ProSE is a supporting standardisation action in the field of Embedded Systems (ES) in which standards are of strategic importance for the creation of markets. ProSE will provide a vision and recommendations on the way that Embedded Systems standards can create cross business domains synergies:o\tby addressing specific cross domain issues such as the reusability, reliability of the embedded software, verification and certification;o\tby investigating the existing specific domains (Aeronautics, Automotive, Rail, Energy, Telecom, Consumer, Medical...) in order to identify cross-domain potential synergies and promoting the ProSE vision towards standardization bodies;o\tby establishing links between the ES industry (facilitating the engagement of SMEs), EU standardization bodies (ETSI, CEN, CENELEC, AUTOSAR ...) and worldwide standardization bodies (ARINC, ITU, IEC, ISO,...), and the research community (Particularly Networks of Excellence, ERCIM, ENCRESS Clubs and the like);o\tby delivering a Strategic Agenda for standardisation. This Strategic Agenda aims at serving as an input to the future EU and National work programmes.For this purpose, the project will develop a framework for analysis of the present standardization position and a method to determine standardization priorities for ES.The project will identify relevant standardization organizations and develop criteria for evaluating candidate standards, a work model and procedures for promoting these candidates to reach the status of a standard in the long term, and establish a process that is intended to continue in a self-sustaining way beyond the 2 years of the project. This is accompanied by awareness building communication and dissemination to stakeholders and the public.