{"id":636,"date":"2022-08-30T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/normalisation.afnor.org\/en\/?page_id=636"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:15:37","slug":"smart-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/normalisation.afnor.org\/en\/smart-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART STANDARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The term “smart standards” refers to the strategy of digitally transforming voluntary standards and the standardization sector.<\/strong> Standards used to be produced in paper format, but are now available as PDF and XML files. Standards are on their way to becoming “full digital” objects that can be incorporated into users’ software and information systems with the aim of being machine-readable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”637″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” qode_css_animation=”” link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&v=ncH1T5jT8SY&feature=youtu.be”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The SMART concept is an integral part of the strategy spearheaded by supranational standardization bodies (CEN CENELEC, IEC and ISO) with a time horizon midway through the 2020s. This concept’s acronym describes the process: Standard Machine Applicable Readable Transferable<\/i>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”638″ img_size=”” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ qode_css_animation=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text]Etienne Cailleau[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”]Contact our expert<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS WITH SMART STANDARDS?<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Voluntary standards that have been elevated to “smart standards” offer several advantages:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”]

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