To achieve the stated objectives, the project focuses on the following core activities:
#1 Financial support for ICT standardisation: This activity allows facilitating European involvement in ICT standardisation by enabling professionals to access or maintain key leadership roles within international and European Standards Development Organisations (SDOs). This is achieved through a cascade funding system, organised via a series of open calls managed under Work Package (WP) 3, with results monitored through the Fellowship Programme within the same work package.
#2 Knowledge creation and sharing: The project is actively supporting the creation and dissemination of knowledge in ICT standardisation through a Training Academy, developed as a renovated version of the Academy launched under StandICT.eu 2023. This academy includes materials mostly produced by the consortium, while the previous version only provided visibility to third-party publicly available resources. The Academy, moreover, hosts webinars on geopolitical aspects of standardisation, with a focus on international dimensions and other key topics and regulations in standardisation. Additionally, peer-to-peer learning is fostered via a newly launched mentorship pilot programme, all part of WP4 activities.
#3 Insights into key ICT standardisation trends: StandICT.eu 2026 provides up-to-date insights into key ICT standardisation trends through the StandICT.eu EUOS Observatory. This repository offers information and links to relevant standards, supported by the work of dedicated Technical Working Groups (TWGs) under WP2. In this edition, the TWGs have produced comprehensive analyses on critical topics such as the Citiverse, Edge Computing and IoT, and the Digital Product Passport (DPP). The consortium has complemented these resources with interviews, analyses, and position papers that also analyse further specific ICT standardisation topics and explore links with open-source technologies
#4 Stakeholder engagement and communication: The project is committed to nurturing and fostering relationships and engaging stakeholders under WP5, sharing success stories,communicating the results and impacts of standardisation across various topics, including sensitive or underdeveloped areas, such as the consideration of human rights in ICT standards development and application, as part of WP6. More details are offered in the dedicated section.
During the first 18 months of the StandICT.eu 2026 project, the consortium has successfully met all expected goals, submitted all due deliverables, and achieved the set milestones, as monitored under WP1, duly following the details of the Description of Action (DoA) contained in the Grant Agreement and the amendment AMD-101091933-8 formally requested in June 2024 (M18) and currently in the final signatory phase. The amendment was needed to adjust the objectives, scope, and outputs of the FOREST Group (T6.3) following discussions with the EC in the previous months. The focus of the FOREST Group has been realigned to concentrate on monitoring and raising awareness about sensitive issues related to ICT standardisation.
