IEEE - PDP - Personal Data Privacy Working Group
The purpose of this standard is to have one overall methodological approach that specifies practices to manage privacy issues within the systems/software engineering life cycle processes.
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Emilia Tantar
Fellow's country
Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
A clear, actionable EN AI Conformity Assessment standard makes compliance with the EU AI Act far easier and less costly for smaller companies. With a coordinated set of standards instead of a fragmented landscape, SMEs save time, reduce legal uncertainty, and avoid investing in multiple overlapping compliance tools. This streamlined approach supports faster product deployment, lowers administrative burden, and enables SMEs to build trustworthy AI solutions that meet European requirements from day one.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
A unified set of AI conformity standards strengthens public trust in how AI systems are developed, assessed, and deployed. By making risk management transparent and consistent, these standards help ensure that AI used in critical domains is safe, fair, and reliable. A coordinated framework also enables early detection and mitigation of societal risks, fostering a resilient AI ecosystem where innovation happens responsibly and benefits reach citizens, public services, and the broader European economy.
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Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
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Progress and lead deliver to enquiry of EN AI Conformity assessment and supporting standards
Role in SDO
Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
Topic (7th Open Call)
Monika Heyder
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Germany
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Open Call Topics
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.
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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CEN/TC 465 Ad hoc Group “Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
StandICT.eu Year
2026
2029
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Topic (7th Open Call)
Debora Comparin
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France
Fellow's country
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.
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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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
StandICT.eu Year
2026
2029
Year
Topic (7th Open Call)
Luis Moran Abad
Description of Activities
I focus on the development of a new standard Work Model type (Technical Specification) that facilitates the consolidation, integration, and implementation of requirements, helping organisations comply with AI laws, regulations, and standards more effectively. The objective is to guide and support organisations on how to meet the multiple requirements imposed by laws, regulations, and standards on AI-based systems. The initiative will not create new requirements but will provide assistance and guidance to organisations on how to consolidate, integrate, implement and audit different sources of requirements
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Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
The AI-Compliance initiative aims to develop a new standard to help European organisations, especially SMEs, comply with complex AI-related laws, regulations and standards. This new standard will be especially valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because these organisations often lack the internal resources, specialised staff, and structured processes necessary to implement regulatory environments.
SMEs frequently struggle to interpret legal and technical requirements, allocate time for implementation, and ensure ongoing adherence. A practical standard would provide a clear framework for implementation reducing the cost and effort of compliance.
SMEs frequently struggle to interpret legal and technical requirements, allocate time for implementation, and ensure ongoing adherence. A practical standard would provide a clear framework for implementation reducing the cost and effort of compliance.
Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)
European small organisations (SMEs) and very small organisations (VSMEs) do not have the experts or economic resources to hire specialised AI consultants on compliance, 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-VSMEs is their incorporation to a future AI-Compliance collectives: sectorial cluster type, laboratory of a City Hall and other potential movements of knowledge collectivisation.
Creating a standard to guide organisations and SMEs to facilitate compliance for AI implementations reduce the risk of sanctions by regulatory authorities and facilitates confidence that the use being made of AI systems is ethical, moral and legal.
Creating a standard to guide organisations and SMEs to facilitate compliance for AI implementations reduce the risk of sanctions by regulatory authorities and facilitates confidence that the use being made of AI systems is ethical, moral and legal.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
The European Union can push its values and ethics in AI without fear of crippling economic development by having a new standard to help with regulatory compliance. For the EU, it is primarily about finding ways to seize the opportunities offered by AI in a way that is human-centred, ethical, safe and consistent with our core values as Europeans.
Impact on society (9th Open Call)
A new standard supports consolidating, integrating and optimising regulatory requirements and make compliance audits more efficient will be essential for the development of AI in Europe, and thus of European industry and welfare. This new standard will enable European organisations to leverage the full potential of AI while ensuring compliance with the various mandatory requirements. In doing so, this standard will enhance the competitiveness of European organisations.
In this way, the new standard will open the door to the competitiveness of European organisations by making AI compliance more efficient. The pillars of the new guidelines standard are:
Converting different regulations and standards into a cloud of requirements.
Consolidate and integrate these requirements into a specific set.
To make the implementation of requirements more efficient.
Reduce the cost and organisational effort of regulation compliance.
Guidance on the management of specific requirements implementation projects.
Reduce and optimise the number of internal and external audits.
My fellowship also contributed to the development of working methodologies in organisations aligned with the objectives of the European AI Office and its ‘Regulation and Compliance’ Unit.
