Ben Francis
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Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
The standards developed through this project will enable SMEs to create products and services that participate in the open Web of Things ecosystem by enabling out-of-the-box interoperability between IoT implementations created by different vendors.
For example, Krellian intends to use these standards in the Krellian Hub Edge Computing product which consolidates multi-vendor building management (IoT) systems into a single standardised Data Interoperability interface, with data streamed in real-time to the Krellian Cloud Cloud Computing service which provides smart building analytics. Together these products help make commercial buildings smarter and more sustainable.
Impact on Society
The above is just one example of how the resulting standards could contribute to the wider EU goal of cutting greenhouse emissions by 90% by 2040. A recent study by Siemens revealed that 67% of businesses think net zero will be impossible without digitalisation, 63% think they're behind on digitalisation, and only 31% say they're making full use of the data they already have available. Data Interoperability on the Internet of Things is crucial to solving these problems.
For example, Krellian intends to use these standards in the Krellian Hub Edge Computing product which consolidates multi-vendor building management (IoT) systems into a single standardised Data Interoperability interface, with data streamed in real-time to the Krellian Cloud Cloud Computing service which provides smart building analytics. Together these products help make commercial buildings smarter and more sustainable.
Impact on Society
The above is just one example of how the resulting standards could contribute to the wider EU goal of cutting greenhouse emissions by 90% by 2040. A recent study by Siemens revealed that 67% of businesses think net zero will be impossible without digitalisation, 63% think they're behind on digitalisation, and only 31% say they're making full use of the data they already have available. Data Interoperability on the Internet of Things is crucial to solving these problems.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
The Internet of Things (IoT) is considered a "key enabler" standards development activity, but today's IoT is highly fragmented. There are hundreds of different IoT protocols and vendor-specific platforms which don't interoperate with each other. This lack of Data Interoperability makes it very hard to build integrated Cloud and Edge Computing solutions to create Smart and Sustainable Cities.
The Web of Things (WoT) seeks to counter the fragmentation of the Internet of Things (IoT) by using and extending existing, standardised Web technologies. By providing standardised metadata and other re-usable technological building blocks, W3C WoT enables easy integration across IoT platforms and application domains by improving Data Interoperability.
I support the standardisation of the essential building blocks needed to create an open ecosystem of multi-vendor web services, seamlessly linking together the current fragmented IoT systems which span the residential, commercial and industrial sectors that make up modern European cities. A more integrated Internet of Things could make a significant contribution to making our built environment smarter, safer and more sustainable.
The Web of Things (WoT) seeks to counter the fragmentation of the Internet of Things (IoT) by using and extending existing, standardised Web technologies. By providing standardised metadata and other re-usable technological building blocks, W3C WoT enables easy integration across IoT platforms and application domains by improving Data Interoperability.
I support the standardisation of the essential building blocks needed to create an open ecosystem of multi-vendor web services, seamlessly linking together the current fragmented IoT systems which span the residential, commercial and industrial sectors that make up modern European cities. A more integrated Internet of Things could make a significant contribution to making our built environment smarter, safer and more sustainable.
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Krellian
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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)
Out-of-the-box Interoperability on the Web of Things
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Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
Topic (7th Open Call)
