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SBS Priority Topics

The following SBS Priority topics have been found to be of particular interest for SMEs in Europe according to a Study commissioned by Small Business Standards - SBS and performed by the consultancy company Genorma - specialised in standards, legislation and conformity assessment - and carried out in 2021.

Click on the links in the list below for information on published standards or draft standards for these different strategic topics:  


SBS Priority Topic 00: Management System Standards

Draft standardisation work corresponding to the revision of existing Management System Standards (MSS) or the development of new MSS.

SBS Priority Topic 01: Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation, Digitisation or Digitization are becoming popular topics in European and International standardisation

SBS Priority Topic 02: Building Information Modelling

SBS Priority Topic 03: Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are two related standardisation priority topics with increasing importance for SMEs. These technologies bring evident opportunities in terms of efficiencies and market intelligence

SBS Priority Topic 04: Cybersecurity

Draft European and International standards linked with Cybersecurity and having a particular interest for SMEs

SBS Priority Topic 05: Smart Houses and domotics

European and International draft standard on Smart Houses, Domotics and Home Business Electronic Systems (HBES), of particular interest for SMEs

SBS Priority Topic 06: Ecodesign and Resource Efficiency

European and international standards supporting ecodesign and resource efficiency are core pillars to support the European ambitions towards Green Transition and Circular Economy

SBS Priority Topic 07: Waste

European and international Standards and draft standards for waste and waste management of particular interest for Small and Medium Enterprises (SBS) and Small Business Standards (SBS)

SBS Priority Topic 08: Products safety

Draft European standards covering product safety and associated with European Safety harmonisation legislation of particular interest for SMEs

SBS Priority Topic 09: Sustainable Building

Draft European and Draft International standards supporting sustainable Building that is of particular interest to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

SBS Priority Topic 10: IoT and M2M

Draft European and International Standards on IoT and M2M of particular relevance for SMEs, in the context of priorities for SBS

SBS Priority Topic 11: Circular economy

Draft European and international standards in support of circular economy

SBS Priority Topic 12: Emissions (noise, gas, CO2, etc)

Emissions are a matter of increasing general concern - Draft standards on emissions

SBS Priority Topic 13: Renewable Energy

Draft European and international standards on Renewable Energy of particular interest for SMEs

SBS Priority Topic 14: Recyclability/Recoverability

SBS Priority Topic 15: Personal Protective Equipment

SBS Priority Topic 16: Additive Manufacturing

SBS Priority Topic 17: Smart and Sustainable Cities

SBS Priority Topic 18: Skills and Competence

SBS Priority Topic 19: Testing methods

Draft European and International Standards on Testing Methods

SBS Priority Topic 20: Right to repair

Draft European and International standards covering repair and repairability of products, including associated safety and environmental considerations

SBS Priority Topic 21: Robotics

SBS Priority Topic 22: Intelligent Transport Systems

SBS Priority Topic 24: Restriction of Hazardous Substances

SBS Priority Topic 25: Construction products safety

Draft European standards supporting Construction Products Safety of particular interest for SMEs in Europe

SBS Priority Topic 26: eMobility

SBS Priority Topic 27: Mobility and Transport

SBS Priority Topic 28: 5G and other wireless technologies

ETSI, CENELEC & CEN work programme on 5G or wireless technologies having an impact on SME´s

SBS Priority Topic 29: Cloud Computing

SBS Priority Topic 30: Smart textiles and clothes

SBS Priority Topic 31: Risk Assessment and Risk Management

SBS Priority Topic 32: Anti-COVID Protocols

SBS Priority Topic 33: Business Continuity

SBS Priority Topic 34: Accessibility

Keywords: ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, standards, accessibility, assistive design, assistive, accessible, usability, ergonomy, ergonomics, human-centric, products, services, building, small, medium, enterprises, SMEs, participation, development, activities.

SBS Priority Topic 35: Blockchain

SBS Priority Topic 36: Fire Safety

SBS Priority Topic 37: eGovernment

SBS Priority Topic 38: Electronic Invoicing

SBS Priority Topic 39: Corporate Social Responsibility

SBS Priority Topic 40: Accreditation criteria for conformity assessment bodies

Standards on 5G, 4G and other Wireless or Radio Technologies

#5G

Standards on Accessibility

International ISO/IEC and European standards (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI) for accessibility, design for all, eAccessibility, assistive technologies, ergonomics, product safety and usability for people with disabilities.

