ABSTRACT
The background for and the work-programme of the new EU-project STAND-INN are described. The project is a Coordination Action type, and project partners comprise 28 members from 11 European countries and with 5 European – wide networks, entailing major stakeholders from industry including SMEs, users, R&D and standardisation as well as 2 partners from China and 1 from Australia. The work plan entails developing guidance material for the three actions, carrying out a series of dissemination activities across Europe, developing handbooks on “best practise” and pilots, and policy recommendation.
