Standardization About the CEN Work Group 201 Research

Standardization About the CEN Work Group 201 Research & Development & Innovation Management EARTO – Brussels – June 16 th 2008 Jacques LARROUY Association des instituts Carnot - France

An AENOR initiative at the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) • Task of the Work Group – feasibility study for an European Standard on Research & Development & Innovation Management – « Business plan » for a future CEN Technical Committee, if need be • Agenda – first meetings: Madrid January 25 th 2008, Lisbon April 21 st 2008 – upcoming meeting: second half of September 2008 • Participant countries Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Netherlands voted against the setting up of the Work Group

Motivation for AENOR proposal Javier Garcia, AENOR, Spanish CEN/BT Member (Madrid January 25 th 2008) • EC Communication « Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU » The Commission will act to improve the institutional framework of European standardisation. In particular, it will seek to speed up the adoption of open, interoperable standards and to better integrate SMEs and consumers into the standards-setting process (2. 3. ). • CEN 2010 Strategy : Incorporate innovation as a key issue Key Objective 1: « European standardization has to meet the challenges of innovation and new and emerging technologies » . • Experience at a Spanish national level UNE 166000 series of standards R&D&I projects and Management systems requirements 167 certified firms

Complementary support • EC Communication « Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe » 2008 March 11 th • CEN 2010 Strategy CEN Technical Board Action Plan Implementation of CEN Strategy 2010: Action 2. 1 (High priority) « To encourage more standards to support a culture of innovation »

AENOR intended purpose • Develop a horizontal approach to R&D&I management within all type of organizations, regardless of their size and activity; • Provide useful tools to those organizations which already carry out investment on R&D&I activities to develop a systematic approach to their management • Basis to promote and understand the benefits of investing in these activities to those other organizations which recognize such need to invest in R&D&I, but lack the tools and the time to develop their own procedures

Defined objectives for the CEN/TC 13/06/2008 Draft Business Plan CEN/TC xxx Research, Development and innovation activities To elaborate European documents on the following aspects, related to R&D&I • Terminology and definitions, • Management of R&D&I systems, • R&D&I projects, • Watch (vigilance) systems, • Guide of best practice, • Training guidelines for R&D&I personnel, • Exploitation plans, • Self assesment tools.

French proposals for the work programme • Terminology and definitions • Guidelines for an innovation management system – Themes contributing to improve the innovation culture within the organisations, such as: • • Technology watch IPR management, including patent valuation methods Creativity management Self assessment tools on innovation capacity and management performance • Guidelines for innovation project management – Main steps of an innovation project • • Feasibility study and market analysis Development phase Launching of the innovation on the market Criteria used by public and private funders to assess innovation projects.

Agenda 2008/06/27: Deadline for the contributions of the BTWG 201 experts 2008/07/25: Compilation and analysis sent to the BTWG 201 members, for further national consultaions Second half of september: Discussion of the results, with the aim of agreeing a final draft BP.

Some European and international standards and guidelines on Research, Development and Innovation

Spain UNE 1660000 series of standards on R&D&I Management • UNE 166000: 2006. Terminology and definitions • UNE 166001: 2006. R&D&I project requirements • UNE 166002: 2006. R&D&I Management System Requirements 167 certified firms • UN 166006: 2006 Technology Watch System Experimental standard

Portugal Family of standards on R&D&I Management • NP 4456: 2006. Terminology and definitions • NP 4457: 2006. R&D&I Management System Requirements 15 certified firms • NP 4458: 2006. R&D&I project requirements • NP 446: 2007. Competence and assessment of RDI management system auditors and RDI project auditors.

United Kingdom British Standard Institution 7000 : Design management systems • • Part 1: Guide to managing of innovation Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products Part 3: Guide to managing service design Part 4: Guide to managing design in construction Part 5: Guide to managing obsolescence Part 6: Guide to managing inclusive design Part 10: Glosary of terms used in design management

Germany • CEN Workshop Agreement « Assessment of SMEs innovation capability» IAO Fraunhofer Institut - Stuttgart • IMP³rove Project (Europe Innova) Self assessment tools for SMEs Sectorial indicators benchmarking IMP³rove aims to provide innovation facilitators with new and better tools to consult enterprises on innovation management issues. SMEs will have a clearer picture of their innovation management performance and improvement potential. This will enable benchmarking against competitors in the same sector across countries or across sectors within the same country. The results of this self-assessment will be used for marketing and fund raising purposes.

France • FD X 50 -550: 2001 : Démarche qualité en recherche – Principes généraux et recommandations Quality in Research • FD X 50 -551: 2003 : Qualité en recherche – Recommandations pour l’organisation et la réalisation d’une activité de recherche en mode projet notamment dans le cadre d’un réseau Quality in network research projects • GA X 50 -552: 2004 : Systèmes de management de la qualité – Guide d’application de l’ISO 9001 dans les organismes de recherche ISO 90001 in Research Organisation

CEN • Setting-up of CEN/BT/WG 201 « Research, Development and Innovation » • Objective: to study the feasibility or European standards on Research & Development & Innovation management • 1 st meeting : January 25 th 2008 - Madrid • Setting-up of CEN/BT/Task Group F • Tasks: • To encourage more standards to support a culture of innovation (task of BT/WG 201) • To make use of standards to disseminate results of research • To encourage a close cooperation between TCs and the BT/WG STAR • To support the European policy initiatives on innovation

Other • US ASQZ 1: 1999 Quality Guidelines for Research • Australia AQC B 001 -2000: Benchmarking Report -Innovation: How to Engage the Whole Organisation in Becoming an Innovative Enterprise

Doubts, alternatives, questions France, Germany, Ireland, UK … • let’s make the intended feasibility study • let’s ask the SMEs what do they need • lets’s work on market related issues • against certification • guidelines rather than standards • standardisation for innovation or standardisation of innovation ?

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