ISO | StandICT.eu

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Digitisation of European Industry

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Big Data & Open data

Topic (7th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Data Economy

Pierre-François Jullien

Description of Activities

There is a growing need for information about building services systems during the planning and design of buildings. The designers in building services must execute detailed calculations and simulations to ensure saving of energy and to satisfy hygienic and comfort criteria in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and sanitary plants.

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Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

This standard will permit the development of HVAC product catalogues that are not dedicated to a single manufacturer, but may include products from both large manufacturers and SMEs. Without such a standard, each manufacturer must develop its own, proprietary, product catalogue, which represents a cost that an SME manufacturer cannot afford.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

This standard will permit the development of HVAC product catalogues that are not dedicated to a single manufacturer but may include products from both large manufacturers or SMEs. Without such a standard, each manufacturer has to develop its own, proprietary, product catalogue, which represents a cost that an SME manufacturer cannot afford.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

The European construction sector (including the process of design) is mainly made up of SMEs and suffers from a strong segmentation. Such a fragmentation has deep consequences regarding the digitization of the construction industry: unlike the aeronautics or automotive industries, there aren't a few major leaders able to impose a collaborative platform on all project participants (Airbus or Boeing do this). CDEs are a tool for implementing collaborative processes, but the absence of a standardized framework is preventing their widespread use. This project aims at developing a CDE framework that could help overcome the difficulties generated by the fragmentation of this sector.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

EN ISO 16757-5 will also enable calculation software suppliers to integrate all BIM catalogues complying with the standard, with a single exchange format. This will enable software users to seamlessly browse products described in different product catalogue platforms.

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OC#2 2026

OC#4 2026

OC#9 2026

Organisation type

CEN/TC 442 - Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Organization

CEO, Atalane

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Contribute to prISO 16757-5

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Contribute to the Formal Draft of EN ISO 16757-5

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Contribute to PWI Common Data Environment (CDE) solution and workflow - Application framework

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Loïc Blaive

Description of Activities

With this fellowship, I aim to consolidate the European activities and strengthen the European participation in my ISO work group which is yet too limited. In terms of international developments, the priority has been set to the final consolidation of the ISO 22726 series.

Fellow's country

Intelligent Transport System

Open Call Topics

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Standardisation of maps for connected and automated driving systems is a cornerstone for the deployment of such vehicles I see that it will indirectly have societal impacts on two key aspects: firstly, it contributes to the GHG emission reduction through a better use of vehicle engine, and secondly, I will favour societal inclusion of elderly and/or disabled people by keeping their ability to move.

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OC#2 2026

Organisation type

CEN/TC 278 - Intelligent transport systems

Organization

Independent expert, Loïc Blaive ITS Mobilités Conseils EIRL

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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Development of ITS geographic data standardisation for highly automated driving - Phase 3

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Intelligent Transport System

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Julian Lauten-Weiss

Description of Activities

In my role as a circular economy expert, I actively contribute to the advancement of Smart Circular Economy Standards for Europe. I ensure that standards align with EU policies like the European Green Deal, advocating for their integration into standardisation efforts.

Fellow's country

Germany

Open Call Topics

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

Especially SMEs lack sufficient funds to develop the internal capabilities to transition to circular business models. Bringing the ISO 59000 family of standards in line with European policies and regulations makes it not just easier to fulfil legal requirements but to also go beyond short-term requirements and gain a competitive advantage by transitioning to circular business models.

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

In particular, SMEs often lack sufficient funds to develop the internal capabilities necessary for transitioning to circular business models. Harmonizing the work in CEN/TC WG 2 and WG 4 and ensuring compatibility with European policies and regulations makes it easier to not just fulfil legal requirements but to also go beyond short-term requirements and gain a competitive advantage by transitioning to circular business models.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

Transitioning to a circular economy has profound societal impacts by promoting sustainability, resource efficiency, and economic resilience. It fosters a reduction in waste and pollution, which enhances environmental quality and public health. By encouraging businesses to design for longevity, repairability, and recyclability, it creates new job opportunities and stimulates innovation across industries. Additionally, it empowers communities to engage in sustainable practices and reduces dependency on finite resources. Overall, a circular economy nurtures a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient society, aligning economic activities with long-term environmental and social well-being.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

Transitioning to a circular economy has profound societal impacts by promoting sustainability, resource efficiency, and economic resilience. It promotes a reduction in waste and pollution, thereby enhancing environmental quality and public health. Encouraging businesses to design for longevity, repairability, and recyclability creates new job opportunities and stimulates innovation across industries. Additionally, it empowers communities to adopt sustainable practices and reduces their dependency on finite resources. Overall, a circular economy nurtures a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient society, aligning economic activities with long-term environmental and social well-being.

