DKE's knowledge base consists of more than 9,000 experts without who we would not be able to do our work. They deploy all of their skills and expertise to assist the committees which discuss and decide upon future standards. With their contributions, our experts add to creating safe and interoperable products and systems, and they pave the way for new and international markets.

Standard users are the final consumers and a significant element of our standardization work. They are the ones who raise a standard to its full potential and give it its full meaning.

Through the use of standards both blue and white collar workers get the most out of their daily working routine. Standardized equipment and systems are safer to use and interoperable, and they are much easier to install and operate. This leads to high-quality work and reliable personal protection.

At the same time, standards provide clear-cut requirements and guidelines in order to bring about faster and improved project execution which eventually increases customer satisfaction.

With their specific expertise, entrepreneurs contribute substantially to the development of standards. By employing their bundled competence they deliver sustained support for standardizations and build the foundation for future developments. Their businesses support the distribution of standards and drive the network and visibility of standardization forward. Last not least, standards provide entrepreneurs with massive competitive advantages. Examples include lower costs and increased sales as well as the reduction of trade barriers.

One of our prominent objectives is to leverage our competence in order to support spin-offs and start-ups of young businesses. This is because they frequently depend on standards to be able to launch and successfully carry out their innovative projects.

Next Generation DKE is the next generation network which covers all topics around DKE's future standardization ambitions. The objective we follow is to specifically involve more students and young professionals in future standardization processes of DKE and the pertaining committees. Moreover, we will use our “Science-to-Standards” program (STS) to support students and help them with their research and final papers.

Standardization has a positive impact on many areas of interest in politics. It is a strategic tool for achieving the objectives of German and European legislation under the "German Standardization Strategy" and EU Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardization.