Members and officials of the ETSI Multi-access Edge Computing group and the 3GPP SA WG6 have just published a new white paper which aims to harmonize standards for edge computing. The white paper highlights the role of standards for edge when edge computing is deployed in conjunction with mobile networks. It also reviews the leading efforts in the industry and introduces a synergized architecture which leverages the ETSI ISG MEC and 3GPP specifications.
The Role of SDOs in developing standards for ICT to mitigate the impact of a pandemic
This short paper acts to identify a "call to arms" to Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and their constituent members to ensure that when the next pandemic arrives we can rely on greater harmonization of the supply chain.
Making Quantum Technology Ready for Industry
The Quantum Technologies Flagship, officially launched on 29 October 2018 in Vienna, is a EUR 1 billion initiative, supported by the European Commission and Member States, funding over 5,000 of Europe's leading Quantum Technologies researchers over the next ten years and aiming at placing Europe at the forefront of the second quantum revolution. Its long-term vision is to develop a quantum web, where quantum computers, simulators and sensors are interconnected via quantum communication networks.
Standards in time of the European Green Deal
This Paper put forward ECOS views on what the standardisation system should deliver in key sectors related to the environment, basing our reflection on the recently published Circular Economy Action Plan.
The StandICT.eu: Legacy & Road Ahead to 2023
A Booklet to collect all "Best Practices & Lessons Learned" on StandICT.eu, the first European funded project that supported ICT Standards Specialists in bringing their expertise to worldwide SDOs and SSOs.
EC White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: a European approach to excellence and trust
Artificial Intelligence is developing fast. It will change our lives by improving healthcare (e.g. making diagnosis more precise, enabling better prevention of diseases), increasing the efficiency of farming, contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, improving the efficiency of production systems through predictive maintenance, increasing the security of Europeans, and in many other ways that we can only begin to imagine.
"High Priority IoT Standardisation Gaps and Relevant SDOs Release 2.0" - AIOTI WG03
This reportintroduces an approach for the definition and identification of key gaps in several initiatives. Based on the prioritisation of these gaps, the deliverable starts to address the work done within the relevant SDOs that need to cooperate in order to solve these gaps. The purpose of this document is to reflecta structured discussion within the AIOTI WG03 community and to provide consolidated technical elements as well as guidance and recommendations.
BLOCKCHAIN AND THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS
The European Union Blockchain Observatory & Forum has set as one of its objectives the analysis of and reporting on a wide range of important blockchain themes, driven by the priorities of the European Commission and based on input from its Working Groups and other stakeholders. As part of this it will publish a series of thematic reports on selected blockchain-related topics. The objective of these thematic reports is to provide a concise, easily readable overview and exploration of each theme suitable for the general public.
The NIST Cloud Federation Reference Architecture (February 2020)
This document presents the NIST Federated Cloud Reference Architecture model. This actor/role- based model used the guiding principles of the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture to develop an eleven component model. This document describes these components individually and how they function as an ensemble. There are many possible deployments and governance options which lend themselves to create a suite of federation options from simple to complex.
The EU Cybersecurity Act and the role of standards for SMEs - Position paper
In the new position paper “The EU Cybersecurity Act and the role of standards for SMEs”, DIGITAL SME outlines “four A” challenges of standards-adoption for SMEs: affordability (most SMEs simply can’t afford paid-for standards), adaptation (most standards are not tailored to different types and needs of SMEs), awareness (ask your friend who works in a small consultancy firm if they can name a single cybersecurity standard), and access to standardisation organisations (SMEs often don’t get to participate in the standards-making process, putting them at a decisive dis