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Organisation type

Organization

Circular Economy Researcher, Lecturer and Consultant, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

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Bergische Universität Wuppertal

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Smart Circular Economy Standards for Europe

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Contribution to ICT Circular Economy Standardisation: Interoperable DPPs and E-Waste Management

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Harmonizing Digital Product Passports and Circular Business Models

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (6th Open Call)

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Gero Gschwendtner

Description of Activities

There is a strong emphasis on safety, accessibility, energy & environment and highly relevant for the future ISO/TC 178 activities are also focusing now to a strong extent on ICT.

Fellow's country

Austria

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (3rd Open Call)

ISO/TC 178 has a liaison to:
- ELA European Lift Association
- SBS - Small Business Standards with EFESME (European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises aisbl) as an expert member for lifts.
Both associations are highly interested in this topic and with this liaison they participate actively at the ISO/TC 178 meetings as well as at the relevant WG meetings.
Chairing the meeting and giving them also relevant time in the meetings to talk and bring up their issues is essential for them; this is under my responsibility and highly considered within my leadership.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

ISO/TC 178 maintains liaisons with:
The European Lift Association (ELA)
Small Business Standards (SBS), with EFESME (European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises aisbl) participating as an expert member for lifts.
Both organisations are deeply engaged in this field and actively contribute to ISO/TC 178 and its relevant working group (WG) meetings through these liaisons.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

ISO/TC 178 actively engages with European SMEs through formal liaisons with the European Lift Association (ELA) and SBS–Small Business Standards, where EFESME represents SME interests. Both organizations participate directly in ISO/TC 178 and working group meetings, especially on ICT-related topics.
As Chair, I ensure their input is given sufficient time and weight, allowing SMEs to raise concerns and contribute to shaping standards — even when this means balancing strong positions from larger companies. This inclusive governance ensures that standards reflect the realities of both major manufacturers and smaller industry players.

Impact on society (3rd Open Call)

Lifts, escalators and moving walks are essential elements for the transportation of society.
With this work safe access and accessibility for all is provided. Furthermore, this work encompasses energy efficiency and adherence to the United Nations’ sustainability goals namely 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 which are integral components of the standards.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Lifts, escalators and moving walks are essential elements for the transportation of society. With this work safe access and accessibility for all is provided. Furthermore, this work encompasses energy efficiency and adherence to the United Nations' sustainability goals namely 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 which are integral components of the standards.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

Until 2022, the lift and escalator industry lacked dedicated ICT standards—aside from those addressing cybersecurity. Initially, the approach within ISO and CEN was to integrate all relevant topics directly into the core product standards, often referred to as the "product bible": ISO 8100-1/2 and ISO 8103-1. Notably, ISO 8103-1 was published at the end of 2024 as a new global escalator standard, mirroring the European EN 115-1 requirements. This marked a major milestone for the industry, as it was the first time that European safety standards for escalators and moving walks would be applied globally.

As the field evolved and specific topics became increasingly complex, supplementary standards were introduced to support and expand upon the core documents.

It soon became apparent that ICT, due to its rapid advancement, remained insufficiently covered. In response, a strategic initiative was launched to assess the situation, define a roadmap for the future, and close this gap. Developing new standards and technical specifications in this area is now a top priority (further details in the following chapters).

At the same time, the core product standards must continue to be maintained, with general ICT aspects gradually integrated into them.
Another major challenge faced by ISO/TC 178 and the global lift and escalator sector is the current dynamic in China. The country is rapidly developing its local standards, with significantly shorter release timelines and fewer stakeholders involved compared to the ISO and CEN processes. This highlights the critical need for SAC to remain actively engaged in ISO and to adopt ISO standards as national standards. To address this, additional partnerships have been formed, and regular exchange meetings are held to ensure the highest possible level of influence and alignment.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

