Sustainable Digital Multiservice Communities Conference

Please note that the presentations and discussions during this conference were exceptionally conducted in French.

ETSI and the French Non-Governmental Organization eG4U (e-Green for users) organized the Sustainable Digital Multiservice Communities (SDMC) Conference on 10th April 2025 in ETSI premises, Sophia Antipolis, France. The day-long event focused on the challenges faced by communities and territories around the sustainable development of communication infrastructures, including roads, green spaces, energy supply, construction & renovation of buildings.

The event was part of the eG4U Conference series, dedicated to strengthening at European level the environmental, economic and societal sustainability of ICT, across towns and cities in France (Montrouge/Grand Paris, Labège/Toulouse).

In times of climate emergency, communication infrastructure technologies must be optimized in terms of sustainable development. The key technologies in question include IoT, AI & open data, Building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins. Much of this work is already addressed in ETSI.

Discussion were encouraged on how Smart city buildings & infrastructure are to communicate, to provide the vital data needed for automated resource optimization. Speakers also addressed how security, energy & waste management are becoming more efficient thanks to digital technologies.

Now is the time for the exchange of ideas on the pooling of resources, the convergence of applications through open connectivity, the reconditioning and reuse of materials to deliver a greener future. This discussion had to influence and guide ETSI to focus on providing even greater interoperability of equipment, through standardized interfaces and communication protocols.

The SDMC Conference provided a platform for the exchange of ideas on dealing with energy, lighting, water quality, intelligent buildings, video and wireless transmission systems, waste treatment and recycling… in a greener & connected way.

Main themes of the Conference:

• Standardization for sustainable and efficient digital technology
• Interoperability, a factor of sovereignty within the EU
• Living-in.EU, a European initiative for responsible digital technology in communities.
• The global environmental footprint of digital technology
• Interoperability and IoT standards at ETSI
• Measuring efficiency in eco-responsible buildings 
• Eco-design of digital infrastructures
• OpendthX for construction and BIM data
• What do communities need to master their digital decarbonization?
• A wireless network infrastructure in the field of education.

Who could attend the event?

• Elected officials and officials of the local & regional authorities
• Elected officials in charge of innovation in the region
• Metropolises & community managers (ICT User representatives)
• ETSI IoT and Smart Communities interested members
• Equipment and services providers for communities (lightening, roads, parkings, …)
• Prescribers on projects and engineering: IoT Smart City Pilots, Lighthouse, AIOTI …
• Smart Community Innovation R&D and academic stakeholders

Event schedule

Monday 07.04	Tuesday 08.04	Wednesday 09.04	Thursday 10.04
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