Policy affairs

Connecting standards and policy to shape trusted global digital frameworks

Driving policy through standards

ETSI plays a key role in shaping digital policies by connecting technical expertise with policymakers and governments worldwide.

Through its Policy Affairs activities, ETSI supports the development of effective, aligned and forward-looking regulatory frameworks for digital technologies, at European and international levels.

What we do:

Supporting European policies

Engage with policy makers and governmental officials at national, European and international levels – which includes driving ETSI’s contributions to EU policies and collaboration with EU institutions, the HLF and other fora (MSP, CoS, etc.), and EFTA.  

Supporting European policies

Collaborate within the European standardisation ecosystem

ETSI collaborates closely with other European Standardisation Organisations and stakeholders to ensure coordinated and consistent development of standards supporting EU policies and legislation.

European standardisation ecosystem

Expand External Cooperation and Partnerships

Build strategic partnerships with SDOs globally, EU agencies, Industry representative organisations and societal stakeholders.

External relations and partnerships

Managing International outreach and cooperation projects:

Lead and contribute to initiatives such as SESEI, SESEC, InDiCo-Global and GIST to promote European standards and strengthen cooperation worldwide.

International cooperation projects

Key priorities:

Improving the handling of European Standardisation Requests issued by the European Commission and EFTA and managing the ETSI’s Group on Standardisation Requests (GoSR).
Streamlining ETSI partnership processes, including prioritisation, tracking, execution, and work programme planning, and refine the scope of partnerships and cooperation agreements to strengthen global alignment on standards by leveraging ETSI deliverables in strategic digital areas.
Establishing ETSI as a platform for technical alignment in the context Trade Agreements, Digital Partnerships and Digital Dialogues with the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Brazil, China, the United States, Canada, etc.
Strengthening the ETSI global impact by leveraging SESEI VI (2024-2027), Indico Global (2024–2026) and GIST (2025-2028), and expand in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Western Balkans, Middle East and Africa.

Policy affairs

Connecting standards and policy to shape trusted global digital frameworks

Driving policy through standards

ETSI plays a key role in shaping digital policies by connecting technical expertise with policymakers and governments worldwide.

What we do:

Supporting European policies

Collaborate within the European standardisation ecosystem

Expand External Cooperation and Partnerships

Managing International outreach and cooperation projects:

Key priorities:

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