Lifts, escalators, and moving walks are vital for ensuring safe and efficient access to buildings. Globally, there are over 18 million lifts and escalators in operation, with nearly half located in Europe. Each year, more than 1 million new units are installed. Approximately 325 million passengers use lifts daily, while escalators and moving walks support over 10 billion rides every day.
In the coming decades, the population aged 65 and above is projected to grow by nearly 33%, with those over 80 doubling in number. As the global population ages, accessibility becomes increasingly critical. Multi-floor buildings will require vertical transportation systems, including lifts, escalators, stair lifts, and platform lifts, to accommodate the growing demand for accessible infrastructure.
As essential components of building functionality, lifts, escalators, and moving walks are classified as modes of transport. They ensure safe access for all and are designed for free and independent use by passengers. This underscores the importance of robust safety measures to protect users.
By establishing harmonized safety and performance standards, these efforts support the development of resilient, accessible, and low-impact urban environments that are better prepared for demographic and environmental change.

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Organisation type

Organization

Prof. Mechanical Engineering (HTL St. Pölten) and Independent Consultant, Gschwendt

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HTL St. Pölten

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Lifts and Escalators in Smart Cities

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Lifts and Escalators in Smart Cities

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Lifts and Escalators in Smart Cities

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Lifts and Escalators in Smart Cities

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (7th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Christophe Ozcan

Description of Activities

With this fellowship, the aim is to create and continue working on a Technical standard proposal, and I decided to push such action to Joint Working Group 4 which is directly in liaison with ISO/SC27 in charge of the security of IT systems.

Fellow's country

Open Call Topics

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Open Call

OC#3 2026

Organisation type

Organization

CEO Crypto4All

Organization website

Crypto4All

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Smart Contract Auditing guidelines

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Amelie Gyrard

Description of Activities

The objective of this fellowship is to include European contributions on viable methodologies on semantic interoperability in ISO standards: ISO SC41 IoT and Digital Twin, with a focus on practical use cases in the domains of health/well-being.

Fellow's country

E-Health, Healthy living and ageing

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Trialog is a SME so we are directly impacted by my contribution. Trialog was the coordinator of the ACCRA H2020 project (robots for ageing), which is now finished. We follow up with standard activities on robotics. In addition, the standards under consideration will benefit all the Smart Robotics and Internet of Robotic Things ecosystem, including SMEs. SME can develop tools and applications compliant with those standards.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

Trialog is a SME so we are directly impacted by my contribution. Trialog was the coordinator of the ACCRA H2020 project (robots for ageing) which is now finished. We follow up with standard activities on robotics. In addition, the standards under consideration will benefit all the Smart Robotics and Internet of Robotic Things ecosystem, including SMEs. SME can develop tools, applications compliant with those standards.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Trialog is a SME so we are directly impacted by my contribution. In addition, the standards under consideration will benefit all the Smart Health and IoT ecosystem, including SMEs. SME can develop tools, applications compliant with those standards.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Accelerating the use of digital twins, as the existence of the semantic repository allows the digital twin to manage semantics while the physical twin is managing data. This methodology will ensure a consistent continuum between the physical twin and the digital twin.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

The following impacts are identified at a general level:
The Internet of Things (IoT) addresses many societal challenges including climate change, resource and energy efficiency and ageing.
In the emerging IoT economy, voluntary global standards can accelerate adoption, drive competition, and enable cost-effective introduction of new technologies.
Standardisation facilitates the interoperability, compatibility, reliability, security and efficiency of operations on a global scale among different technical solutions, stimulating industry innovation and providing greater clarity to technology evolution.
Interoperability between IoT networks operated by different companies along the value chain opens up opportunities to address EU Policy objectives, e.g. greater resource efficiency for a more circular economy, sustainable and responsible supply chains through transparency and traceability, and others

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The number of connected devices is expected to exceed 20 billion by 2020. This market will be fostered by proper interoperability standards. Europe is strong in IoT innovation and has made significant technical contributions (AIOTI) including in some specific standardization contexts. AIOTI now has a recognized presence at the ISO level, and it is now key to concretize this presence so that European innovation is well represented.

