SPECIALIST TASK FORCES (STFS)

ETSI Seminar 2014

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A group of experts working together under contract with ETSI • To give ETSI competitive advantage by accelerating the development of

urgently needed ETSI standards in strategic areas

• Proposed by the ETSI Technical Bodies, the Board or the Special Committees and approved by the Board

• Work under the technical guidance of the reference Technical Body

• Experts for the STFs are proposed by ETSI Members, and normally work together as a team in the ETSI premises

• Funded from the ETSI budget, from EC/EFTA action grants, from voluntary contributions of ETSI Members or from other Organizations

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What is an STF ?

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Technical Body

STF

(contracted

experts)

Funding

Board

approval

TB approval

Published

ETSI

standard

Draft

ETSI

standard

ETSI

EC/EFTA

Members

STF ToR

Urgent work

Committee

voluntary work

Normal work

Draft standard

The STF role in standards production

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Other

Organisations

Organization of an STF

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Experts Steering

Group

TB/WG Team

Leader

ETSI

Secretariat

EC/EFTA

OCG /

Board

Members

Funding & Reporting

TB liaison

& support

Administration

& Project

Management

Technical

guidance

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2nd allocat. Jun

OCG /

Board

ETSI

Members

Voluntary

funding

ETSI

budget

STF funding

1st allocat. Jan …

Contract

Contract

EC/EFTA

ICT AP Direct

contracts

…

Contract

Contract

STF funding

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Identify requirement in TB/WG (urgent work and not enough voluntary resources/specific expertise not available)

Identify Work Items to be produced (must be TB approved)

Prepare STF ToR (“business case” + min 4 supporting Members + technical description) for ETSI funding

Prepare proposal (“public policy relevance” + technical description) for EC/EFTA funding

Get TB approval of STF ToR before submitting for OCG/Board approval (ETSI funding)

Get TB approval of proposals for EC/EFTA funding (in parallel to EC/EFTA review process if required by the time scale)

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How to make an STF proposal

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Candidatures must be sent by Companies, not individuals

Candidatures must be sent by ETSI Members. An ETSI Member can present the candidature of an expert from a non-Member Company. If the expert is selected, the contract will be made with the non-Member Company

Vacancies announced by Collective Letter and on ETSI Portal http://portal.etsi.org/stfs/Cfe/OpenCfe.asp

Documentation required: CV + Annex B of Collective Letter (CL)

Selection process:

• review candidatures (ETSI Secretariat + TB / WG officials) • short-list • invitation to Preparatory Meeting • interviews, if necessary • final selection • Contracts signature

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How to apply as STF expert

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Funded resources in 2014

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Information on the Portal

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http://portal.etsi.org/stfs/process/home.asp

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