In this way, the new standard will open the door to the competitiveness of European organisations by making AI compliance more efficient. The pillars of the new guidelines standard are:
Converting different regulations and standards into a cloud of requirements.
Consolidate and integrate these requirements into a specific set.
To make the implementation of requirements more efficient.
Reduce the cost and organisational effort of regulation compliance.
Guidance on the management of specific requirements implementation projects.
Reduce and optimise the number of internal and external audits.
My fellowship also contributed to the development of working methodologies in organisations aligned with the objectives of the European AI Office and its ‘Regulation and Compliance’ Unit.
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AI-Compliance: Artificial Intelligence Compliance Enabler new standard Guidelines and Work Model
Proposal Title (9th Open Call)
AI-Compliance: Proof of Concept and Refinement of the AI compliance guidelines standard
Standards Development Organisation
Topic
Artificial Intelligence
StandICT.eu Year
2026
Topic (7th Open Call)
Topic (9th 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.
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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.
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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Piccadilly Labs
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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
Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
2029
Topic (7th Open Call)
Topic (9th Open Call)
Titusz Pan
Description of Activities
I addressed priorities and gaps on three specific AI areas, including:
- Metadata Persistence in Dynamic Content Environments: Addressing the gap of traditional identification systems when metadata bindings are disrupted as content is altered. ISCC-soft binding techniques create resilient content-metadata bonds without centralized registries, maintaining reference integrity along numerous axes of change using similarity-preserving identification algorithms.
- Cross-Domain Identification Interoperability: Resolving constraints of isolated content recognition systems. ISCC's composability enables standardized cross-format identification across text, image, audio and video content formats, enabling metadata discovery across previously disparate identification ecosystems without relying on proprietary integration methods.
- Decentralized Authentication Systems: Developing technological infrastructure for decentralized content provenance verification. Classical authentication mechanisms create single points of failure and privacy problems. This project evaluates soft binding methods that enable verifiable content provenance while maintaining compatibility with European digital sovereignty principles and facilitating transparent content verification without trusted centralized authorities.
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Open Call Topics
Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
My soft binding standardization initiative benefits European digital ecosystems by reducing implementation costs by using open identification standards, enhancing competitiveness through interoperable content management and freeing from proprietary identification systems.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
Also it impacts the society by enhancing digital sovereignty through decentralized verification, improving trust infrastructure resilience to misinformation and improving content provenance verification. This establishes foundational technological infrastructure for content authenticity in generative AI without compromising on European values of transparency and centralized control structures.
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ISCC Foundation
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ISCC - TR on Soft Bindings
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Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
Year
Isabel Barbera
Description of Activities
The main priorities of my fellowship are to support the development of two European standards for AI systems, Risk Management and Cybersecurity, which will enable organisations to manage risks and address cybersecurity concerns in alignment with the AI Act.
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Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
The standards I am working on—covering AI risk management and cybersecurity—are intended to be applicable across organizations of all sizes. It is essential to consider the needs and capacities of SMEs during the development process to ensure the standards are practical, proportionate, and not overly burdensome.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
The development of European AI standards is critical to safeguarding European values in the age of digital transformation. The proposed activity will significantly impact European interests by providing a framework that ensures AI systems operating in Europe are safe, compliant and trustworthy. By addressing the gaps in risk management, cybersecurity, and trustworthiness, the standards developed will support regulatory frameworks like the AI Act, enabling industries to align with legal and technical requirements while fostering innovation.
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Rhite
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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)
Expert contribution on Artificial Intelligence at CEN/CENELEC JTC21
Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
Year
Topic (7th Open Call)
Fabio Massimo
Description of Activities
The s-X-AIPI project endeavour is to research, develop, test, and validate a bespoke suite of trustworthy self-X AI technologies tailored for process industries. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between AI capabilities and traditional automation processes, ensuring that AI tools are both accessible and effective across various industrial applications.
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Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
Generally speaking, the direct participation of SME in the standardisation process has two aims; firstly, to influence and make standards created for or by large companies even usable by small companies. And secondly, to lead SMEs to understand and use standards to better compete in the marketplace. Participating in this WS falls under both cases. The most positive impact would be to find a way to make the knowledge gained available to SMEs in order to spread the knowledge of these frameworks for the industrial use of AI.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
The CWA is focused on the optimisation of resources and energy that AI seems to promise. All the models used by the frameworks involve circular processes where AI agents progressively learn from the data transmitted by sensors and process issues , while there is always human verification at one stage of the process, this allows for a progressive accumulation of data and continuous optimisation that promises both to be able to respond in real time to situations of sudden variations and to optimise the use of resources, particularly of energy.
