2026

LSE School of Public Policy

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

The work supports the better integration and alignment of two key European ambitions under the Green Deal: becoming climate-neutral and advancing digital transformation. Our local and regional governments (LRG) are at the heart of this transformation. LRGs are responsible for organizing the topic of smart cities in spin-offs, and LRGs are the places that use our society.Also, our goal is to build and consolidate synergies with existing European initiatives, programs, and platforms focused on advancing climate-neutral and smart cities.Such as , engagement with ClimateView that is a Stockholm-based climate tech SME founded in 2018. The company provides ClimateOS, a software platform that supports municipal governments in planning, modeling, monitoring, and financing climate-neutral and smart city transitions.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The work supported the societal impact of standardisation by helping to anchor the twin transitions, digital and climate, in the real needs of cities and communities, where societal change is most visible and immediate. Cities are the spaces where challenges are experienced firsthand and where solutions must be effectively implemented. By strengthening their involvement in the standardisation process, we ensure that the resulting standards are not only technically sound but also socially relevant and fit for purpose. Local knowledge is essential for identifying practical needs and streamlining resources, enabling standards that deliver real value and promote efficiency. This approach also strengthens Europe’s global leadership by aligning strategic innovation with on-the-ground implementation.

The continued and active participation of representatives from associations, cities, and communities underscored the strong interest in and perceived relevance of this work to address pressing challenges. Beyond the core topics of digitalisation and climate change, we also addressed issues such as procurement, nature-based solutions, and the nature-positive economy. A representative from the Tiliria Region (Cyprus) highlighted the importance of recognising and integrating historical knowledge as a distinct asset for addressing energy and water shortages and building more resilient societies. Inspired by these debates, the Cypriot Mirror Committee will launch a new standardisation project to develop a standardised Climate City Contract for Cyprus, which will serve cities and communities in creating broad coalitions and help address climate change more systematically.

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LSE School of Public Policy

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

CEN/TC 465 Ad hoc Group “Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Topic (7th Open Call)

Debora Comparin

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

This standard responds to some requirements outlined in the European Union eIDAS2 regulation and will be implemented by European SMEs and societies active in the EU digital ID wallet ecosystem regulated by eIDAS.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The primary gap being addressed is the lack of standardized interfaces for Authentic Sources in the European Digital Identity (EUDI) ecosystem. Despite the legal requirement set out in eIDAS 2.0 (Article 45e) for Authentic Sources to provide such interfaces, there is currently no available specification that defines how these interfaces should be designed or implemented. This gap has been officially recognized in the CEN TC224 WG20 “European Digital Identity Wallets Standards Gap Analysis” and significantly impedes interoperability across Member States.

This fellowship contributes to the enhancement of the ITU-T X.1281 standard, the project supports the creation of secure, trusted, and interoperable mechanisms for verifying attributes from Authentic Sources. This is crucial for the deployment of the EUDI Wallet, a flagship initiative under the Digital Single Market strategy aiming to be available to all EU citizens and residents by 2026.
The key challenges are related to:
Interoperability: The lack of standardization leads to fragmented implementations across Member States, impeding seamless cross-border operations.
Security and Trust: Verifying sensitive personal attributes (like diplomas or driving licenses) requires secure, privacy-preserving, and auditable mechanisms that are hard to implement consistently without a shared standard.
Legal and Technical Fragmentation: Authentic Sources vary widely across jurisdictions in terms of legal frameworks, data models, and technical capacities. A harmonized standard must respect these national differences while ensuring a unified operational framework at the EU level.