#Accessibility

Standards on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Bodies

#Accreditation

Standards on Additive Manufacturing

ISO, CEN, ASTM standards for additive manufacturing: ISO/ASTM 52901, ISO/ASTM 52902, ISO/ASTM 52903, ISO 17296, EN ISO/ASTM 52942, CEN/TC 438 - Additive Manufacturing, ISO/TC 261 - Additive manufacturing

#AdditiveManufacturing

Standards on Anti-COVID Protocols

#AntiCOVIDProtocols

Standards on Artificial Intelligence

European standards on AI; International standards on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. AI Management Systems; Risk management specific for AI; Governance of AI; Big Data analytics and AI; ISO/IEC standards; CEN/CENELEC Standards

#AI

Standards on Blockchain

#Blockchain

Standards on Building Information Modelling (BIM)

European and International standards on BIM. Standardisation activities supporting the development and deployment of Building Information Modelling. CEN/TC 442 and ISO/TC 59/SC 13

#BIM

Standards on Business Continuity

Business Continuity Management Systems, Emergency management, Authenticity, integrity and trust for products and documents, Protective security, Organizational resilience, Urban resilience, Business Impact Assessment (BIA). EN ISO 22301, ISO 22328

#BusinessContinuity

Standards on Cloud Computing

#Cloud

Standards on Construction Products Safety

#ConstructionProductsSafety

Standards on Corporate Social Responsibility

#CSR

Standards on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Standards: European and International standards supporting cybersecurity and the voluntary application of Regulation (EU) 2019/881 on ENISA and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification (Cybersecurity Act)

#Cybersecurity

Standards on Digital Transformation

#DigitalTransformation

Standards on Ecodesign and Resource Efficiency

European and international standards supporting Ecodesign of energy-related products and Ecodesign for sustainable products. CEN and CENELEC standards

#Ecodesign

Standards on eGovernment

#eGovernment

Standards on Electronic Invoicing

#eInvoicing

Standards on Emissions

Emissions standards: European standards and international standards help establishing the emissions of different nature (gases, release of chemical substances, noise, electromagnetic emissions, stationary source emissions, amongst other)

#Emisions

Standards on eMobility

#eMobility

Standards on Fire Safety

#FireSafety

Standards on Intelligent Transport Systems

#IntelligentTransportSystems

Standards on IoT and M2M

European (CEN/CENELEC) and international standards (ISO/IEC) and other deliverables and documents supporting the Internet of Things. ISO/IEC JTC 1. CWA 17431:2019. ISO/IEC 21823-1:2019 IoT systems and framework for interoperability for IoT systems

#IoT #M2M

Standards on Mobility and Transport

(1 sub topics )

#Mobility

Standards on Personal Protective Equipment

#PPE

Standards on Products Safety

#ProductsSafety

Standards on Recyclability/Recoverability

Standards in support of recyclability and recoverability of plastics and other materials. European and International standards supporting the circular economy and resource efficiency

#Recyclability

Standards on Renewable Energy

#RenewableEnergy

Standards on Restriction of Hazardous Substances

European standards, EN standards, EN IEC standards on RoHs, Restrictions on Hazardous Substances, Dangerous Substances, Heavy metals, substances in electrotechnical products. Determination of the presence of substances in products

#RoHS

Standards on Right to Repair

#RightTorepair

Standards on Risk Management and Risk Assessment

#RiskManagement

Standards on Robotics

Robots and robotic devices. Industrial Robots. Domestic and household robots. Cleaning robots. Medical roots. Robotics in Services.

#Robotics

Standards on Skills and Competences

#Skills

Standards on Smart and Sustainable Cities

#SmartSustainableCities

Standards on Smart Houses

#SmartHouses

Standards on Smart textiles and Clothes

Currently, e-Textiles, including textiles with Smart Garments or components (Smart Garments) are being standardised internationally (ISO or IEC) or in European standardisation bodies (CEN and CENELEC)

#SmartTextiles&Clothes

Standards on Sustainable Buildings

#SustainableBuilding

Standards on Testing Methods

#TestingMethods

Standards on Waste

European and international Standards and draft standards for waste and waste management. Waste management and recovery are an essential pillar of circular economy and the green deals

#Waste