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Voice of an SME! One small company’s experience of ETSI

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Q. What is your impression of ETSI, from researchers. Last but not least,
the point of view of a small business? “Small businesses are given being a European Standardization
the same rights and duties Organization, ETSI bridges the
FA From my personal experience, ETSI as other members and regulatory and industrial worlds on
is very easy to engage with. For an have access to all the telecommunications matters, and is
affordable cost in relation to their facilities provided by ETSI” well connected to other organizations.
actual ICT related turnover, small
businesses are given the same rights Q. We could say you are an actor in the These are the reasons why IBIT
and duties as other members and have knowledge economy. To what extent Ambrosini UG has selected ETSI as its
access to all the facilities provided by has being involved in ETSI helped you primary standardization organization:
ETSI. The ability to engage with ETSI with this? whether one is looking for expertise,
and its members in standardization an opportunity to standardize new
activities is thus only limited by FA ETSI is a powerful information technology, or to simply exchange ideas
one’s own willingness rather than hub for standardization in the and build partnerships, there is a very
good chance that ETSI is part of the
by prohibitive fees of membership telecommunications and information solution.
tiers, as is often the case in other technology areas. In addition to
organizations. There is also a strong the substantial body of knowledge Q. Do you have any particular advice
available from standards, it provides
culture to cater for the interests of both long-term opportunities through its to offer small businesses thinking of
big and small players, and promote a traditional Technical Committees and getting involved in standardization?
consensus-driven approach as much Partnership Projects as well as testing
as possible. This is overall a very good expertise with the Centre for Testing FA Always keep in mind the interests of
setup for small businesses, which are and Interoperability. Furthermore, it other companies which you collaborate
not looking for hand-holding but fair has managed to foster new activities with, and be prepared to accept that
access to the standardization scene. through its Industry Specification one cannot always turn the group
I think it is appropriate to say that Groups, regularly organizes workshops consensus to your advantage.
ETSI is among the most – if not the on various topics, drives the promotion If you work for an SME and would like
most – SME-friendly standardization of the work through white papers to see your company’s work in ETSI
organizations globally, even for and webinars, and efforts are made profiled here, please contact us at
non-CEPT members. to attract external expertise and newsletter@etsi.org

ETSI Security Week 2017

12-16 June 2017 at ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France

Bringing the cybersecurity community together at ETSI to network and exchange on the state of
standardization for cybersecurity.
For more information visit: http://www.etsi.org/etsi-security-week-2017

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