The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) for which secretariat is the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) concluded a cooperation agreement with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) in 2014. This year marks the agreement’s 10th anniversary and a celebration was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium on the occasion of the CEN/CENELEC-JISC Annual Secretariat Meeting. It is expected that the collaboration between CEN/CENELEC and JISC will create synergies and lead to further development of standardization activities both in Europe and Japan.
The JISC concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with CENELEC in October 2005 and a Mutual Cooperation Arrangement with CEN in June 2008 in order to enhance their cooperation, and they have established a comprehensive cooperative relationship. In 2014, these arrangements were consolidated into a single “Cooperation Agreement between CEN/CENELEC and JISC”. Since then, based on this Agreement, CEN/CENELEC and JISC have implemented cooperation activities such as holding Annual Secretariat Meetings, establishing Joint Working Groups, and participating as observers in Technical Committees.
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a CEN/CENELEC-JISC Annual Secretariat Meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium hosted by CEN and CENELEC. Topics of mutual interest such as cyber resilience, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and hydrogen were discussed in addition to both parties’ standardization strategies and international outreach activities. This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Cooperation Agreement between CEN/CENELEC and JISC and a celebration was held after the meeting.
The EU and Japan share fundamental values and are facing major economic and social changes. Under these circumstances, the cooperation and collaboration between CEN/CENELEC and JISC will play an increasingly important role. It is expected that the collaboration between CEN/CENELEC and JISC will create synergies and lead to further development of standardization activities both in Europe and Japan.
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https://www.cencenelec.eu/news-and-events/news/2024/press-release/2024-04-17-cen-cenelec-jisc-10-years/
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