Michalis Zantis ,
Officer of Standardisation Cyprus Organization for Standardisation ( CYS )
Michael Zantis works at the Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation ( CYS ) as a Standards Officer since 2007 and manages the Standardisation activities for the sectors of Mechanical Engineering Products and Gas .
Mr . Michael Zantis is actively following the standardisation works of Technical Committees related to the Oil & Gas industry and since 2015 he was appointed the Secretary of the European Technical Committee CEN / TC 12 – Oil and Gas Industries including Lower Carbon Energy , in a twinning arrangement with the Netherlands Standards Organisation ( NEN ). He is also the Secretary of the National Technical Committee CYS / TC 22 – Hydrocarbons .
He is also following the standardisation works for the defence sector and he is the contact point at CYS for the implementation of the Agreement of Cooperation between CYS and the CyMoD / NATIONAL GUARD .
" Addressing Quality in the Cyprus Defence & Security Sector "
The presentation dealt with standardisation issues in the Defense Sector and more specifically , how CYS and the standards can assist the Ministry of Defense of Cyprus and the local industry stakeholders to improve their cooperation and the services and products they provide , aiming on improving and strengthening the abilities and equipment and materials used by the National Guard .
The presentation also included topics about the operation of CYS and the National Standardisation System , the actions and activities that CYS carries out for its cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the local industry as well as the role that the Organization can play to assist those 2 stakeholders to meet their requirements through standardisation .
Reference was also made to the European Organisations for Standardisation , CEN and CENELEC and how they , through standardization , can contribute to the Defense and Security sector .