In StandICT.eu 2029, supporting and promoting the involvement of ICT standardisation experts in SDOs at a global level is pivotal.
For this reason, standICT will recruit and enroll experts through 6 different Open Calls, each one running for 60 days.
- Priority topics for Open Call 2
For Open Call 2, the following priority topics have been identified:
- Applications on Artificial Intelligence, contributing in particular to CEN-CENELEC JTC 21;
- Applications on technical topics covered by the EC Standardisation Request on high-risk AI-systems, with the following priorities:
- Urgent priority:
- governance and quality of datasets,
- accuracy specifications,
- robustness specifications,
- record keeping through logging capabilities,
- transparency and information provisions for users,
- human oversight.
- Less urgent priority but still important:
- risk management systems,
- cybersecurity specifications,
- quality management systems.
- Urgent priority:
- Possible topics
Applications should focus on the topics taken from the Multi-Stakeholder Platform Rolling Plan for ICT Standardisation, namely:
FOUNDATIONAL DRIVERS
- Data economy
- Cybersecurity / network and information security
- ePrivacy
KEY ENABLERS
- 5G and beyond
- Cloud and edge computing
- Data interoperability
- Internet of Things
- Electronic identification and trust services including e-signatures
- e-Infrastructures for data and computing intensive science and the European Open Science Cloud
- Broadband infrastructure mapping
- Accessibility of ICT products and services
- Artificial Intelligence
- European Global Navigation Satellite System (EGNSS)
- Quantum Technologies
SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
- Digital health, healthy living and ageing
- Digital skills
- Digital learning
- eGovernment
- eCall
- Pandemic preparedness
- Safety, transparency and due process online
- Emergency communications and public warning systems
INNOVATION FOR THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
- e-Procurement – pre- and post award
- e-Invoicing
- Retail Payments
- Preservation of digital cinema
- Fintech and Regtech Standardisation
- Blockchain and Distributed Digital Ledger Technologies
- Web 4.0 and virtual worlds
- Media
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
- Smart grids and smart metering
- Smart and sustainable cities and communities
- ICT Environmental impact
- European Electronic Toll Service (EETS)
- Intelligent Transport Systems - Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (ITS-CCAM) and Electromobility
- Digitisation of European Industry
- Robotics and autonomous systems
- Construction - building information modelling
- Water Management Digitalisation
- Single European Sky
- U-space
- Circular economy and sustainability
- Application guidelines
Check the guidelines here
- Open Call 2 - Info Session
StandICT.eu 2029 will organise and host an online info session on 24 March 2026, to provide further guidance to prospective applicants who are preparing a proposal for StandICT.eu 2029 Open Call 2, and complement the guidelines which are available on the Open Call 2 Website Page. The session aims to provide both newcomers and experienced fellows with valuable information and leave participants with a clear understanding of what StandICT.eu 2029 funds and what makes a proposal eligible, and of timeline, process and evaluation approach. Practical tips to avoid common pitfalls will be shared.
- Mentorship Programme
The Mentorship Programme is designed to help new or less experienced experts engage effectively in the work of Standards Developing Organisations (SDOs) by providing them with guidance, practical tips, and mentorship from seasoned professionals. This allows experienced StandICT.eu Fellows to share their expertise with a new generation of European professionals, helping to ensure that the European Union maintains a strong and sustainable standardisation knowledge base for the future. Join the Mentorship Programme.