Every year, the ICT Rolling Plan is developed and released by the European Commission (EC) with the support of the Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation (MSP). The Rolling Plan plays a critical role in providing an overarching overview of standardisation activities in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the context of European legislation and policies as well as for understanding priorities for the Digital Single Market.

The Rolling Plan is updated annually and extended to adequately reflect new EU policies and emerging technologies with the support of an experienced group of actors representing the EC, EU member states, European and international SDOs, industry consortia, trade associations and societal stakeholders. The most relevant domains are included such as eHealth, Cloud Computing, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Cybersecurity, Accessibility, Internet of Things, eGovernment, Smart grids and many others. In 2021 there will also be a focus on how standards can support the EU ‘Green Deal’ policy initiative. 
This SES webinar will: 

• provide an overview of the structure and function of the Rolling Plan
• explain how the annual update/maintenance cycle works, and
• provide a preview of the potential new additions for 2021 and beyond. 

Brian McAuliffe is Director of Industry Standards in HP Inc.'s Global Technology Program. Based in Ireland, Brian represents HP on IEC/ISO JTC1 via the Ireland national mirror committee.  Additionally Brian manages HP's efforts on standardization policy in the EU via his participation on Digital Europe's standards policy working group. Before joining HP he has worked with standards and the standardization process fulfilling a variety of roles across government, SME, large multinationals, and self-employment. From 1996 Brian has been an active member of many IEC and CENELEC technical committees, and has represented industry on standards policy serving as Chair of Brussels-based 'Tech America Europe' (now CompTIA) Standards & Certification working group from 2007-2014. Brian holds a B.Sc. in Computer Applications and an M.Sc. in Health Informatics and is a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society. He also holds certifications for auditing against ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 (laboratory accreditation).