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In the Spotlight

Jan, let’s talk about technology. Then of course we have the very
broad topic of sustainability – not
You’ve said that you are that’s reflected in its current work on “ Of course we
keen to broaden the scope of least from the perspective of 3GPP need to ensure
technologies that ETSI addresses 5G and now 6G. In the last five years that ETSI remains
in its standardization activities. there’s been a lot of effort expended relevant.
on developing regulatory and policy
While ETSI is tremendously proud strategy relating to sustainability,
of its heritage – and rightly so – energy efficiency and circularity. It’s also my ambition to reach out
it cannot always stay rooted in Now we’re entering a phase where into world regions where ETSI is not
its radio and wireless past. ETSI’s we need to develop standards and so present today. We’ve been very
work already touches on a vast implement them. ETSI is very well active to date in forging relationships
spectrum of industries and vertical suited to do this, not only from a with regions such as China and India.
markets. There are also a number of traditional telecoms perspective but There’s a lot of exciting technology
horizontal technology areas, like AI, also looking at a commonality of innovation happening in the Middle
data and cybersecurity, that form an needs with other industries. East and Africa, for example.
integral part of the digitalization of From a personal point of view,
many industries. Where else do you intend to what can ETSI members and
“ ETSI’s work focus your energies? colleagues look forward

to during your tenure as
already touches
Standardization is the ultimate output
Director-General?
on a vast spectrum
to grass-roots technological work
of industries and of a process that stretches right back I’m Scandinavian, and my management
that’s often conducted in universities
vertical markets. and the research labs of member style is typical of that! We focus on team
efforts where everyone contributes
companies. I’m a strong advocate
of the efforts that ETSI is already to their best ability, based on their
making to forge dialogue with own competencies and background.
One example of this is building an ‘Freedom under responsibility’ is a
architecture for data sharing and R&D and academic communities – personal motto for me. I encourage my
data monetization across industries. especially in emerging technology staff to take initiatives, and I’ll always
It’s a hot topic that’s a central part of areas beside wireless, like data, AI support them as much as I can.
the new European data strategy, and and sustainability. Here I’m keen
a lot of work on policy development to create new relationships and
is ongoing in this area. Looking at strengthen ETSI’s position as a “ We focus
ETSI’s membership, all the relevant platform to disseminate the results of on team efforts
stakeholders are already here. It’s research being conducted in Europe where everyone
definitely an area where we can and similar activity in other regions.
play a big role in driving necessary ETSI’s success is not measured in the contributes to
standardization work in support of number of our members, but rather their best ability,
this strategy. It’s also an area that’s in the impact we have on industry as based on their own
very interesting from the perspective an organization. ETSI is rightly viewed
of our non-European members, as a leading platform for developing competencies and
where exactly the same discussions world-class standards. Of course we background.
are happening in other parts of the need to ensure that ETSI remains
world. It’s a very good fit for ETSI to relevant, and one aspect of that is
strengthen its work on data. continuing to grow and broaden
our membership, especially in new
industry sectors.

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