Position on the request for information from Technopolis on questions related to the EC Impact assessment study

DIGITALEUROPE welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the EC Impact assessment study on the "Standardisation Package" that is currently conducted by the Technopolis Group on the request of the European Commission.

DIGITALEUROPE regards the reform of the EU legal standardisation framework as envisaged by the "Standardisation Package" as crucial to improve the competitive position of the European industry within the Digital single market and the promotion of innovation in ICT.

DIGITALEUROPE has actively participated in the ICT Steering Committee, which is advising the European Commission, where the reform of the EU legal standardisation framework for the ICT domain has been extensively discussed. This has resulted in the publication by the EC of their White Paper "Modernizing the ICT Standardization in the EU - The Way Forward" (COM(2009) 324 final). DIGITALEUROPE regards the proposals made in the White Paper as mature and has asked the EC to urgently implement them in a revised Council Decision 87/95.

 DIGITALEUROPE position on the request for informat (.pdf)