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Debora Comparin

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Not for Profit Organisation

Organisation type

Organization

Secure Identity Alliance

Organization website

Secure Identity Alliance

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Developing Standardized Interfaces for Authentic Sources in the European Digital Identity Ecosystem

Standards Development Organisation

ITU-T

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (7th Open Call)

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

IT Consultancy/Development

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

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

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Topic (7th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

Torbjörn Lahrin

Description of Activities

Local Digital Twins will be a fundamental building block for CitiVerse. It will also play a crucial role for anyone in the public sector who wants to fully utilize the usage of AI.
Today, cities, regions and countries all over the world are building Local Digital Twins using various tools and approaches. Game engines, CAD tools, GIS, AR/VR/XR tools, Urban Digital Platforms, CIM and other visualisation tools are used. Thus a wide spread of technologies and standards.
Interoperability for Local Digital Twins (LTD) is crucial. They need to fit horizontally and vertically. Horizontally is to put a LDT of one city next to a LDT of another city and make them align. Vertically, by example, a LDT produced by a city must fit LDT from public transportation and LDT by the energy company for the same geographical area, etc.

European CitiVerse will be built upon Local Digital Twins. If separate Local Digital Twins in Europe don't fit together it will be impossible to create a seamless CitiVerse. It will also be difficult with interoperability between LDT:s. The LDT also needs interoperability versus dataspaces and IoT. For a LDT:s to be useful for officials and others, LDT:s need interoperability with the business operating systems used by officials on a daily basis.

In this sense, in the framework of my fellowship, my JWG has sent a survey to many major LDT projects around the world, and we are now gathering the results and statistics. The result will be a gap analysis and a technical report, which will enable advice to all relevant major SDO:s on how to develop or change their standards to fit better together.

Country

Sweden

Fellow's country

Sweden

Open Call Topics

IoT Internet of Things

Smart and Sustainable Cities

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Investing in Local Digital Twins and CitiVerse is today rather challenging. All technologies for creating LDT:s or CitiVerse have their strengths and weaknesses. Any investment made today is therefore associated with a rather high degradation of uncertainty. Still, the SME:s and Europe must invest already now in these technologies to have a chance to be “on the train” and ahead in the competition. However, this also comes with a large risk that European SME:s and, in the broader scope, the European societies to some extent might find themselves investing in the “wrong” direction with techniques and methods that will not be long lasting.
To know what other actors are doing all around the world will help stakeholders to navigate and to invest in “right” directions with long term safer investments. Once we get an international reference architecture for LDT:s in place this will give even more security for those parties following the international standard.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Investing in Metaverse and CitiVerse is today rather challenging. All technologies for creating Metaverse, CitiVerse and underlaying Local Digital Twins have strengths and weaknesses. Such investments are therefore associated with a rather high degrade of uncertainty. Still, the SME:s and European societies must invest already now in these technologies to have a chance to be “on the train” and ahead in the competition. Also for implementing various parts of CitiVerse related to EU calls. However, this come with a large risk investing in the “wrong” direction with technique and methods that will not be long lasting.
Because of this European SMEs and societies will benefit from the creation and coordination of standards for Metaverse. They will also benefit from gaining knowledge about the international standardization, as such knowledge will help SME:s and societies of Europe to navigate and to invest in “right” directions with long term safer investments.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

The work is laying the foundation for uniting the world in how to build Local Digital Twins (Urban Digital Twins and City Information Modelling) and how to make these interoperable with each other both horizontal, vertical and towards underlaying data sets and daily operation systems of cities and other authorities. It is also paving the road for how Local Digital Twins can be used as the foundation for building CitiVerse.

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OC#9 2026

https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:14:2726994331173::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:4…

Organization

Lahrin i Hajstorp AB

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

GAP Analysis, Reference Architecture and Ontology for Local Digital Twins

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

JTC1 CG2 - Strategic Coordination Group on Metaverse

Gap analysis, reference architecture and ontology for local digital twins

SyC Smart Cities

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

Topic (7th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

Jerome Pons

Description of Activities

The objective of this contribution was to design a taxonomy of decentralised identifier and identity terms for further integration into ISO/TC307 works developed by AHG5 and JWG4.
My fellowship was key to address the gap between worldwide blockchain and DLT standards in the fields of identifier and identity management, especially between ISO/TC307, ITU-T and W3C while including some European-led reference documents (i.e. EBSI, eSSIF-Lab and INATBA glossaries).
The main challenge was reaching consensus between ISO/TC307 working groups (especially AHG5 and JWG4) to support the revision of ISO/TS 23258:2021 in order to integrate a taxonomy of decentrFralised identifier and identity terms.

