Small Business Standards (SBS) has opened a Call for Experts to represent small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in standardisation. In this framework, the objective is to appoint experts to represent the interests of SMEs in Technical Committees (TCs), Sub-Committees (SCs) and Working Groups (WGs) of CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC. Experts will be appointed for one year and their appointment is renewable.

Eligibility

• This call is open to candidates with technical expertise in any standardisation topic relevant for SMEs
• Candidates shall be based in the EU or EFTA countries
• Applicants must demonstrate the absence of double-funding and the absence of conflict of interest

Applications on topics included in the 2024 Annual Union Work Programme for European Standardisation are strongly encouraged, such as:

• Standardisation in support of the Cyber Resilience Act
• Data (data interoperability, etc.)
• Digital skills/competences
• Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Artificial intelligence
• Smart cities, smart houses and domotics
• Quantum computing
• Cloud and edge computing
• Platforms (interoperability, open-source implementation)
• Standardisation in support of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED)
• Software and systems engineering
• Sustainable digitalisation of industries

Selected experts will be offered a contract for one year (2025):

• Experts will be paid a lump-sum of € 10,500 for their work.
• A lump-sum payment covering person-days, travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs will be provided for physical meetings attended. The travel lump-sum amounts are fixed per geographical destination.

A Webinar will be organised on the 29 August 2024 from 13:30 to 14:30 CEST to introduce SBS and present the call for experts. This will allow interested candidates to ask questions about the calls and the role of SBS experts.