UNE joins CITET to promote the standardization and digitalization of freight transport

 

El Innovation Center for Logistics and Freight Transport (CITET) and Spanish Standardization Association (UNE) They formalized their membership agreement on December 18, 2025. This strategic alliance aims to align technological innovation with standardization to address critical industry challenges such as traceability, digitalization, and sustainability through shared standards.

 

 

A joint roadmap for smart logistics

 

Incorporation A to the ecosystem of CITET This marks the beginning of a new phase of technical cooperation. The main objective is to create a common framework that will transform the needs identified in the sector into tangible and scalable results. According to the participating organizations, this agreement will align technical capabilities and sector expertise to address current and future supply chain challenges.

 

The collaboration focuses on creating clear references that allow innovation not to remain in isolated initiatives, but to move towards massive and standardized implementation. Ramon Garcia, CEO CITETHe underscores the importance of this vision: “Logistics needs to speak a common language if it truly wants to move forward. Collaboration with A It allows us to take that step, moving from identifying needs and challenges to solutions that can be scaled up and adopted by everyone.”

 

Standtrack and the challenges of standardization

 

One of the fundamental pillars of this cooperation is the promotion of initiatives such as StandtrackThis project, promoted by CITET In collaboration with AIts goal is to establish a ISO standard For the identification and traceability of goods through a unique code. This tool is presented as an essential solution to guarantee the comprehensive traceability of packages and optimize operational safety.

 

The strategic pillars and objectives of this alliance are detailed below:

 

Axis of Action	Main goal	Expected Impact
Standtrack	Create an ISO identification standard.	Comprehensive traceability and unique code per package.
Digitization	Promote system interoperability.	Greater efficiency and communication between actors.
Sustainability	Emission reduction and optimization.	Greener and more efficient last-mile logistics.
Market	Knowledge transfer.	Rapid access of innovations to the real market.

 

Innovation and standardization as drivers of competitiveness

From the perspective of Spanish Association for StandardizationThe accession reinforces Spain's role as an international logistics benchmark. Alfredo Berges, President of ABerges emphasizes that “standardization is a key tool for maximizing the impact of innovation.” According to Berges, these standards promote compatibility and facilitate the transfer of knowledge to the market.

 

The agreement will allow the following sectoral challenges to be addressed through technical working groups and co-creation spaces:

 

• The best of the interoperability between different platforms and operators.
• The reinforcement of the operational security in the transport of goods.
• Optimizing efficiency in the last Mille.
• Reducing the carbon footprint and meeting targets sustainability.

 

Berges adds that collaborating with CITET It demonstrates that "our members are the true driving force and support of the standardization system," consolidating solutions resulting from the consensus of all stakeholders.

 

 

Key points and frequently asked questions about the UNE-CITET alliance

 

What is the main objective of UNE's membership in CITET?
The goal is to join forces to create shared standards that enable more efficient, interoperable, and sustainable logistics, aligning technological innovation with official standardization.

 

What is the Standtrack initiative mentioned in the agreement?
It is a project driven by CITET along with A to develop an ISO standard that allows the identification and traceability of goods through a unique code, solving problems of tracking packages.

 

Why is standardization important in today's logistics?
Because it allows innovations to scale up, ensures that different systems "speak the same language" (interoperability), and facilitates the arrival to market of technological solutions agreed upon by the sector.