Establishment of a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) on “Europe for Privacy-Preserving Pandemic Protection” (ISG E4P)
11th May 2020
Establishment of a new ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Europe for Privacy-Preserving Pandemic Protection” (ISG E4P)
ISG E4P aims to:
- Develop a consistent set of specifications for proximity tracing systems, to enable the development of applications and platforms, and to facilitate international interoperability.
- Provide a standards framework that encompasses existing solutions and approaches and allows for eventual region-specific implementations within that framework.
ISG E4P on the Portal
The Terms of Reference (Annex A of the present CL), the ISG Agreements and the current list of ISG E4P Members and Participants are available from the ISG E4P General Information section of the ETSI Portal.
As with all ISGs, information on the Work Programme and future meeting dates are available to all ETSI members on the ETSI Portal, and all published Group Reports (GR) and Group Specifications (GS) are available for download by the public free of charge.
ISG E4P Participation
Participation in the ISG E4P is subject to signing the relevant ISG E4P Agreement.
ETSI Full and Associate members who wish to apply for ISG E4P membership are kindly invited to read and sign the ISG E4P Member Agreement available from the ISG E4P General Information section of the ETSI Portal.
ETSI Observers and non-ETSI members are also invited to join the ISG E4P subject to reading and signing the ISG E4P Participant Agreement available from the ISG E4P General Information section of the ETSI Portal.
ISG E4P Kick-off Meeting
The Kick-off Meeting (KoM) of ISG E4P is planned to take place online on 26th May 2020 (KoM Invitation in Annex B of the present CL).
ISG E4P Chairmanship
The Call-for-Candidates for Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship is open and available in Annex C of the present CL.
Persons who wish to stand for candidates fulfilling the requirements for chairmanship as per the ETSI Directives, are kindly requested to submit their candidature to ISGsupport@etsi.org.
Should you have any questions regarding this ISG then please do not hesitate to contact ISGsupport@etsi.org and consult the ETSI Portal for the latest information.