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The sectors of Digital Twins, Virtual Worlds/Citiverse, IoT and Data Spaces are fragmented, especially the uneven uptake of NGSI‑LD, Smart Data Models/SAREF and governance models creates a barrier for cross‑domain interoperability in cities. Therefore, I focus on harmonising these layers within ITU‑T Citiverse and EU Local Digital Twin (LDT) Toolbox. I also contribute to aligning LDT and Data Space governance with UNE 0087:2025 and the Gaia‑X Trust Framework to operationalise sovereignty, compliance and automated conformance. Moreover, I contribute to mapping LDT/MIM8, NGSI‑LD, SIMPL and Citiverse deliverables to speed deployment and avoid duplicate or conflicting specs.

Country

Spain

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

5G and Beyond (6G)

IoT Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Libelium is a SME and it has directly contribute to Libelium and other SMEs working on Data Spaces, Digital Twins and Citiverse by lowering entry costs via reusable NGSI‑LD/MIM8 profiles and Toolbox components; reduced lock‑in and faster integrations, and making easier the market access to Data Space Ready patterns (CT73/UNE) and Gaia‑X alignment for trustworthy exchange.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

I see a bit different societal impact of each target project:
Interoperable public services and vendor‑neutral procurement via NGSI‑LD/MIM8 profiles.
Trustworthy data sharing for cities/SMEs through UNE 0087 an Gaia‑X trust mechanisms.
Inclusive urban innovation under the Citiverse initiative (human‑centred, open, safe).

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Organization

Libelium

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Libelium

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Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Integrating Citiverse and Local Digital Twins via Data Spaces

Role in SDO

vice-chair

Standards Development Organisation

ITU-T

ETSI

ISO/IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

2026

Topic (9th Open Call)

Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

Luis Moran Abad

Description of Activities

I focus on the development of a new standard Work Model type (Technical Specification) that facilitates the consolidation, integration, and implementation of requirements, helping organisations comply with AI laws, regulations, and standards more effectively. The objective is to guide and support organisations on how to meet the multiple requirements imposed by laws, regulations, and standards on AI-based systems. The initiative will not create new requirements but will provide assistance and guidance to organisations on how to consolidate, integrate, implement and audit different sources of requirements

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

The AI-Compliance initiative aims to develop a new standard to help European organisations, especially SMEs, comply with complex AI-related laws, regulations and standards. This new standard will be especially valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because these organisations often lack the internal resources, specialised staff, and structured processes necessary to implement regulatory environments.
SMEs frequently struggle to interpret legal and technical requirements, allocate time for implementation, and ensure ongoing adherence. A practical standard would provide a clear framework for implementation reducing the cost and effort of compliance.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

European small organisations (SMEs) and very small organisations (VSMEs) do not have the experts or economic resources to hire specialised AI consultants on compliance, so they must postpone the application of AI in their businesses. This generates a new delay in their innovation gap. The main opportunity for SMEs-VSMEs is their incorporation to a future AI-Compliance collectives: sectorial cluster type, laboratory of a City Hall and other potential movements of knowledge collectivisation.
Creating a standard to guide organisations and SMEs to facilitate compliance for AI implementations reduce the risk of sanctions by regulatory authorities and facilitates confidence that the use being made of AI systems is ethical, moral and legal.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The European Union can push its values and ethics in AI without fear of crippling economic development by having a new standard to help with regulatory compliance. For the EU, it is primarily about finding ways to seize the opportunities offered by AI in a way that is human-centred, ethical, safe and consistent with our core values as Europeans.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

A new standard supports consolidating, integrating and optimising regulatory requirements and make compliance audits more efficient will be essential for the development of AI in Europe, and thus of European industry and welfare. This new standard will enable European organisations to leverage the full potential of AI while ensuring compliance with the various mandatory requirements. In doing so, this standard will enhance the competitiveness of European organisations.

In this way, the new standard will open the door to the competitiveness of European organisations by making AI compliance more efficient. The pillars of the new guidelines standard are:
Converting different regulations and standards into a cloud of requirements.
Consolidate and integrate these requirements into a specific set.
To make the implementation of requirements more efficient.
Reduce the cost and organisational effort of regulation compliance.
Guidance on the management of specific requirements implementation projects.
Reduce and optimise the number of internal and external audits.
My fellowship also contributed to the development of working methodologies in organisations aligned with the objectives of the European AI Office and its ‘Regulation and Compliance’ Unit.

