iiRDS – The International Standard for intelligent information Request and Delivery
News about iiRDS and the Consortium
New iiRDS Steering Committee Chair
The iiRDS Steering Committee has elected a new chair. A warm welcome to the new chair Anne Kuhsen and a big THANK YOU to the previous chair Ulrike Parson, who has shaped the developments since the foundation of the iiRDS Consortium.
iiRDS Whitepaper available now
Our whitepaper "From Manual to 'Information on Demand' with iiRDS" provides basic information on the framework, approach and benefits of iiRDS in the the era of the Industrial Internet of Things, Industrie 4.0 and in the context of Smart Factories.
iiRDS Tools - Validation Tool and Open Toolkit
Validate your iiRDS packages now quickly and easily with our iiRDS Validation Tool. Have you ever been interested in creating an iiRDS package with your own content? Our iiRDS Open Toolkit enables you to do exactly this! Create your iiRDS package in only a few steps. The tool is free and no data leaves your computer. Go check it out!
iiRDS Version 1.1 Release
iiRDS version 1.1 was released on November 3, 2020. The version offers some new facets as the harmonization with VDI 2770, the addition of nested packages and "actions" as a docking point for your extensions.
Exchanging DITA Content Using iiRDS
In this short article you will get an insight into the interaction of DITA and iiRDS. The compatibility with DITA is also on the iiRDS Roadmap 2023.
iiRDS / VDI 2770 Implementation Guide: tekom Publication
The iiRDS / VDI 2770 Implementation Guide is now published. Developed by iiRDS Consortium Members, the tekom publication is a guide for implementers who want to transform iiRDS packages into VDI 2770-compliant packages.
Recordings of the iiRDS presentations at tcworld conference 2022
At the tcworld conference, the iiRDS Consortium presented the latest developments as well as several use cases. If you missed the conference, you can now watch the recorded iiRDS sessions online in our iiRDS YouTube channel.
Information Dynamics with iiRDS as added value of VDI 2770
In the past years, the iiRDS Consortium maintained a continuous cooperation with VDI 2770 with the aim of bringing both standards in line. A small extract of this was presented at the virtual expert forum organized by the VDI for the launch of the VDI 2770: with the example of the iiBot, the added value that iiRDS brings to VDI2770 was displayed.
Click on the image to listen to the presentation (only in German).
How our documentation learned to speak - Using a documentation for a chatbot, is that even possible?
The iiBot, a chatbot project leaning on iiRDS, was developed in cooperation of several companies of the iiRDS Consortium in 2019. This presentation held by the involved companies is an introduction into the project how the iiBot learned to speak and was recorded at the virtual tekom SummerCon 2020.
Click on the image to listen to the presentation on Youtube (only in German).
Experts on the Standard at the iiRDS Café
Some iiRDS experts gathered together at the iiRDS Café which took place at the tcworld Conference in Stuttgart, 2019. As part of this event, we asked some members of the iiRDS Consortium how they see the standard for intelligent information request and delivery and its future potential.
Click on the image to watch the video on Youtube.
iiRDS – The International Standard for Intelligent Information Request and Delivery
iiRDS is the standard that enables dynamic information request and delivery in the era of the Internet of Things and Industrie 4.0. The video gives a short introduction into the standard and explains the aims of the iiRDS Consortium which is responsible for the development of the standard since 2018.
Click on the image to see the introduction video.
iiRDS Sample Content Published
In order for you and your company to understand better how iiRDS works, iiRDS sample content is published. You can access two iiRDS packages as well as the documentation in the download section (after login).
iiRDS in Standardization Roadmap Industry 4.0
The iiRDS Consortium reached a milestone: the standard for intelligent information request and delivery is introduced in the German Standardization Roadmap Industry 4.0 by DIN / DKE which was published in July 2020.
iiRDS Consortium: Become a Member
The iiRDS Consortium is responsible for the further development of the standard. With 25 international members, we are looking forward to exciting future developments.
Get in touch with us to become a member and help to shape the standard actively!
What Is iiRDS, Exactly? A Short Introduction
What is iiRDS all about? What does "intelligent information request and delivery" aim at? Get a short introduction of the basic idea, how the project started and what developed out of it.
Our Milestones
EU Funding
This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951972.
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