1. Making global ICT Standards
available for Europe
BITKOM Forum, Frankfurt
October 20, 2011
Dr. Jochen Friedrich
Chair of the BITKOM working group on Standardisation
jochen@de.ibm.com

2. Standardisation is high on the political
agenda
ICT White
Paper Standardisation Innovation
and Innovation Digital Agenda
Union
Future of Strategic Vision Regulation on
Standardisation European for European European
and Innovation Standardisation Standards Standardisation

3. Focus on ICT Standardisation
“ As foreseen in the 'Digital Agenda for Europe', the Regulation will
establish a system whereby the most relevant ICT standards developed
by leading Global ICT Fora and Consortia can be used in public
procurement to help avoid lockin and encourage competition in the supply
of interoperable ICT services, applications and products. […]
The Commission will increasingly use selected ICT standards developed
by other standards development organisations than ESOs for European
policies, […] in particular when the interoperability between devices,
applications, data repositories, services and networks must be further
enhanced...”
[Communication “A Strategic Vision for European Standards”, COM(2010)311.]
Industrial Policy / Innovation Policy
Public Procurement
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4. Reforming the EU ICT Standardisation
Policy: Key Issue
fora and consortia
“Private/ closed”
IEC ISOISO ITU
JTC1
OASIS
Others...
IEEE
IETF
W3C
OGF
CENELEC ICT Forum
CEN ETSI
National National National
Bodies Bodies Committees
Covered by the European Outside of the scope of
standardisation system of today European standardisation –
therefore not available for use
➔ There is a need to make ICT specifications from fora/consortia available
for implementation and use in Europe in EU policies and for public
procurement.
➔ This need is reconfirmed in the EU Digital Agenda and addressed in the
EU legal package
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5. Specifics for ICT in the legal package
Communication – COM(2011)311:
● Install ICT Platform as advisory group on ICT standardisation policy
● Promote interoperability
● Promote use of fora/consortia standards in policies and
procurement
Regulation – COM(2011)315:
● Process for recognition of ICT fora/consortia specifications (Articles
9 and 10)
● Assessment criteria (Annex II)
Integration of global ICT standardisation into
European standardisation system
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6. Relevance of ICT fora/consortia
standards for public procurement
● No modern ICT infrastructure can be built without using
fora/consortia standards
● Public procurers should be able to reference directly respective
global ICT fora/consortia standards
● Make it easier for procurers;
● Avoid need to “copy and paste” functional requirements
● Criteria will ensure openness, transparency, balance, etc.
● Consistent with WTO Principles
● Multi-stakeholder platform will ensure proper representation of
all interests including societal stakeholders, SMEs, ESOs,
national governments, etc.
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7. Relevance of ICT fora/consortia
standards for public policies
● Public policies – not Regulation ! - are an important instrument of innovation
policy for Europe
● A strong potential for innovation is in the integration of technologies for optimising
processes, methods, etc., e.g.
● eEnergy, eHealth, Intelligent Transportation, smart water supply, etc.
● Integration of technologies requires a combination of standards
● Standards roadmaps
● Global ICT standards from fora/consortia are an important element in this
integration and policy makers need to be able to make use of these standards
and include them - “Without all ingredients you will not get a proper recipe.”
● If Europe wants to lead in innovative areas it is important that Europe is able to
make direct use of ICT fora/consortia standards in policies
● NB: This is about making use of what is available, not about developing new
standards
● The new legal package ensures that the requirements for using fora/consortia
standards in policies are clear ("criteria" derived from WTO Principles)
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8. Clarifying some myths and FUD about
the draft Regulation
● Not all fora/consortia specifications will be available for transposition
into formal standards.
● Fora/consortia specifications will not get the same level as European
Standards / European Norms
● Fora/consortia specifications will not be referenced in legislation.
European standards will continue to be developed by the ESOs (see
Consideratum 3)
● Articles 9 and 10, are not about developing harmonised standards in
support of the European common market but about making use of
ICT specifications that are widely used globally anyway and that are
critical for modern ICT systems and infrastructures.
● Stakeholder involvement will be ensured via the ICT Platform
including Member States, ESOs, SMEs, societal stakeholders,
industry
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9. Integrating ICT fora/consortia specifi-
cations into European Standardisation
New Legislative
Public
Framework / Policies
Procurement
New Approach
European Standard/ Recognised ICT Specification available for
European Norm direct referencing
Transposition into Recognition according to Article 9
“formal” standard Common basis for both policies and
procurement – Criteria of Annex II
ICT Specifications from fora/consortia
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10. Recognition Process
Request Assessment Recognition
Public Formal advice from ICT Platform European
administration (all stakeholders involved) Commission
(based on
Specific need National Standards Bodies should advice)
assist information process (e.g.
Case-by-case notification via web site) Publication on
web site
Process for providing comments,
raising concerns needs to be
available
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11. Summary
● The ICT industry represented in BITKOM supports the
Commission proposals on ICT in the draft Regulation
● The Regulation manages to integrate gobal ICT
standardisation done in fora/consortia into the European
standardisation system in a complementary way to the
existing structures and processes
● ICT specifications from fora/consortia are needed for both
public procurement and policies
● Articles 9 and 10 of the Regulation are well drafted and
provide for clarity and a common base regarding the use of
ICT specifications in policies and procurement
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