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PURL makes it easier to integrate multiple SBOM tools for CRA compliance, lowering the costs of compliance for SMEs.

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The expected impact of this project to usher PURL standardization will significantly improve the accuracy of how free and open source software packages are identified and reported in SBOMs. Software developers - both of open source projects and commercial software vendors - will be able to rely on a stable and widely-accepted international standard, across tooling and data for Software Composition Analysis (SCA), SBOMs, and open source compliance. This will greatly improve the overall security posture of any software using free and open source software packages which itself is the vast majority of software. As a universal identifier for packages, PURL enables the exchange of software inventories across partners in the software supply chain and SCA and SBOM tooling and data. This makes PURL the foundation of all SBOM and VEX standards, which are critical for cybersecurity and essential for compliance with upcoming regulations like the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act. Any recipient of an SBOM can rely on PURL as the unique identifier to query vulnerability databases for package metadata and other information about the package used in the software product or service.

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OC#7 2026

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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

Standardize Package-URL (PURL): From community de-facto to international Ecma standard

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convenor

Standards Development Organisation

ECMA

StandICT.eu Year

2026

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2025

Topic (7th Open Call)

Anita Prinzie

Description of Activities

The AI Act is a European regulation promoting the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy AI, while ensuring protection of health, safety, and fundamental rights. Companies can prove conformity with the AI Act by complying with the 10 harmonised standards drafted by CEN-CENELEC. My fellowship contributes to two harmonised standards supporting the AI Act.

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CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 ‘Artificial Intelligence’

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

I review and contribute to the prEN AI Trustworthiness Framework and prEN AI Risk Management accounting for the SME inclusiveness of the requirements. I want to enable SMEs to provide and/or deploy trustworthy AI systems while controlling AI risks taking into account their modest resources as compared to enterprises.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

The standards in general enable responsible yet affordable innovation with fast launch to market for all companies including SMEs: ensuring concrete requirements that can be integrated in existing trustworthy AI and risk management processes and day-to-day business operations.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

The prEN AI Trustworthiness Framework Standard specifies trustworthiness requirements aligned with European culture and society. Whereas, the prEN AI System Risk Management standard enables to control risks not only on the individual and company level but also on the level of the society.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

EN AI Trustworthiness Framework provides requirements for trustworthy AI systems that align with European stakeholders and regulation and European values. Enable the design and management of trustworthy AI systems that proactively respect European norms and values and fundamental rights.

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Omina Technologies

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Omina Technologies

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Trustworthy AI and AI Risk Management expertise for EU AI Act harmonized standards

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Contribution to AI Trustworthiness Framework and AI System Risk Management EN standards for AI Act

EN AI Trustworthiness Framework

EN AI Risk Management standard

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CEN/CENELEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

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Topic (5th Open Call)

Cornelis J.M. Lanting

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ICT Environmental impact

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

These new standards impact directly SMEs and other organisations that are affected as users of ICT equipment. It can also benefit SMEs deploying the potential of the USB-C with PD power supplies and chargers available on the market. Also SMEs are able introduce their own more intelligent and communicative power supplies and chargers

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

SMEs encompasses users, service providers and developers of ICT equipment and services
All three categories have an interest in bringing down costs while increasing sustainability, reliablility and economic life time, and need guidelines to help them to suport and achieve this

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Given the EU choice for the USB-C interface for charging and connection, it is now essential to make its use easy, successful and efficient, and reduce the risk of mismatch, unnecessary negative experiences and safety issues. A wide adoption will support the EU's initiative, and will increase the benefits beyond 'just' the Smartphone and Tablet domain, and enter the general rechargeable domain as the preferred standard.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

This technical report (TR) will provide information and guidance on what is required to apply Circular-Economy Principles (CEP) to ICT equipment, services and usage. Applying Circular-Economy Principles is much more than being a bit Green, e.g. some reduction in the operational power consumption of network equipment.All parties involved, including the users, will have to make contributions to the realisation of CEP.Moreover, this TR is intended to be the basis for a set of standards on the implementation of Circular-Economy Principles to ICT equipment, services and usage.