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

AI-Compliance: Artificial Intelligence Compliance Enabler new standard Guidelines and Work Model

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

AI-Compliance: Proof of Concept and Refinement of the AI compliance guidelines standard

Standards Development Organisation

UNE

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2025

Topic (7th Open Call)

Artificial Intelligence

Topic (9th Open Call)

Artificial Intelligence

Luca Nannini

Description of Activities

My fellowship addresses three critical gaps in the European AI standardization landscape: The first gap concerns the harmonisation of Documentation Development, as there is an urgent need for technical documentation (Annex ZA, HAS checklists) to connect developing standards with AI Act requirements following the M/593 request. Without this work, standards risk delayed OJEU citation, creating regulatory uncertainty. I've worked on developing preliminary harmonization documents for JT021008 (Trustworthiness), JT021039 (QMS), and JT021024 (Risk Management). The second gap is related to cross-Standard Technical Coherence. As multiple AI standards are developed simultaneously, it creates potential inconsistencies in terminology, requirements, and implementation approaches. I've created mapping documents highlighting interconnections between standards, particularly focusing on how QMS requirements interface with other M/593 standards, to ensure a coherent framework. The third gap focuses on the alignment with EU AI Act Articles, as technical specifications in draft standards must precisely align with AI Act articles to support regulatory compliance. I have contributed targeted technical refinements to clauses 6.4 (transparency) and 6.5 (human oversight) in the Trustworthiness Framework to strengthen alignment with Articles 13 and 14 of the AI Act.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

I believe that this work helps reduce compliance uncertainty and costs for SMEs. Technical coherence across the standards framework simplifies implementation for organizations with limited resources. My contributions to the QMS standard particularly focus on ensuring requirements are scalable and accessible to SMEs developing AI systems (i.e. being able to show SMEs how standard interrelating is valuable and would solve burdens related to understanding how requirements across different standards flow).

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

The editorial leadership of EN AI Trustworthiness Framework Part II directly supports European SMEs through Articles 62-63 AI Act provisions for SME assistance. The standard provides SMEs with clear, pre-endorsed technical specifications for meeting AI Act accuracy and robustness requirements, reducing compliance costs and legal uncertainty. The harmonization documentation coordinated through editorial work enables SMEs to achieve presumption of conformity through standardized approaches rather than expensive individual assessments.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The work on the AI Trustworthiness Framework (particularly enhancing requirements for transparency and human oversight) ensures standards effectively support the protection of fundamental rights as required by the AI Act. This strengthens societal safeguards against potential harms from AI systems.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

I can see several societal impacts with the engaged standadisation activities:
AI Accuracy and Robustness Standards: As Editor of EN AI Trustworthiness Framework Part II, my work directly supports European citizens' rights to accurate and robust AI systems. The standard establishes technical requirements ensuring AI systems deployed across the EU meet rigorous accuracy standards and maintain performance across operational conditions, protecting citizens from unreliable algorithmic decision-making in high-risk contexts.
SME Innovation Ecosystem: The editorial leadership through N1106 coordination enables European SMEs to compete effectively in AI markets by providing clear compliance pathways rather than costly regulatory uncertainty. This supports innovation while ensuring responsible AI deployment protecting European citizens.
European Leadership in Global AI Governance: The editorial role positions European values-based approaches to AI accuracy and robustness for global influence. The framework embeds principles of reliability, trustworthiness, and accountability into technical specifications that influence international AI standardization discussions.
Consumer Protection Framework: The cross-WG coordination through N1106 ensures AI standards address consumer concerns around system reliability, performance consistency, and safety while remaining technically implementable. This balance protects European consumers while supporting technological advancement and maintaining Europe's competitive position in global AI markets.

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Organisation type

IT Consultancy/Development

Organization

Piccadilly Labs

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Website

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Technical Contributions to WG2 & WG4's Draft Standards through Annex ZA and hEN Checklists

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Co-editing AI Trustworthiness Framework prEN 18229 and coordinating across JTC21 Working Groups

CEN/CENELEC JTC21 AI

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

ISO

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

2025

2026

Topic (7th Open Call)

Artificial Intelligence

Topic (9th Open Call)

Artificial Intelligence

Francesc Wilhelmi

Description of Activities

The adoption of AI in telecommunications systems is expected to foster the investments made not only in connectivity itself, but also in digital infrastructures.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

5G and Beyond (6G)

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

AI-native networks can contribute to creating better networks that allow for reducing the digital gap (through pervasive and reliable communications) while being sustainable. As a byproduct of the integration of AI in telecommunications, it is expected that the entrance of new players (e.g., virtual operators, AI experts, over-the-top providers) into the ecosystem will increase the competitiveness of the sector, thus positively impacting the investments in the telecommunications infrastructure.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The standardization of AI-native networks would ensure the interoperability principle stated in the Ministerial Declaration of Tallinn.