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Organisation type

Standard for Ontology Reasoning on Multiple Robots

Organization

Principal Research & Innovation Consultant, Trialog

Organization website

Trialog

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

IoT Semantic Interoperability for stress management, good health and well-being

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

IoT Semantic Interoperability for Internet of Robotic Things

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

IoT Semantic Interoperability for Active Assisted Living with robots for enhanced well-being

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Contribution to the standardization of IoT Interoperability by ensuring integration of SAREF

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

IoT Semantic Interoperability for health informatics and well-being

ISO/IEC AWI 30197

https://www.iec.ch/ords/f?p=103%3A194%3A81398259398%3A%3A%3A%3AFSP_ORG_ID%2CFSP…

Standards Development Organisation

IEEE

IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

E-Health, Healthy living and ageing

Topic (3rd Open Call)

IoT Internet of Things

Topic (4th Open Call)

IoT Internet of Things

Topic (5th Open Call)

Topic (6th Open Call)

IoT Internet of Things

Topic (7th Open Call)

Data Economy

Javier Peris

Description of Activities

The main priority of my fellowship 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

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Open Call

OC#3 2026

Organization

ICT Senior Advisor, Consultant and Trainer, Business, Technology & Best Practices, S.L.

Organization website

UNE

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

AI-CoE: Artificial Intelligence for Business powered by Center of Excellence. TR standard

Standards Development Organisation

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Sandra Feliciano

Description of Activities

My fellowship focuses on several priorities and key gaps related to AI and cybersecurity standards applied in education.

Fellow's country

Portugal

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

It impacts educational organisations in any country and of all legal forms and sizes (including SME) and also includes training departments of SMEs from other economic sectors.

Impact on SMEs (8th Open Call)

This contribution helps ensure that cybersecurity and AI standards are usable and relevant for SMEs and Micro-SMEs, which often lack the capacity to influence or implement complex requirements. By representing their needs in ETSI TC SAI, I promote practical, inclusive solutions that reflect operational realities.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

Moreover, by tailoring ISO 42001 and ISO 27001 to the education sector, the project directly strengthens the cybersecurity posture of educational institutions across Europe. This includes safeguarding sensitive student data and protecting educational infrastructures from cyber threats. Also, the development of specific guidelines ensures a harmonized approach to cybersecurity across European educational systems, fostering a more secure and resilient digital education environment.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

The work also impacts European society by aligning standards with EU values such as transparency, accountability, and digital dignity. It supports safer, more trustworthy AI systems while reinforcing policy objectives in the AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act. This enables broader adoption and public trust.

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Organization

Invited Adjunct Professor, AESTAS INSIGNIS - Investigação e Suportes de Apoio à Gestão, Unipessoal, Lda.

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ESTG - Politécnico do Porto

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

AI & Cybersecurity Standards in Education: A Collaborative approach for Safer Learning Environments

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

AI & Cybersecurity Standards in Education II (Project Continuation)

Blockchain for a Sustainable Future: Dual-Impact Standards for ESG and SDGs

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Taking the Micro-SME Voice into Securing Artificial Intelligence (SAI) Standardization Activities

ISO/TC 232 Education and learning services

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Enrico Panai

Description of Activities

With AI’s evolution, a growing need for AI ethicists to address ethical, social, and psychological queries is evident. One gap, however, lies in the absence of standardised competencies for these professionals, causing hesitation among organisations to embrace AI ethics.

Country

France

Fellow's country

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (1st Open Call)

Establish requirements and ethical guidelines for AI nudging, particularly for vulnerable groups providing requirements, definitions and methodologies that safeguard individual free will, benefiting organisations, and consumers.

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

The work on ethics helps SME to apply guidelines or choose qualified professionals in the AI ethics field.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

The ethical standards initiatives are particularly important for SMEs, as they provide the necessary guidance to address the residual uncertainties surrounding AI implementation.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The ethical standards initiatives are particularly important for SMEs, as they provide the necessary guidance to address the residual uncertainties surrounding AI implementation. By helping SMEs employ competent ethicists, choose the right tools, and upskill the ethical awareness of developers, these efforts ensure that smaller enterprises can foster responsible innovation.

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

The AI Trustworthiness Framework plays a key role in enabling the effective implementation of the EU AI Act, setting essential standards that help organisations meet legal obligations. Ethical standards are particularly important for SMEs, providing clear guidance to navigate uncertainties in AI adoption. They foster responsible innovation by enabling SMEs to engage qualified ethicists, choose suitable tools, and strengthen ethical awareness. Also, sustainable AI initiatives equip organisations for forthcoming EU environmental requirements, advancing the development of energy-efficient, environmentally responsible AI systems to ensure future regulatory compliance.

