The Standards Show

Susan Taylor Martin is the new BSI Group Chief Executive.

In this episode Matthew speaks to Susan about the role BSI and the standards community are playing to help to meet some of the big global challenges, such as climate change, sustainable development and COVID-19.

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The world is racing to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, whilst at the same time combating multiple crises, such as COVID-19 and climate change, and addressing the ongoing challenges of demographic change and digital transformation.

In this episode Matthew and Cindy speak to Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento from United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

They discuss how the UN uses international standards to support member states to address these policy challenges.

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An organization’s people are its greatest asset, but often its greatest expense.

As a result, human capital management (HCM) has become the driving force behind many new business practices.

In this episode Matthew and Alan talk to Dr Wilson Wong, Head of Insight and Futures at CIPD, about the development and role of human capital standards.

The BSI Education Podcast is hosted by Matthew Chiles , Alan Sellers and Cindy Parokkil.

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Every year BSI and its partners offer young engineers the chance to take part in the IEC Young Professionals Programme.

The programme brings together the world's upcoming expert engineers, technicians and managers.

And provides them with opportunities to shape the future of international standardization and conformity assessment in the field of electrotechnology.

In this episode Matthew speaks to young professionals about their experiences of taking part in the programme.

He also gets a trade association perspective on why the programme matters and ask BSI and the IEC about its long-term impact on standards-making.

Also in this episode there's the debut of a new feature, the Standards Desk of News.

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European standards are written in the same way as national standards.

And participation in European standards development is arranged by the National Standards Body of each country via their membership of their European counterparts, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC).

In this episode Matthew speaks to Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN and CENELEC, about the history, role and impact of these two standards organizations.

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Society has never been hungrier for innovation nor less tolerant of innovation which fails.

PAS 440 provides guidance to organizations on how to structure innovative thinking and processes responsibly, irrespective of sector or industry.

In this episode Matthew and Alan speak to Paul Mason from Innovate UK, Professor Joyce Tait from Edinburgh University, Elaine Shine from BSI, and Isabela Cabrera - Edinburgh University postgraduate, about why PAS 440 was developed, why it matters and how it’s being used.

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Standards are everywhere, making consumers’ lives safer, fairer and easier. Whether we're using a mobile phone, shopping online or travelling abroad, standards behind the scenes are setting good practice for organizations that make goods and provide services.

In this episode Matthew and Alan speak to Julie Hunter - an independent consultant specializing in consumer issues and CPIN Chair, and Liz Barclay - one of the country’s leading experts on consumer finance and BSI Consumer Forum Chair, about the importance of consumer representation in standards-making.

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Blockchain is a simple, yet ingenious way of passing information from A to B in a fully automated and safe manner.

Though the technology is at a relatively early stage of adoption and significant challenges remain, blockchain holds the potential for major opportunities across several sectors.

In this episode Matthew speaks to Geoff Goodell, Senior Research Associate in Computer Science at University College London, to explore the relationship between standards and blockchain.

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Innovation is most commonly associated with the development and use of new and emerging technologies.

But what about the role of standards? Do they enable or constrain the development of these innovations?

In this episode Matthew and Alan speak to Peter Swann, Emeritus Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University Business School, about the important relationship between standards and innovation.

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Standards cover an extraordinarily wide range of issues. Some modernize established practice, while others work on the leading edge of emerging technologies.

They get their authority by being developed through a rigorous consultation process which builds an expert consensus.

To enrich its understanding, BSI often incorporates research into its standards strategies and standards development processes, including research at postgraduate level.

With BSI Head of Sector for Healthcare Rob Turpin and UCL postgraduates Jenni O’Brien and Natalia Maj, this episode looks at how BSI supports and uses postgraduate research for standards development through its Student Research Programme.

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