The targeted impact includes:
increased effective economic life time of products
reduced resource consumption, including energy and scarse materials
better management of usage and recycling of materials, including scarse resources

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SMEs

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DATSA Belgium

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Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Adaptive and multiple output power supplies based on USB Type C connector and USB PD support

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Contribution to ICT Standardisation for Sustainability and Energy Management of Multi-Service Digital Environments

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convenor

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

StandICT.eu Year

2026

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Topic (4th Open Call)

ICT Environmental impact

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ICT Environmental impact

Jacak Witold

Description of Activities

Standards for basic quantum infrastructures such as quantum information encryption in future quantum networks can support innovation in quantum technology and accelerate its uptake by European SMEs.

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Belgium

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Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

Rapid advancements in quantum computation, communication and a recent surge in QIPC startups are reshaping the landscape for the European innovation. Initiatives like the European Quantum Flagship, alongside global R&D programs, are channeling billions of euros into developing breakthrough quantum solutions. SMEs, long a cornerstone of the European industry, are now poised to harness quantum standards for critical communication infrastructures, including qubit development, advanced encryption, and network interoperability. These standards, including QRNG standards, will further boost state-of-the-art cybersecurity, laying the foundation for a future quantum internet, driving sustainable techno-economic growth, and ensuring that European SMEs and society remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global market.

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Chair of the Board of Directors & Coordinator of the EITCI Quantum Standards Group, European Information Technologies Certification Institute

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Launching generalised quantum cryptography standardisation

Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Standards for new on-chip Integrated Circuit Quantum Random Number Generator (ASIC QRNG) devices

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Promoting International Standardisation in Quantum Technologies and Quantum Communication

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chair

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Quantum Technology

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2026

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Francisco Medeiros-Filho

Description of Activities

Harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted, as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as European users and consumers.

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Belgium

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Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

Harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted, as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as users and consumers. In this context, it is necessary to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is one of the many aspects of trustworthiness.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The AI Act highlights the importance of EU harmonised standards and conformity assessment (based on such harmonised standards) for industrial stakeholders (providers and deployers) and also for users of AI systems. Harmonised cybersecurity standards for AI systems need to be developed and adopted as a matter of urgency, for the benefit of the European industry, including SMEs and startups, as well as users of AI systems. In this context, it is necessary to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is just one of the many aspects of trustworthiness.
A balanced representation of interests involving all relevant stakeholders in the development of standards, contributions from SMEs, consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders are therefore welcome. FM Tech Consult BV is a Belgium-based SME.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

It is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance to users and consumers (societal impact).

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

Cybersecurity for AI systems, although being just one of the aspects, is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance and trust to users and consumers leading to great societal impact.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

It is well known that the widespread use of AI systems in many different sectors of the economy is bound to have a significant impact on society. This subject has been debated at length by different academic, industrial, and governmental organisations. Cybersecurity for AI systems, although being just one of these aspects, is essential to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems, hence providing assurance and trust to users and consumers leading to great societal impact.

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Independent expert - FM Tech Consult BV

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Harmonised AI cybersecurity standards in response to the EC AI standardisation request

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Cybersecurity standards for AI systems in response to the EC standardisation request

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

Cybersecurity standards for AI systems in response to the EC standardisation request (AI Act)

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Guidance for addressing security threats to artificial intelligence systems

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convenor

chair

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CEN/CENELEC

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Artificial Intelligence

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2026

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Agnieszka Rządkowska

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By optimising design, production, deployment and operation of PV, AI can maximise energy generation, leading to increased renewable energy adoption, reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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Belgium

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Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

The smart energy is currently not only an important market trend of a dynamic growth and rapid technological development, but also a central axis in the EU's Green Deal strategy joining ICT and energy sectors as main pillars for the EU development facing serious energy challenges. Furthermore the green transformation is currently considered to be an important aspect of the European energy security, especially in view of the international situation, the Russian invasion on Ukraine and the scaling energy crisis concerning hydrocarbons. In regard to these challenges the European Commission strategically plans to secure advancing renewable energy technologies further enabled by ICT and a leading global position of the EU in smart energy, transforming the global warming and the international situation challanges into a growth opportunity for EU SMEs driving European innovation with a focus on smart energy. Action's efforts in driving international smart PV standardisation supports EU SMEs.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

Extending AI enabled PV concepts, systems definitions, architectures, use cases and technical specifications of processes and devices under the EITCI SESG (Smart Energy Standards Group hosted under EITCI Institute) AIPV WG, as well as in a dissemination combined with seeking a liason in cooperation with experts joining the CENELEC / IEC-TC CLC/TC-82 (Solar photovoltaic energy systems) and the CLC/TC-57 (Power systems management and associated information exchange) for power systems control equipment and systems including EMS (Energy Management Systems) and SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition).