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

As European SMEs are subject to stronger regulation (e.g. eIDAS, GDPR, Copyright), harmonising terminologies, taxonomies and architectures in worldwide standards is key to avoid their fragmentation between international (e.g. ISO, W3C), European (e.g. CEN-CENELEC) and national standards (e.g. UNE, AFNOR).
Harmonising decentralised identifier and identity terminologies and taxonomies is key at ISO/TC307 and CEN-CENELEC/JTC19 before they are derived in European regulation (initially eIDAS2) and infrastructures (e.g. EBSI).
All European SMEs will take advantage of such harmonisation.

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ISO/TC307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies WG1 Foundations

Organization

Blockchain Standardisation Manager, Music won t stop

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Designing a Taxonomy of Decentralised Identifier / Identity Terms for ISO/TC307

Standards Development Organisation

Topic

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (7th Open Call)

Christian Grafenauer

Description of Activities

With this fellowship, I significantly contribute to the ICT Standards landscape by addressing the lack of standardised guidelines for processing Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) systems. Approving the New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) for “Guidelines on processing PII using blockchain and DLT” establishes a crucial foundation for privacy-preserving, GDPR-compliant blockchain applications.
By leading the creation of CEN/CENELEC JTC19 WG3, I am ensuring the development of a harmonised European approach to blockchain privacy, reducing fragmentation and fostering interoperability. These efforts align blockchain implementations with European regulations, consumer protection laws, and data governance principles.

Fellow's country

Germany

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Yes, my contribution significantly impacts European SMEs by providing clear, practical guidance on how to process personal data using blockchain and DLT in compliance with the GDPR. SMEs often lack the legal and technical resources to navigate complex regulatory frameworks. The standard developed through CEN/CENELEC JTC 19 WG3 will offer accessible best practices, reducing legal uncertainty and lowering barriers to innovation. This enables SMEs to adopt blockchain solutions more confidently, competitively, and responsibly within the European market.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

For SMEs, a harmonised digital currency vocabulary reduces compliance costs and uncertainty when navigating regulations like MiCA and DORA. It lowers barriers to entry by providing a shared reference for financial, legal, and technical terms, enabling smaller companies and fintechs to innovate confidently and scale solutions across the Digital Single Market.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

My work directly supports the protection of fundamental rights, especially privacy and data protection, in the context of emerging blockchain and DLT technologies. By initiating the standard on Guidelines on processing PII using blockchain and DLT, I contribute to reducing legal uncertainty, enabling safer adoption of these technologies. This empowers citizens by ensuring their personal data is handled responsibly and in compliance with GDPR, while fostering trust and transparency in digital systems. Ultimately, this promotes responsible innovation and strengthens democratic values in the digital age.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

By developing a harmonised vocabulary for digital currencies, it strengthens legal certainty and consumer protection, allowing citizens and businesses to engage confidently with technologies such as CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenised assets. Clear definitions reduce misunderstanding and misinformation, supporting informed participation in digital markets.
It also enhances trust in digital public infrastructures by enabling regulators, financial institutions, and public administrations to use a shared language. This improves transparency in policymaking and aligns digital finance with Europe’s values of privacy, fairness, and accountability.
Finally, today’s Web3 ecosystem and traditional financial system speak fundamentally different languages, limiting cooperation and interoperability. This project builds the common language needed for both ecosystems to grow together and operate seamlessly, fostering a unified, transparent, and future-ready European digital economy.

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OC#9 2026

Not for Profit Organisation

Organisation type

Organization

Consumer Representative, DIN Verbraucherrat e.V.

Organization website

Consumer Representative, DIN Verbraucherrat e.V.

