convenor

Standards Development Organisation

CEN

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Electronic identification and trust services (including e-signature)

Josef Preishuber-Pflügl

Description of Activities

This work is addressing the demand of harmonised standards for radio regulations certification. In particular it is addressing RFID in the UHF frequency bands 865-868 and 915-921 MHz.

Fellow's country

Austria

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (4th Open Call)

SMEs are major contributors in the RFID industry, contributing to in particular tags, readers and system integration. All of them require harmonised standards. Therefore, the work and content of ISO/IEC 18000-63 is very important to them.

Impact on society (4th Open Call)

This activity is the continuation of the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC31 WG4 "Radio communications" work to serve the international and European industry and society to enhance standards to better serve the needs of Europe and the whole world and in particular to provide standards that are in particular relevant for IoT and DPP.
RFID (UHF RFID, RAIN RFID) are a major used technology for the supply chain and production to reduce overproduction and waste. Furthermore, it is a technology for the Digital Product Passport, which is strongly supported by the European Commission for sustainable product regulations.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

The resulting harmonised standard will benefit SMEs, other industry players and European societies through the availability of provide and use certified products according the RED. RFID (UHF RFID, RAIN RFID) is a major used technology for the supply chain and production to reduce overproduction and waste. Furthermore, it is a technology for the Digitial Product Passport, which is strongly supported by the European Commission for sustainable product regulations.

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OC#3 2026

OC#4 2026

OC#8 2026

Organisation type

Organization

Founder and CEO, innobir e.U.

Organization website

innobir e.U.

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Radio regulations for IoT and DPP

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

IoT identification standardisation

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

Future of UHF RFID radio regulations - meeting new requirements from the European Commission

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

ETSI

ISO/IEC

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Theofanis Raptis

Description of Activities

The aim of the analysis within ITU is to identify existing gaps and market needs in the area of P2P crowd charging systems. Special focus has been given to smart city vertical areas, as well as technological enablers such as battery ageing mitigation, social information management, standardised prototyping.

Fellow's country

Italy

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (7th Open Call)

Use of technologies based on wireless energy sharing are extending to more and more applications yielding a fast-growing market in the consumer electronics sector. Society and industry should overcome obstacles for stakeholders to fully take advantage of this technological opportunity: The current wired (and non-P2P wireless)-based development model that makes charging applications highly centralised and inflexible generates inconvenience to users. The P2P wireless energy sharing vision that universally accessible standards can have the same positive effects on society as wired energy sharing standards and has identified P2P wireless energy sharing interactions as an area where standards can foster the development of innovative approaches, promote use of P2P applications and contribute to the solution of existing social energy sharing challenges.

Impact on society (7th Open Call)

The aim of the analysis within ITU is to identify existing gaps and market needs in the area of P2P crowd charging systems. The special focus has been given to smart city vertical areas, as well as technological enablers such as battery ageing mitigation, social information management, standardized prototyping.

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Organisation type

Organization

Senior Researcher at the Institute of Informatics and Telematics, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Organization website

IIT-CNR

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Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

CrowdWireless++: Further Promoting Crowd Wireless Energy Sharing

Proposal Title (7th Open Call)

CrowdWireless

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

ITU

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (6th Open Call)

Topic (7th Open Call)

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

France

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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Organisation type

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

ISO

ISO/IEC

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

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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Open Call

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

ISO

Topic

Blockchain

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

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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OC#1 2026

OC#4 2026

OC#2 2029

Organisation type

ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

Organization

Go To Innovation CEO, Reaccion Economica

Organization website

Go To Innovation

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Environmental Sustainability for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Proposal Title (4th Open Call)

ISO TC 307 Working Group 5 - Governance

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

ISO

Topic

Digital Product Passport

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

Circular Economy including Digital Product Passport

Topic (1st Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Julien Bringer

Description of Activities

I estimate that digital identities, and the way to ensure appropriate levels of assurance and handling of corresponding credentials, are key for the digital society.

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics

Impact on SMEs (9th Open Call)

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies are developed directly in a global environment and thus the activity impacts EU and SMEs in EU, as for the way EU specificities and regulations (e.g. GDPR, eIDAS, NIS, MiCA) considered as early as possible. Also many SMEs in EU are positioned around security of web 3.0 applications and on decentralized identity and future standards on this matter would be key for procurement.

Impact on society (5th Open Call)

Toward the development of EU-friendly solutions for biometrics-based services, employing strong privacy enhancing technologies, thus going further contractual/organisational requirements, to ensure privacy and security by design. Promoting the use of the newest privacy enhancing technologies is in particular very important (biometric technologies are more and more seen as a way to fight against authentication/identification threats in our digital lives) as sharing or leaking biometric information without appropriate protection can be very critical.

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Organisation type

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection

Organization

CEO - Kallistech

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

Towards standards convergence for digital identity wallets

Security and privacy of biometrics for remote authentication

Proposal Title (3rd Open Call)

Strengthening security and privacy of biometrics applications through standards

Towards standards convergence for digital identity

Proposal Title (5th Open Call)

Strengthening security and privacy of biometrics applications through standards

Proposal Title (9th Open Call)

Global blockchain and DLT standards on Security, Privacy and Identity

CEN/CLC/JTC 13 - Cybersecurity and Data Protection

ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies

Role in SDO

Standards Development Organisation

ISO/IEC

Topic

Electronic Identification

StandICT.eu Year

2026

2029

Year

2026

Topic (1st Open Call)

Topic (3rd Open Call)

Topic (5th Open Call)

Cybersecurity/Network and Information security

Topic (9th Open Call)

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.

Country

Belgium

Fellow's country

Belgium

Open Call Topics

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 SMEs (8th Open Call)

The AI Act highlights the importance of EU harmonised standards and conformity assessment for the industrial stakeholders, for both providers and deployers, as well as users of AI systems. European 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. It is important to demonstrate the trustworthiness of AI systems. Cybersecurity is just one of the aspects of trustworthiness.

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.

Impact on society (8th Open Call)

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

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Organisation type

Organization

Independent expert - FM Tech Consult BV

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Proposal Title (1st Open Call)

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

Proposal Title (8th Open Call)

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

Role in SDO

chair

Standards Development Organisation

Topic

Artificial Intelligence

StandICT.eu Year

2026

Year

Topic (1st Open Call)

Topic (2nd Open Call)

Topic (4th Open Call)

Topic (6th Open Call)

Patrick Bezombes

Description of Activities

My work supports AI trustworthiness characteristics such as robustness, human oversight, accuracy, cybersecurity, and transparency (all those are requirements from the AI Act).

Country

France

Fellow's country

France

Open Call Topics