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Open Call

OC#7 2026

Organisation type

Academia/Research

Organization

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

Organization website

Website

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Towards Trustworthy AI-native Wireless Networks

Online references related to the fellowship work

Standards Development Organisation

ITU-T

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2025

Topic (7th Open Call)

5G and Beyond (6G)

Sergi Udina

Description of Activities

Regarding CEN/TC264/WG41, we are making hasty progress to a draft document early 2026 with the aim to issue a standard.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

E-Health, Healthy living and ageing

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

There are many European SMEs trying to tackle the challenge of air quality in different ways and environments. In general, SMEs have a harder time generating trust than large companies due to fewer resources in communication, the availability of reliable protocols, metrics and institutions to establish the quality of sensor systems is paramount to aid SMEs in building trust in their products. The trust wheel starts spinning with good protocols and standards, and this is what this work aims to do in both aspects for air pollutants and olfactory nuisances.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

This activity contributes to the several societal changes, icnluding:
Improved evidence-based policy making by ensuring sensor data reliability.
Environmental awareness as a motor for environmental behaviour change by making air quality measurements affordable to a larger community.
At a large scale, healthier living in cities by improving the common awareness of the air quality of cities and possible mitigation actions.
More sustainable industrial activity by improving the knowledge about generated pollution and odour nuisances.
Improved data availability for scientific models, early warning and forecasting by ensuring larger availability with lower cost systems, with sufficient data quality and accuracy.
The possibility to enforce effective compliance regarding odorous emissions with improved, cost-effective methods.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

This standardisation effort on air quality has several societal key impacts, including:
Improved evidence-based policy making by ensuring sensor data reliability.
Environmental awareness as a motor for environmental behaviour change by making air quality measurements affordable to a larger community.
At a large scale, healthier living in cities by improving the common awareness of the air quality of cities and possible mitigation actions.
More sustainable industrial activity by improving the knowledge about generated pollution and odour nuisances.
Improved data availability for scientific models, early warning and forecasting by ensuring larger availability with lower cost systems, with sufficient data quality and accuracy.
The possibility to enforce effective compliance regarding odorous emissions with improved, cost-effective methods.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

These targeted standards enable improved evidence-based policy making by ensuring sensor data reliability. Environmental awareness as a motor for environmental behaviour change by making air quality measurements affordable to a larger community. At a large scale, healthier living in cities by improving the common awareness of the air quality of cities and possible mitigation actions.
Also, these standards prone more sustainable industrial activity by improving the knowledge about generated pollution and odour nuisances. On the other hand improved data availability for scientific models, early warning and forecasting, contribute to larger availability with lower cost systems, with sufficient data quality and accuracy.

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Organisation type

Organization

Bettair Cities

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Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Contributions to QA/QC Standards for Air Quality Monitoring within CEN/TC264 Working Groups

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Towards standardization of air quality sensor systems

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Towards standardisation of air quality sensor systems

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Standards Development Organisation

CEN

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2024

Topic (6th Open Call)

E-Health, Healthy living and ageing

Topic (9th Open Call)

E-Health

Felix Freitag

Description of Activities

The objective is to present LoRa mesh networks to the IRTF GAIA WG of the IETF. GAIA seeks technologies to connect the unconnected world, and with IRTF GAIA as a vehicle, we seek to start the standardisation activity of this new technology.

Country

Spain

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Accessibility of ICT products and services

IoT Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The contribution made within this fellowship adds value to the development of LoRa mesh network technology. SMEs may then feel more confident in adopting the technology.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

The technology provides a permanent low-cost and low-energy routed multi-hop communication network with moderate data rates. LoRa mesh networks allow a new kind of distributed IoT applications in the long range IoT layer. One of the application areas of LoRa mesh networks is the emerging field of distributed embedded machine learning. LoRa mesh networks are not yet standardised. To initialise standardisation, we will introduce the LoRaMesh networks as a design and reference implementation.

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Organization

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

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Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

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