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Project Leader - Guidelines on processing PII using blockchain and distributed ledger technology

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Project Leader for "Digital Currencies - Vocabulary" in ISO TC68

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Topic (7th Open Call)

FinTech & RegTech Standardisation

Topic (9th Open Call)

Limara Haque

Description of Activities

My fellowship focuses on standardizing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) for sustainable asset management, addressing gaps in digital asset representation, regulatory clarity, and ESG alignment. It supports innovation, transparency, and interoperability in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), in line with EU priorities.
Current NFT-based RWA systems lack harmonised frameworks, causing fragmentation in asset tracking, legal recognition, and compliance. This hinders adoption across supply chains, carbon markets, and IP management. My project proposes a cross-industry standard to ensure interoperability, regulatory alignment, and lifecycle transparency.
In this sense, the there are two major priorities for this action, including:
Standardized Multi-Asset Tokenization that enables NFT-based tracking of physical, environmental, and intangible assets. It also enhances lifecycle transparency, supports the circular economy, and ensures blockchain interoperability.
Digital Product Passport (DPP) to align NFTs with DPP for end-to-end traceability, compliance, and ESG reporting.This strengthens supply chain transparency and EU circular economy goals.

The key Challenges related to my activity are:
Regulatory Uncertainty: Lack of clear NFT standards impedes legal and policy alignment. This initiative ensures conformity with EU law and ISO.
Adoption Barriers: Fragmented governance limits integration. Standardisation enhances technical and regulatory trust.
Sustainability Concerns: Energy-intensive DLTs are problematic. This activity promotes efficient models aligned with the Green Deal.

Consequently, this project positions Europe as a leader in NFT standardisation, fostering secure, compliant, and sustainable digital ecosystems.

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Fellow's country

United Kingdom

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

My contribution to standardising NFTs for sustainable asset management directly benefits European SMEs and societies by enabling trustworthy, interoperable, and regulatory-compliant tokenisation of real-world assets. For SMEs, this ensures more straightforward access to tokenisation frameworks, reducing costs, risks, and compliance barriers when integrating NFTs into supply chains, intellectual property, and sustainability tracking. Standardisation also enhances digital product traceability, supporting SME participation in the EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) initiative.
This standard actively enhances SME inclusion and access to innovation. By creating standardised, easy-to-adopt models for NFT-based asset tracking and DPP compliance, I help lower barriers for SMEs to engage in the green and digital transition. These tools enable them to demonstrate environmental accountability, meet regulatory requirements, and participate in new markets with confidence.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

My contribution directly supports European SMEs by lowering the barriers to adoption of trusted digital tools for sustainability, traceability, and compliance. Through the standardisation of tokenisation frameworks (ISO PWI 25315), SMEs can more easily issue verifiable digital representations of their products and services, aligned with EU regulations such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP), CSRD, ESPR, and MiCA.
This enables SMEs to participate in data-driven value chains, prove ESG performance, access impact finance, and engage with global supply networks, without relying on costly proprietary platforms. The work promotes interoperability, inclusion, and compliance-by-design, giving SMEs a scalable way to enter the digital economy while staying aligned with European values of fair access, innovation, and transparency.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

This work has a range of societal impacts by embedding ethical, inclusive, and sustainability-driven principles into the standardisation of NFT-based tokenisation. By advancing a modular framework for the tokenisation of multi-asset classes, including physical goods, environmental assets, and digital identity, I am contributing to a future where transparency, accountability, and accessibility are foundational features of digital economies.
One major societal impact is the promotion of climate-conscious digital infrastructure. Through my alignment with the EU Green Deal, ISO 14097, and CIRPASS2, I have advanced tokenisation models that enable lifecycle tracking, ESG reporting, and carbon footprint disclosures, empowering organisations and communities to make data-driven, sustainable choices.
Second, the integration of semantic interoperability and decentralised identity contributes to human-centred, rights-respecting digital governance. It allows individuals and communities to verify data, control asset provenance, and participate in decentralised systems with greater security and agency.
Finally, through my role in INATBA and ISO, I have championed cross-sector collaboration on social impact tokenisation, bridging technology with policy to ensure that standards reflect public interest and global equity. These efforts strengthen citizen trust, digital sovereignty, and the ethical deployment of blockchain infrastructure at scale.

