Shaping international standards for advanced technologies

What is INSTAR?

INSTAR is an EU-funded project that aims to support the implementation of Europe’s Digital Partnerships and the EU-US TTC by working together with Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the USA to drive international common standards for AI, Cybersecurity, DigitalID, Quantum, IoT, 5G, 6G and data technologies.

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International Task Forces

INSTAR European Task Forces

European experts

Factsheets

Priorities

INSTAR is driving the future of ICT standardisation by connecting top European domain experts across emerging tech fields to deliver strategic Priorities for International Cooperation on Standards (PICS), now shared with leading SDOs.

Who benefits?

EU and International Policymakers

Gaining critical insights to promote European interests in the global standardisation arena.

EU-Funded projects

Enhancing EU-funded projects' impact and visibility in global standardisation.

SDOs

Timely insights to ensure alignment between European standardisation and policy priorities.

Industrial Players

Gaining a competitive advantage by ensuring product compliance and accelerating market adoption.

Post-event report - EU-Canada Alignment on Digital Credentials, Identity and Trust Services Workshop

Post-event report - Shaping International Standards in Advanced ICT Tech Regulation An Introduction to INSTAR and its Global Impact

Post-event report - The EU's Impact on International Cybersecurity & eID Standardisation efforts

Post-event report - Workshop on Cross-Domain Standardisation and Architecture for IoT and Edge Computing

Post-event report: Mapping Future Priority Topics with our European Task Forces

Latest news

EU–Australia Partnership: A New Chapter for Digital and Security Cooperation

In a significant step for transatlantic and Indo-Pacific alignment, the European Union and Australia today announced a landmark Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) and concluded negotiations on a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with both sides also agreeing to launch formal negotiations for Australia's association with Horizon Europe.

Published on 24 March 2026