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Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Cybersecurity

The European Standardization Organizations CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, are pleased to join forces with ENISA, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, to organize the

8th Cybersecurity Standardization Conference
Fast-Evolving Landscape of EU Legislation:
Challenges and Opportunities for Standardization 

The 2024 Conference will address the following questions: 

Target Audience

The conference aims to foster dialogue among policymakers, industry, research and standardization organizations in view of an effective implementation of the EU cybersecurity legislation.
In 2023 the event attracted around 1700 stakeholders.

Participation

The organizers are planning a hybrid event, favouring networking opportunities and live interactions for the onsite participants and speakers. 

200 seats are available, assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.  The organizers kindly request that you register for physical presence only if you are genuinely planning to attend in person. It involves associated costs, and by registering mindfully, you contribute to reducing unnecessary waste.

For the convenience of those who are not able to travel, the event will also be accessible live via Webex.

Join us also on social media and be part of the interactive debate with #Standards4Cyber!

For more information please visit the event website.

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is proud to support TelecomTV Spotlight on 5G. 

Spotlight on 5G returns for its fourth year from 26-29 February, bringing you multimedia coverage of the most important industry news, announcements, solutions and product launches that take place during MWC24. 

TelecomTV’s extended coverage of MWC24 will, as always, keep the industry up to date with all the key developments in our daily news show, The Slice, and dish up exclusive CXO-level service provider interviews, panel discussions, and industry analysis – plus the occasional foray into the world of fine wines and tapas bars (it’d be rude not to...).

Spotlight on 5G is the industry’s portal into the key strategic developments from the MWC24 show floor and is required viewing for anyone involved with, or linked to, the global telecom sector.

Find out more, register here

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI is proud to be a partner at #MWC24.

Where technology, community and commerce converge

MWC Barcelona is the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem. Whether you’re a global mobile operator, device manufacturer, technology provider, vendor, content owner, or are simply interested in the future of tech, you need to be here.

Why? Because it’s the one time of year where everyone who’s anyone comes together under one roof. Tens of thousands of senior executives from the top global companies, international governments and trailblazing tech businesses converge at MWC Barcelona to make decisions.

It’s the place to find out where the industry, your business and your career are headed. Miss out on MWC Barcelona, miss out on the next 12 months.

Learn More www.mwcbarcelona.com

Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications

ETSI is organizing, with the support of ETSI (TC) EMTEL and the PEMEA Consortium, the first PEMEA (Pan-European Mobile Emergency Application) PLUGTESTS™ event which will take place from 12 to 16 February 2024. This event will be hosted by ETSI at Sophia Antipolis, France. Additionally, remote participation will be possible.

Event type: Conferences & Summits

Event Technology: Artificial Intelligence

The ETSI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference - Status, Implementation and Way Forward of AI Standardization, took place physically on 5-7 February 2024 in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology has made major advancements in recent years and is becoming a key enabler for new disruptive features and applications in any digital product.

This face-to-face event offered attendees the unique opportunity to come together to exchange with experts, network with peers, visit the demos and posters around the subject of Machine Learning with a specific focus on Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

AI/ML will fundamentally shift the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, as technologies such as Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, and others will enhance the performance of communications, applications, content, and digital commerce.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning are already part of the networks and services, and are present across multiple sectors such as finance, manufacturing, medical, telecommunications and transportation. AI Chatbots and AI voice assistants are widely deployed in society. Still this field is quickly evolving and the event will provide an opportunity for experts to have insights into the latest developments.

Europe and other regions are drafting policy and legislation which will impact the deployment of artificial intelligence. In the context of the draft AI Act, the EU puts forward objectives including:

Attendees learned about the latest status and had the opportunity to meet and discuss with experts in this field. 

The event presented the regulations in the different regions of the world and provided the opportunity to get involved in standardization that will play an important role in the context of European and global regulation. The topics also addressed the corresponding new market access requirements, conformity assessment, etc. The event was also an opportunity for research organizations (academia and industrial research) to discuss new trends and features in the field of AI.