Impact on society (1st Open Call)

Using distributed morality mechanisms on multi-agent systems, we aim to mitigate risks and assist the industry in fostering an ethical ecosystem, thereby facilitating the implementation of EU regulatory requirements.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Establishing a uniform language, processes, and ethical methods to regulate their application is paramount to avert unintentional harm and protect vulnerable demographics.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

The ongoing work on sustainable AI is preparing organizations for compliance with forthcoming EU regulations on environmental sustainability.
CEN CENELEC JTC21 AI WG4 Foundational and societal aspects
ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 42 AI WG3 Trustworthiness
AFNOR ethics committee on AI

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

The development of the AI Trustworthiness Framework is highly significant as it directly supports the implementation of the EU AI Act. This framework establishes essential standards that will enable organisations to meet the legal requirements of the Act. Furthermore, the ongoing work on sustainable AI is preparing organizations for compliance with forthcoming EU regulations on environmental sustainability. These initiatives focus on creating AI systems that are energy-efficient and environmentally responsible, ensuring that businesses are not only able to meet the new regulatory standards.

Impact on society (9th Open Call)

The different targeted standards have a different societal impact:
AI Trustworthiness Framework (prEN 18229): (Part 1 and Part 2) Establishes terminology, concepts, and requirements for AI trustworthiness, addressing five of the ten SRs. Facilitates AI Act compliance and meets varied stakeholder needs.
Environmentally Sustainable AI (JT021010): Cuts AI energy consumption—particularly in neural networks—through more efficient algorithms and pre-trained models, in line with EU climate neutrality targets.
Transparency Taxonomy of AI Systems (JT021022): Creates a structured framework to enhance transparency, accountability, and comparability across AI systems.
Upskilling on AI Ethics (JT021033) & Ethical Management Guidelines (JT021034): Provide tools and guidance to embed ethical and social considerations throughout the AI lifecycle.
Sustainable AI – Guidelines and Metrics (JT021035): Defines KPIs to assess and minimise AI’s environmental impact, promoting sustainable practices.
Impact Assessment and Fundamental Rights (JT021026): Identifies and mitigates risks to fundamental rights, ensuring AI systems align with EU values.
Risk Management in Critical Digital Infrastructure (pending): Delivers tailored methodologies, use cases, and hazard taxonomies to manage AI risks in critical systems, complementing prEN AI Risk Management.
AI-Enhanced Nudging (JT021003): Addresses ethical risks of AI-driven nudges, safeguarding vulnerable groups and preserving public trust.
Competence Requirements for AI Ethicists (JT021019): Defines core skills and knowledge for AI ethicists to ensure effective ethical integration in AI systems.

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CEN/CLC/JTC 21 - Artificial Intelligence

Organization

AI & Data Ethicist, Sardus France

Organization website

UNISS

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Journey Towards Ethical AI: A European Perspective on Nudging, Competence, and Ethics Roadmap

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Navigating AI Ethics: Insights on AI Nudges, AI Competencies, Trust and Ethics Roadmap in EU

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

The EU Path to AI: AI Trustworthiness, AI Ethics, Green & Sustainability AI, Fundamental Rights

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

advancing the development of standards within the assigned technical area

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

The EU Path to AI: AI Trust, AI Ethics, Sustainability AI, Fundamental Rights

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 42 AI WG3 Trustworthiness

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

ISO/IEC

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2023

Topic (1st Open Call)

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (6th Open Call)

Topic (9th Open Call)

Caroline Thomas

Description of Activities

Blockchain has evolved into a transformational technology promising to offer secure, real-time transactions across different sectors and industries that will revolutionise the way we do business.

Country

Greece

Fellow's country

Greece

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (1st Open Call)

Many of the proposed use case contributions continue to spring from our outreach to European experts within SDOs, companies and SMEs. The ISO/TC 307 WG6 programme
provides an active forum for SMEs to:
- Contribute and discuss EU technical initiatives on emerging international standards representing European values, ethics & regulations such as privacy (e.g.: privacy - GDPR/ eIDAS) and European green transition initiatives (e.g.: EBSI blockchain to create trusted digital audit trails).
- SMEs can gain the opportunity to understand the value of standards, via example use cases and models. The use cases provide insights and cross-domain example that can inform SMEs in their product development, and adoption of their technologies.
- Review international use cases and gain insights for EU participation in local markets, or in cross-border /sector issues.
- The Vienna Agreement enables ISO standards to be freely shared with CEN/CENELEC members, including SMEs.

