Standardisation should focus more on innovation

1 April 2008 in Clusters, Standardisation, Technology, Value Chains

EU standardisation policy should focus more on product innovation and competitiveness, the European commission argued on Tuesday in a new policy paper. Standards and technical harmonisation can help speed-up the uptake of environmental technologies and liberalise trade in rapidly-growing markets, it said.
The commission’s policy paper outlines actions for a more market-led standardisation policy. Current standardisation [...]

Moving Toward Competitiveness: A Value-Chain Approach

11 February 2008 in Development, Publications, Value Chains

Developing countries face tremendous opportunities for economic growth given economic liberalization worldwide, and rapid advancement and application of information and communications technologies. However, along with the many opportunities global network trade has to offer, firms in developing countries also face strong competitive pressures for greater efficiency and productivity to maintain market share or even survive. [...]