The officially-recognised European Standardization Organisations (ESOs); CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, outcome of their positive meeting with EC Vice-President Mr. Günter Verheugen. Several key areas were discussed including: • Importance of collaboration between ESOs and the European Commission • Access to standardization for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) • Small Businesses Act • “EC Study on ICT Standardization Policy Requirements” • Importance of innovation, R&D results and standardization to the value food chain • Visibility of the European standardization system