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Italian Association of SME and Craft (CNA)
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Participating in CEN/WS Reference Architecture for AI solutions in process industry-project s-X-AIPI
Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
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Topic (7th Open Call)
Adrian Byrne
Description of Activities
With the support of this fellowship, I tackle specific bias detection and mitigation requirements with accompanying illustrative example within CEN/CLC/JTC21 WG3 "Concepts, measures and requirements for managing bias in AI systems" standard that are aligned/harmonised with relevant EU AI Act legislation.
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Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)
My contribution provides SMEs with an illustrative example and accompanying requirements to detect and mitigate bias in AI systems using tabular data. This contribution will assist AI providers and deployers with the detection and mitigation of unwanted bias and thereby assist them in complying with the EU AI Act and protecting fundamental rights.
Impact on society (7th Open Call)
My contribution addresses a current lack of detail regarding the detection and mitigation of unwanted bias accruing due to (high-risk) AI systems. As such, my contribution helps AI providers and deployers evaluate situations where bias may be a concern as well as help comply with the EU AI Act (Article 10) and protect fundamental rights.
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CeADAR Ireland
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Proposal Title (7th Open Call)
Contribution to “Concepts, measures and requirements for managing bias in AI systems”
Standards Development Organisation
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.
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Impact on SMEs (2nd Open Call)
The impact of the standardisation activity on European SMEs is achieved by aligning international standards with European directives, like GDPR, helping SMEs gain clarity and confidence in navigating regulatory landscapes, fostering an environment conducive to innovation and compliance.
Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)
These standardisation efforts foster essentially the risk management of SMEs enabling to Streamline AI compliance and integration, reducing regulatory burdens for SMEs. These also improve cybersecurity; while developing robust standards to protect SMEs from AI vulnerabilities. Finally these exchange competitiveness as SMEs’ market presence is increased through trustworthy AI systems.
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 (2nd Open Call)
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ensures industry activities are conducted responsibly and ethically. Secondly, this does not only strengthen Europe's economic leadership in the ICT sector, but also fosters job creation and sustainable growth. Thirdly, by prioritising consumer protection, the standardisation activity ensures that the rights and interests of European consumers are upheld as blockchain and DLT reshape industries
Impact on society (4th Open Call)
Consumer Protection is improved with these standards, as they advance consumer rights and safety in AI, building public trust. Also, social Well-being is improved by promoting AI applications in critical sectors like healthcare, enhancing societal benefits. This activity also supports ethical AI development, aligning with European values for balanced technological progress. These contributions position Europe at the forefront of responsible AI development, benefiting both the economy and society.
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.
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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Consumer Representative, DIN Verbraucherrat e.V.
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Proposal Title (2nd Open Call)
Consumer-Centric Blockchain Standards: A Holistic Approach to DLT Identity and Security Protocol
Proposal Title (4th Open Call)
Enhancing AI Standards for Consumer Protection and Compliance
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
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Standards Development Organisation
StandICT.eu Year
2026
2029
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Topic (4th Open Call)
Topic (7th Open Call)
Topic (9th Open Call)
Felix Freitag
Description of Activities
The objective is to present LoRa mesh networks to the IRTF GAIA WG of the IETF. GAIA seeks technologies to connect the unconnected world, and with IRTF GAIA as a vehicle, we seek to start the standardisation activity of this new technology.
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Spain
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Open Call Topics
Impact on SMEs (6th Open Call)
The contribution made within this fellowship adds value to the development of LoRa mesh network technology. SMEs may then feel more confident in adopting the technology.
Impact on society (6th Open Call)
The technology provides a permanent low-cost and low-energy routed multi-hop communication network with moderate data rates. LoRa mesh networks allow a new kind of distributed IoT applications in the long range IoT layer. One of the application areas of LoRa mesh networks is the emerging field of distributed embedded machine learning. LoRa mesh networks are not yet standardised. To initialise standardisation, we will introduce the LoRaMesh networks as a design and reference implementation.
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Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
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Proposal Title (6th Open Call)
Advancing IoT Connectivity: Bringing LoRa Mesh Networks to the IRTF GAIA WG
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Topic
Digital Product Passport
StandICT.eu Year
2026
2029
Year
Topic (6th Open Call)