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🌍 The GS1 General Assembly 2026 opens today in Warsaw.  Around 300 leaders from more than 100 countries are gathering for our annual global forum, under the theme “Vision in Action: Leadership that Builds the Future.” One year on from launching GS1 Vision 2030, our community is meeting to take the next step in our shared mission: powering trust in data for everyone, everywhere — for businesses, consumers, regulators, and increasingly, AI systems. A global community committed to making trade work better for everyone.  Warm thanks to GS1 Poland for hosting us in Warsaw — a city that knows how to build the future.  #GS1GA2026 #Vision2030 #PoweringTrustInData 

Recently, a few colleagues had the opportunity to spend time with Community Kitchen Brussels — an incredible local initiative preparing thousands of meals each week for people who are hungry, homeless, or otherwise vulnerable across the city. Meals are prepared at Holy Trinity Brussels and distributed through local partner organisations, including the Red Cross Humanitarian Hub, helping ensure that many people have access to food and essential support every day. It was a meaningful reminder that small acts of local, practical support can have a very real impact, and that behind every meal is a network of people showing up for their community. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and energy. If you’re based in Brussels and looking for a meaningful local cause to learn more about, Community Kitchen is well worth discovering.

Advancing the future of digital healthcare. Without a common language, #digitalisation fragments care. As #healthcare becomes more digital, risk increases when systems, devices, and #data can’t connect or are not consistently understood across care settings. Nnenna Osuji, Chief Executive Officer from North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, explains how shared global #standards ensure consistent #identification of products, #patients and locations, enabling safer recalls, smoother workflows and reduced risk as healthcare scales digitally. #Interoperability enables healthcare systems to move forward with confidence. Dr Nnenna’s key takeaways: ✅ Interoperability ensures systems understand the same information everywhere ✅ Using a common language enables the right product for the right patient, every time ✅ Global standards make recalls faster, #safer, and more reliable ✅ Shared standards reduce risk as healthcare moves toward #AI and advanced digital tools #GS1Healthcare #HealthcareTrustedData #PatientSafety

Happy 5th anniversary Arnaud Bonnefoy 🥳 Thank you for sharing your passion for #Marketplaces and #eCommerce #NowHiring >>> https://lnkd.in/e4n-htt3 #GS1Standards #GS1Community #WeAreGS1 #GS1Barcode50 #PoweredByGS1 #OneGS1 #GS1Vision2030 #ConsumerTrust #PatientSafety

Preparing healthcare for #AI and digital transformation. AI cannot be safe without standardised #data. Digital healthcare is accelerating, but #innovation only works when systems can work together. From AI and robotics to intelligent medical devices, #safer, #smarter healthcare depends on #interoperability: the ability for systems to share and interpret information consistently across organisations and care settings. Peter O’Halloran, Chief Digital Officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency, explains why globally standardised data is the most effective way to reduce AI risk and prevent errors. When systems “speak the same language,” AI tools can compare like with like, support clinicians safely, and scale across healthcare environments. Interoperability, enabled by global #standards, is what allows #digital innovation to move from isolated tools to connected, safe, system-wide #care. #GS1Healthcare #HealthcareTrustedData #PatientSafety

Excited to welcome Christophe Diercxsens to the Global Office team 🥳 #NowHiring >>> https://lnkd.in/e4n-htt3 #GS1Standards #GS1Community #WeAreGS1 #GS1Barcode50 #PoweredByGS1 #OneGS1 #GS1Vision2030 #ConsumerTrust #PatientSafety

One Product, One Barcode: for #safer, smarter care Multiple barcodes create confusion and increase the risk of error at the point of care. One Product, One Barcode replaces that complexity with #interoperability by enabling consistent identification, reducing errors, and improving #patient safety. Matt Sample, Senior VP, Manufacturer, Quality & Replenishment Operations at Cencora, highlights how standardised #identification: ✔ Eliminates scanning failures ✔ Enables faster #recalls and expiry checks ✔ Improves #efficiency across healthcare workflows Ultimately, it allows healthcare professionals to focus less on manual processes and more on patient #care. One product. One barcode. One trusted identifier that works seamlessly across systems. 🔗 Learn more about One Product, One Barcode https://bit.ly/3AEEPPj Safer, smarter care starts with a simple scan. #GS1Healthcare #HealthcareTrustedData #PatientSafety

Discover more about a new GS1 Standards Textiles and Apparel Subteam focused on the apparel industry’s needs and Digital Product Passport (DPP) You can register for the GS1 Global Industry Webinar here: https://bit.ly/4ehJZ5v Open to all apparel industry members including brands, retailers, manufacturers, solution providers and more

Final day of #GS1StandardsWeek2026! Starting today at 09:00 CET, the GS1 community continues its collaboration in Brussels and virtually as we wrap up a productive week shaping the future of GS1 standards. 🌍 Hot topics featured today include: -GSMP Global Product Classification Standards Maintenance Group, -GS1 Web Vocabulary (and why it’s more important than ever in the age of #AI), -GSMP Global Product Master Data (GPMD) SMG, and GSMP Identification & AIDC SMG. There’s still time to follow the final sessions and stay connected with the progress of GSMP working groups. Join us in person at DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City or register virtually: https://cvent.me/lyweXa

Day 2 of GS1 Standards Week 2026 is underway! Starting today at 09:00 CET, the GS1 community continues working together in Brussels and virtually to shape the next generation of GS1 standards. 🌍 Hot topics featured today include: Machine-readable standards, GS1-issued Verifiable Credentials, GSMP Deforestation – European Union Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR), and much more. There’s still time to join the discussions and follow the progress of GSMP working groups throughout the week. You can still join us in person at DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City or register virtually: https://cvent.me/lyweXa #GS1StandardsWeek2026