EU-Canada Digital Partnership Week on ICT Standardisation

The EU-Canada Digital Partnership Week on ICT Standardisation, launched on October 14th 2025, marks an important step in advancing transatlantic cooperation on digital policy, technology governance, and international standardisation. Co-organised by INSTAR and the Digital Governance Council, with the support of the European Commission, the EU Delegation in Canada, ETSI, and CEN-CENELEC, the initiative brings together experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from both jurisdictions to align strategies on ICT standardisation and promote a secure, inclusive, and human-centric digital transformation.

The opening day of the event focuses on Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) standardisation, a key enabler of innovation across multiple sectors including mobility, energy, and manufacturing. Discussions will build upon the outcomes of the INSTAR workshop on “Cross-Domain Standardisation and Architecture for IoT and Edge Computing” with South Korea’s TTA, extending the dialogue to Canadian counterparts to foster interoperability and industrial competitiveness across the Cloud-to-Edge continuum.

COP-PILOT will be represented by Dimitrios Klonidis, Head of Unit – Network Softwarisation & IoT Research Group at UBITECH, who will take part in the session “Scaling Innovation: How Large-Scale Pilots and Industry Activities Inform Standardisation.” His contribution will highlight how large-scale research and innovation projects such as COP-PILOT are helping bridge the gap between experimentation and global standardisation, ensuring that technological advancements translate into interoperable, trustworthy, and sustainable digital solutions.

This collaboration exemplifies COP-PILOT’s commitment to contributing to Europe’s leadership in international ICT standardisation, supporting a global digital ecosystem rooted in transparency, openness, and shared values.