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OC#9 2026

ISO TC307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

Organization

COO, Kron World S.L.

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Standardizing NFTs for Sustainable Asset Management

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Tokenisation Standards for Sustainable Assets Management

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

Topic

Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Topic (7th Open Call)

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Topic (9th Open Call)

Marzia Bolpagni

Description of Activities

CEN/TC 442 is leading the publication of standards on digital construction, also referred as “building information modelling” BIM.

Chair of CEN/ TC 442 WG2 Project Group 1

Country

Italy

Fellow's country

Italy

Open Call Topics

Construction building information modelling

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The EU stakeholders will benefit from using a consistent application in projects to avoid waste of efforts. It will be a reference for EU manufactures in their product libraries to reach the right specification level of their products. EU SMEs will reduce time in creating their own specification as they can use something already available in the industry. In this way, they will be able to work across different countries, projects, and clients.
EU Private and public clients will more easily be able to define what information they require in a repeatable way. The EU supply chain will be facilitated in producing better quality information thanks to software applications that allow automated information delivery, including checking and validation of information delivered. With the vendor-neutral, interoperable data exchange standard, software developers are provided with equal access to the market, reducing vendor lock in and enabling fair competition.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

The EU stakeholders will benefit from using a consistent process in projects to avoid waste of efforts. European SMEs will reduce time in creating their own processes and specification as they can use something already available in the industry internationally, as the standards I contributed to are developed at CEN and ISO levels. In this way, they will be able to work across different countries, projects, and clients.
Furthermore, European private and public clients will more easily be able to identify who is responsible for information management in their organisation and to set requirements in a digital way for transparent and more effective processes. The EU supply chain will be facilitated in producing better quality information thanks to software applications that follow standardised procedures included in ISO 19650 standards during the entire project lifecycle.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

While the construction sector is a key driver of the overall economy, it faces numerous challenges relating to, inter alia, competitiveness, labor shortage, resource efficiency and especially productivity. Digitalisation in construction is increasingly recognised as a game changer, which could contribute significantly to sustainable development within the European Green Deal and the ”Europe fit for digital age” priorities. My work dealt with BIM that is seen by the European Commission as the main solution to digitalization of the construction ecosystem, for all phases of the asset lifecycle: procurement, design, construction (including assembly), operation and maintenance

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Organization

Marzia Bolpagni

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Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

contribution to the development of the following three ICT standards: prCEN ISO/TS 7817-2, prEN ISO 7817-3 and UNI 11334-4 on the framework of the level of information needs when it comes to building information modelling (BIM)

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Information Management in Construction

CEN/TC 442 - Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

Topic

Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM)

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Construction building information modelling

Topic (6th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Construction building information modelling

Javier Peris

Description of Activities

In this fellowship, the main priority focuses on helping organisations to drive innovation and technological transformation using the Centre of Excellence (CoE) as the best management mechanism in a context of a shortage of professional profiles with expertise in Artificial Intelligence and other disruptive technologies.

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

IT Consultancy/Development

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

The main opportunity for SMEs is their incorporation to a future sectorial cluster type and other potential movements of knowledge collectivisation.

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

European small organisations do not have the experts or economic resources to hire specialised AI consultants, 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 is their incorporation to a future sectorial cluster type, laboratory of a City Hall, and other potential movements of knowledge collectivisation. Creating a standard on how to constitute and manage an AI Center of Excellence enables European small companies to have a higher success rate in AI innovation initiatives, making them easier to realise and reducing risk.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Create a standard reference model for AI productivity support and automation that helps ICT professionals, teams, and departments to be more productive, focused on value creation and with better time management .ill impulse SMEs and VSMEs competitiveness opportunities. Achieving high levels of performance in ICT areas will also allow SMEs to accelerate their digital transformation.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

Currently there are no standards dedicated directly on helping ICT professionals organise their lives. This standard will help professionals to better organise their goals and work, which will improve work-life balance. As professionals improve their organisational and productivity skills in ICT areas, this improvement will spread to other areas of the company and to society in general.

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Organisation type

Organization

Business, Technology & Best Practices, S.L.