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European Solar Network, International Solar Society, Smart Energy Systems, European IT Certification Insitute

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Development of standards for AI enabled Photovoltaics

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Deploying standards for AI enabled Photovoltaics (AIPV)

Proposal Title (6th Open Call)

Promoting cooperation in drafting and disseminating smart PV standards for the future

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chair

Standards Development Organisation

CENELEC

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

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Octavian Popescu

Description of Activities

Clarifying for the EU SMEs and European societies the direction they would have to take to evolve and change their product, ensuring their compliance with the regulatory obligations activated in the RED Delegated Act.

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Belgium

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Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

I am contributing to work on cybersecurity evaluation industry protocols, and it is important for SMEs that protocols are based on published harmonised EN standards, so that they can be used by the radio communications equipment manufacturers and all other stakeholders to evaluate their equipment for the purpose of legal compliance to the cybersecurity requirements and therefore ultimately to improve their response to threats.

Impact on SMEs (5th Open Call)

By its nature, the CRA covers all products with digital elements, and therefore, all supply chain segments are in it, including SMEs, and the European SMEs and societies are at the forefront. A successful and clear standardisation deliverable is the outcome of this standardisation process.

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

While the society at large is not aware of the work done in this or most fields of expertise, the overall objective is to improve the way end-users communicate via their internet connected devices.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

In this spirit, the CRA-related standardisation work produces instructions for manufacturers of devices with digital elements explaining that they will now have to include technical features to improve the level of cybersecurity of such devices before placing them on the European market.

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Consultant, Reseacher - EUCOMREG

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Proposal for requirement regarding the elimination of publicly known exploitable vulnerabilities

Participation in the development of standardisation work in support of RED Articles 3(3) (d/e/f)Participation in the development of standardisation work in support of RED Articles 3(3) (d/e/f)

Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)

Participation in the standardisation work at the ESOs for the Cyber Resilience Act proposal

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Participation in the standardisation work at the ESOs for the Cyber Resilience Act proposal

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

CEN/CENELEC

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Network and Information Security

StandICT.eu Year

2026

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Christophe Stenuit

Description of Activities

I am to positively influence the European market and its infrastructures by benefiting from international contributions (e.g. ISO/IEC) in the controlling of civil security and the protecting of e-identity and e-privacy.

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Belgium

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Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)

Recent EU GDPR, eIDA2 regulations and NIS-2 directives developments impose a different view on IT risks, information security, data privacy protection and identity management controls, and by this a different awareness of the consequences that may fall improper compliance to good practices. Therefore, good standard references help establish confidence and maturity improvement in yesterday's matters.

Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)

SME are better aware of risks and of controls required in IT and information protection. Recent EU GDPR, eIDA2 regulation, DORA, and NIS-2 directives developments impose a different view on IT risks, information security, data privacy protection and identity management controls, and by this a different awareness of the consequences that may fall down improper compliance to good practices. Good standard references help confidence establishment and maturity improvement in matter yesterday far from SMEs' concerns.

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Impact on society (2nd Open Call)

Christophe's Fellowship protects freedom and security of Europe and its citizens. Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure protocols are in place to protect citizens and societies from cybersecurity and network threats. Finally, data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigated uduring information processing.

Impact on society (6th Open Call)

This activity impacts the societal challenges in three key areas:
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens: Supporting standards on e-identity and e-privacy information management ensures identity information lifecycle, identification, bound proofed identity information and authentication of citizen and societies are in place before authorized accesses to services is provided without compromising their privacy;
Cybersecurity, network and identity information security: Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure information infrastructure has the required controls in place to protect citizen and societies while accessing and using provided services;
ePrivacy protection: Data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigate during the processing of the information.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

This work has societal impact at least on three axes, including:
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens: Supporting standards on e-identity and e-privacy information management ensures identity information lifecycle, identification, bound proofed identity information and authentication of citizens and societies are in place before authorized accesses to services is provided without compromising their privacy;
Cybersecurity, network and identity information security: Standards on reference architectures around e-identity and e-privacy management ensure information infrastructure has the required controls in place to protect citizens and societies while accessing and using provided services;
ePrivacy protection: Data protection good practice ensures any risk on identity information is mitigated during the processing of the information.

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