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2. Introduction

The Long-Term Strategy originates from and is written so as to address

the ETSI membership at large. It provides a high-level description
of the major ambitions and aims of ETSI for the period 2016-2021,
together with the rationale behind them. The new Long-Term Strategy

builds on its preceding Long-Term Strategy from 2011 .
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The section entitled The Context describes These are described in terms of Key Strategic
the major factors in the ecosystem of the Objectives, each defining a major goal for ETSI.
digital economy that determine or influence Together, they define ETSI’s direction of travel
the technical standards that ETSI creates and the developments underpinning the Key
and enables. The section provides the socio- Strategic Objectives outline where ETSI is on
economic, political and technology context the journey to reach its goals and the expected
in which ETSI operates and in which its Long- major stages of that journey.
Term Strategy is set.
The Long-Term Strategy will be supplemented
The section entitled ETSI’s Strategic Position by a plan outlining actions to implement
provides ETSI’s position in terms of its Vision identified strategic objectives and major
and Mission taking as starting point the Basic goals for ETSI. The section entitled Strategy
Principles that characterize and underpin the Implementation provides the way forward to
way ETSI operates. realize the strategy laid out in this document.

The section entitled ETSI’s Strategic Objectives
defines the aims and ambitions for the next
five years.

2. http://www.etsi.org/images/files/Brochures/ETSI_Long_Term_Strategy_Brochure.pdf

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