Organization website

S.L. Business&Co

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Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

AI-CoE Phase II: Artificial Intelligence for Business powered by Center of Excellence. Model and TS

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

AI-CoE Phase-III: Proof of Concept of the CoE Reference Model on Artificial Intelligence Adoption

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

AIxPP: Artificial Intelligence framework to improve Professional Productivity. TS Standard

CTN 71/SC 40 - Gestión de servicios de TI y Gobierno de TI

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Topic (5th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Denis Pinkas

Description of Activities

The use of digital identity wallets is foreseen to be the best appropriate solution to support an age verification method, which uses the date of birth of the individual without disclosing it.

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

If successful, the impact will not be restricted to European SMEs and/or European societies.
As my contributions are both for ISO and the IETF, the impact can be worldwide. However, I have not observed the presence of another European expert motivated by the topic of Age assurance systems that participates both in ISO JTC1 SC 27 and in the IETF.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

The societal impacts can be important. Age assurance which entails age verification, age estimation and age inference is applicable for a large variety of use cases. Protection of children is the most prominent use case.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

Access to pornographic content and age-restricted services or products available online, like alcohol, diets, self-harm or suicide information, needs to be better controlled. Legislation is necessar,y but will not be sufficient: efficient methods need to be put in place. Two main categories of solutions are promising: age estimation using AI facial analysis and digital identity wallets. The AI Act published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union on 12 July 2024 considers applications using AI for age estimation as “high-risk applications”. The EUDIW (EU Digital Identity Wallet) is expected to be usable for performing age verification in both online and proximity modes. Besides these usages, age verification, estimation, or inference will be useful in other areas, such as controlling the age of teenagers or elderly people, so that they can obtain rebates. This will speed up controls and avoid the presentation of physical identity documents.

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OC#5 2026

OC#8 2026

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection

Organization

CEO, DP Security Consulting SAS

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Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Age-restricted accesses to services while preserving the privacy of individuals

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Privacy preserving age assurance systems for online or in-person access to services or goods

Standards Development Organisation

Topic

Cybersecurity

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Topic (5th Open Call)

Giovanni Romano

Description of Activities

The priority of my activity is the coordination of the 3GPP activities to update the ITU-R Recommendations on IMT-Advanced and IMT-2020.

Fellow's country

United Kingdom

Open Call Topics

5G and Beyond (6G)

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

European SMEs started to be quite active in 3GPP with the specification work of 5G, especially on aspects relevant to Verticals. In particular, SMEs are quite active in IMT-2020 satellite aspects and can benefit from the inclusion of 3GPP solutions in global standards defined by ITU.
Novamint as an SME directly benefits from this grant allowing me to attend the 3GPP workshop on 6G during the RAN plenary in March.

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Satellite communications are a key enabler to provide inclusion by reaching remote areas and ensure safety and communications during disasters. It is important that standardised solutions are made available (e.g., via 3GPP) and then made into ITU Recommendations which provide the Regulatory framework for a large number of countries.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

Satellite communications are a key enabler to inclusion by reaching remote areas and ensuring safety and communications during disasters. Satellite IoT is another important market allowing low cost monitoring of goods and environment in remote areas, thus fully complementing the terrestrial networks.

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Organisation type

Organization

Novamint Ltd

Organization website

Novamint Ltd

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Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

3GPP ITU-R Ad-Hoc Convenor

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Recommendations M.2012 on IMT-Advanced aka 4G, and M.2150 on IMT-2020 aka 5G and to the new Recommendation on IMT-2020 satellite

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

3GPP RAN ITU-R Ad-Hoc convenor

RAN AH1 – TSG RAN ITU-R Ad Hoc

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

3GPP

Topic

5G and beyond, 6G

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Topic (4th Open Call)

5G and Beyond (6G)

Topic (6th Open Call)

5G and Beyond (6G)

James Davenport

Description of Activities

There is currently no standard addressing the cybersecurity of AI systems. In ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 WG4 27090 is under development; and I contribute directly to this work.

Fellow's country

United Kingdom

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