The conference presented available work in the domain of AI. In this context, ETSI’s experts presented published and ongoing work on cybersecurity, testing of AI, trustworthy AI, sustainable AI, applications of AI for verticals and many more.

Demonstrations and Posters on the latest advances in the field of AI/ML applied to ICT systems and applications complemented the conference programme.

Event type: Webinars

10:00 am CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

View all past and upcoming ETSI webinars on our webinar page.

Event type: ETSI @ External Events

ETSI, as one of the supporting organizations, is pleased to endorse the Great Telco Debate taking place on 7 December 2023 in London, UK.

Leaders from across the industry will gather at telecom’s most exclusive thinktank for a day of thought-provoking discussions, challenging debates and unrivalled networking.

This is a unique opportunity to join leading experts and debate the hottest issues in global telecoms in a unique format that stimulates real, interactive discussion on the most important issues facing communication service providers and the wider ecosystem.

For more information, please visit the event website.

Event type: None

UCAAT 2023 will be hosted by Nokia in the Polytechnic Timisoara University, Romania, on 14-16 November.

Overview

The annual ETSI User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT) is the most important date in the calendar of ETSI’s Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification (TC MTS).

Rapid technical advances in application areas such as information and communication technology, industrial automation, transportation (automotive, avionics, rail), enterprise information technology, healthcare, cybersecurity, and biotechnology, as well as shifting operational landscapes such as DevOps practices and machine learning techniques applied to software development are ever increasing the demands on testing.

UCAAT 2023: Optimizing the Value of Automated Testing

The UCAAT 2023 theme is focused on maximizing the benefits and outcomes of automated testing. The complexity of modern software and telecommunication systems is constantly increasing. The intersection with AI and machine learning technologies is delivering to users unprecedented experiences in all areas (business, entertainment, etc.)

Users' expectations on the quality of software, products and services is increasing as well, making effective and efficient testing more and more important overall, but at the same time also more challenging to perform and manage.

Identifying the best techniques, processes and practices to improve and optimize how systems are tested can give a competitive advantage and can even make the difference between the success and failure of a product or service.

Emphasizing the role of collaboration between development and testing teams in maximizing the benefits of automated testing can lead to better results and effective communication with a shared understanding of testing goals and processes.

That is why UCAAT 2023 aims at discussing all aspects of optimizing the value of automated testing of software enabled systems.

Target audience

The event is of particular interest for:

Important dates

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI), on behalf of TC ESI, ETSI’s Technical Committee for Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures, organized the LTA Signature Augmentation and Validation Plugtests 2023 which focused on Electronic Signature Validation. Supported and co-funded by the European Commission (EC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), this interoperability event was held remotely from 23 October to 22 December 2023 using a dedicated web portal. Originally planned to end on 24 November, 2023, this Plugtests event was extended to 22 December, 2023, upon request from the participants in order to complete their testing.

Scope

The aim of the event was to check the interoperability of digital signatures augmentation to LTA (Long-Term Archive) level and validation capacities of LTA level signatures of the participants to help them detect possible issues which may lead to different augmentation and/or validation results.

The interoperability testing allowed participants to test their digital signature validation tools and to cross-validate ETSI Electronic Signatures/Seals relying on EU Member States' Trusted Lists (based on TS 119 612 and TS 119 615 ) and according to the following standards:

The signature formats addressed in this event were:

PLUGTESTS events are organized by ETSI and are co-funded by the European Commission and European Free Trade Association.

Event type: None

Event Technology: 5G, Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC)

ETSI’s annual flagship event on Cyber Security, the ETSI Security Conference, took place face-to-face from 16 to 19 October 2023, in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France and gathered more than 200 people.

This year the event focused on Security Research and Global Security Standards in action The event also considered wider aspects such as Attracting the next generation of Cyber Security standardization professionals and supporting SMEs.

This exclusive face-to-face event provided an exceptional opportunity for the security community to come together to exchange with experts, network with peers, and share facts and opinions around the subject of cybersecurity standardization.