Discover the fundamentals of standardisation and its role in research and innovation.
How can research influence the way technologies, products and services are developed and adopted? This module introduces standardisation as a strategic element of research and innovation and shows why standards can play an important role in turning research results into wider impact.
You will explore what standards are, how they are developed and how they differ from regulation. The module also examines why standards matter in practice, particularly when it comes to interoperability, compatibility, trust, quality and market adoption.
A key focus is the role of standardisation as a knowledge valorisation pathway. You will discover how research results and technical knowledge can contribute to standardisation processes, helping to shape common practices, requirements and frameworks that can support wider uptake.
The module also explores the connection between standardisation and market development, showing how standards can reduce uncertainty, facilitate collaboration between different actors and create more favourable conditions for new solutions to enter and scale within the market.
By the end of the module, you will have a clearer understanding of how standardisation can support research and innovation, strengthen the uptake of results and contribute to the development of more trusted and interoperable solutions.
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