Impact on SMEs (3rd Open Call)

This contribution has a wide impact for European SMEs. One example is where in my role as Convenor of ISO/TC307 WG6 Use Cases, we invite international SME experts to
get involved in regulatory and standards development processes by sharing their insights and creating use cases into emerging technologies.
This approach can enable faster adoption of their business and technical models, and for European SMEs, who create perspectives consistent with EU regulations and societies, such as privacy (GDPR, AI Act) and sustainability (Net Zero and ESG). (See section 2.1) In the lead-up to the ISO/TC 307 Plenary on 4 June 2024, we have gathered 10+ SMEs to showcase and present leading DLT solutions from SMEs, plus involvement in multiple SDO and entrepreneur events including Blockchain Ireland, INABTA etc.

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

The contribution impacts European SMEs and/or European societies and decision-makers on a high level by developing technical standards in DLT/Blockchain that reflect European democratic values including.
- E-Privacy: EU Artificial Intelligence Act, new Data Act, GDPR
- Fintech and Def: MiCA crypto
- Sustainable initiatives: carbon markets, smart energy
- Interoperable platforms: EBSI, digital product passports
Moreover, I see two major impacts with SMEs. Firstly, international standards enable faster technical adoption for SMEs, as ISO standards provide ‘templates’ of technical systems and guidelines, that provide a baseline for SMEs to build their own solutions that are interoperable and lower risk for potential partners/investors.
Secondly, SME are involved in standards development: The use case methodology in ISO/TC 307 WG6 is based on active outreach to SMEs who are pioneering new DLT capabilities. They provide contributions to the standards through ISO/TC 307 WG6 and ongoing external business events.

Impact on society (1st Open Call)

The DLT/Blockchain technology is often referred to as ‘the technology of trust’. This ISO feature on my work at ISO/TC 307 and WG6 Use Cases explains the societal impacts of trust across supply chains, digital trust, data provenance, Energy trading, records management, Anti-counterfeit pharma and food safety and provenance.
Over recent years, blockchain has evolved into a transformational technology promising to offer secure, real-time transactions across different sectors and industries that will
revolutionise the way we do business. ISO is at the forefront of this technology to ensure that its users all speak the same language.

Impact on society (3rd Open Call)

This work sources use cases that can support societal impacts across international priorities such as Net Zero goals for climate change. They can support European values,
democracy, and human rights based on European societal regulations including:
- Privacy: new Data Act, GDPR
- Fintech and Defi: MiCA crypto regulations
- Sustainable initiatives: carbon markets
- Interoperable platforms: EBSI, digital passports,
- And in 2024 the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

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OC#1 2026

OC#3 2026

OC#4 2026

Organisation type

Organization

Independent Consultant and technical expert in IT Innovation

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Develop scope and emerging requirements for new DLT and blockchain use-cases standards

Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Develop use cases to inform new standards development in DLT & blockchain technologies

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Develop an ISO Technical Report standard on innovative new & emerging DLT/Blockchain Use Cases

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

CEN/CENELEC

Topic

Blockchain

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

2023

Topic (1st Open Call)

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Belen Suarez

Description of Activities

At the high level, ICT standards must establish a framework for ensuring trust, interoperability and interoperation via secure and reliable applications, as well as facilitate the stakeholder ́s engagement.

Country

Spain

Fellow's country

Spain

Open Call Topics

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Despite the fact that 95% of industries are composed of SMEs, there is a significant underrepresentation of this organisation's viewpoint on standards development. I am the liaison officer of the Small Business Standards in all the TCs at ISO. I contribute to giving a voice to European SMEs in standardisation at the European and international levels. In addition, to provide comments in the meetings I promote the use of the compatibility test of the SBS and collaborate in the workshops to facilitate the mutual understanding among the industry and the SDOs.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

These standardisation efforts support the achievement of the objectives of the Green Deal and the SDGs, as well as the political objectives of the European Commission and support for the New European Standardization Strategy. As a convenor position of a key working group at the ISO level, I am able to promote the European values in standards development. In addition, this action promotes the improvement in the efficiency of public services with the use of reliable applications and technologies that contribute to sustainable development.

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