  responsible for the development of the European Commission Rolling Plan on ICT Standardisation,  or the Commission Expert Group on Radio Equipment

On the technical side, each year SBS nominates and funds experts that actively shape the development of European and international standards on topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence to cybersecurity, digital identity, the Internet of Things or blockchain technologies. Our experts in CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC work each year on many different work items and draft standardisation deliverables in the ICT field to ensure these standards and other documents meet SME needs and characteristics. 

To ensure coordination between the SBS members and experts, SBS created a Digitalisation Working Group as a platform for discussion and exchange and to agree on SBS’ positions on relevant policy and technical issues concerning digitalisation.

SBS supports the implementation of existing standards, by offering free implementation guides and learning materials to help SMEs confidently approach the world of standardisation.

In the area of digitalisation, SBS covers a wide range of topics dealing with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) standardisation and related European policies and legislation. 

On the policy side, SBS pursues several avenues for action. It produces position papers to uphold the views and interests of European SMEs on relevant European legislation and policies in areas such as cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence or the data economy.  SBS is also an active participant in European Commission fora and Expert Groups like the European Multi-stakeholder Platform (MSP) on ICT Standardisation,  responsible for the development of the European Commission Rolling Plan on ICT Standardisation,  or the Commission Expert Group on Radio Equipment

On the technical side, each year SBS nominates and funds experts that actively shape the development of European and international standards on topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence to cybersecurity, digital identity, the Internet of Things or blockchain technologies. Our experts in CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC work each year on many different work items and draft standardisation deliverables in the ICT field to ensure these standards and other documents meet SME needs and characteristics. 

Binon

Kris

ISO TC 261

Additive manufacturing

Binon

Kris

ISO TC 261 WG 2

Additive manufacturing / Processes, systems and materials

Haenisch

Jochen

ISO TC 184 / SC 4

Automation systems and integration/Industrial data 

Haenisch

Jochen

ISO TC 184 / SC 4 / WG 12 

Automation systems and integration/Industrial data / STEP product modelling and resources 

Haenisch

Jochen

ISO TC 184 / SC 4 / WG 21

Automation systems and integration/Industrial data / SMRL Validation Team

Karamotchev

Petko

ISO TC 307

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies 

Karamotchev

Petko

ISO TC 307  + WG 6

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies / Use cases

Suarez

Belen

ISO/TC 307 / WG 5  

Use cases and applications

Tantar

Emilia

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 42/WG 4

Use cases and applications

Tantar

Emilia

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 42 

Artificial Intelligence

Tantar

Emilia

CEN-CENELEC JTC 21/WG 2

Artificial Intelligence / Operational aspects

Tantar

Emilia

CEN-CENELEC JTC 21

Artificial Intelligence

Massimo

Fabio

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 7 

Software and systems engineering e

Massimo

Fabio

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 7 / WG 24

SSoftware and systems engineering / Software and systems bodies of knowledge and professionalization

Massimo

Fabio

CEN TC 428

ICT Professionalism and Digital Competences

Massimo

Fabio

CEN TC 428 WG 2

Competence, skills, knowledge and roles

Massimo

Fabio

CEN TC 428 WG 4

Quality, Strategy and Outreach

Vanetti

Massimo

ETSI oneM2M

Allard

Jean-Luc

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 27  WG 4

Information Technology/ Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection / Security controls and services

Allard

Jean-Luc

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 27

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection

Caccia

Andrea

ETSI TC ESI

Electronic signatures and infrastructures

Caccia

Andrea

CEN TC 224

Personal identification and related personal devices with secure element, systems, operations and privacy in a multi sectorial environment

Caccia

Andrea

CEN TC 224 WG 17

Protection Profiles in the context of SSCD

Caccia

Andrea

CEN TC 224/WG 20

Ad Hoc Group on European Digital Identity Wallets

Giribaldi

Davide

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 5

Identity management and privacy technologies

Guasconi

Fabio

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 27 / WG 1

Information Technology/Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection/Information security management systems

Guasconi

Fabio

CEN CLC JTC 13/WG 5

Data Protection, Privacy and Identity Management

Guasconi

Fabio

ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 27 / WG 1

Information security management systems

Iacchetti

Rocco

CEN-CENELEC JTC 13/WG 2

Management systems and controls sets

Iacchetti

Rocco

CEN-CENELEC JTC 13/WG 6

Product security

Sharkov

George 

ETSI TC CYBER 

Cybersecurity

Sharkov

George 

ETSI ISG SAI

Industry Specification Group Securing Artificial Intelligence

Suarez

Belen

ISO/TC 279

Innovation management

Suarez

Belen

ISO/TC 279/ WG 1

Innovation management system

Suarez

Belen

ISO/TC 279/WG 3

Tools and methods

de Michelis di Slonghello

Isabella

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35

User Interfaces

de Michelis di Slonghello

Isabella

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35/WG 2

Graphical user interface and interaction

Babinov

Georgi

ISO/IEC JTC 1 WG 11

Information Technology/Smart cities

Babinov

Georgi

ETSI TC ATTM

Access, terminals, transmission and multiplexing

Babinov

Georgi

ETSI TC ATTM / WG AT2

Access, terminals, transmission and multiplexing / Infrastructure, Physical Networks & Communication Systems

Babinov

Georgi

ETSI TC ATTM / WG SDMC

Access, terminals, transmission and multiplexing / Sustainable Digital Multiservice Communities

Babinov

Georgi

ETSI TC ATTM / WG TM6

Digital access transmission systems

Valente

Paolo

ISO/TC 268/SC1

Smart community infrastructures

Valente

Paolo

ISO/TC 268/SC 1/WG2 

Integration and interaction framework for smart community infrastructures

Bertani

Sebastiano

ETSI TC RRS

Reconfigurable Radio Systems

Bertani

Sebastiano

CEN/CENELEC JTC 13/WG 8

Caccia

Andrea

CEN/TC 468 

Management and preservation of digital content

Caccia

Andrea

CEN/TC 468/WG1

General concepts for preservation of digital information

Posca

Emilio

ETSI TC EE

Environmental Engineering

Posca

Emilio

ETSI TC EE/ WG EE1

Posca

Emilio

ETSI TC EE/ WG EE2

Posca

Emilio

ETSI TC EE/ WG EEPS

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