iiRDS – The International Standard for intelligent information Request and Delivery
News about iiRDS and the Consortium
Funding for iiRDS Pilot Projects
The iiRDS Consortium is funding a limited number of pilot projects to help companies get started in the world of intelligent information. We will support iiRDS pilot projects with up to 5,000 Euro net! This amount can be used for both consulting and implementation solutions. Application closes on 6/30/2023.
iiRDS Online Training June 2023
The iiRDS Online Training will be conducted from June 5 – 30. This entry-level training provides a solid foundation of basic iiRDS knowledge to get started with iiRDS in your company. The training includes live web sessions, assignments, quizzes, self-study, and group work.
Webinars on the benefits and use of iiRDS
Join the free tekom Europe webinars with iiRDS Consortium members as speakers providing an "Introduction to iiRDS" (April 18) and further information on the "Implementation of iiRDS in industry companies" (May 5). Get an overview of the scope and tools of iiRDS and information on the practical implementation of iiRDS with use cases.
International Standardization
Voting on the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has ended. The PAS, which describes the iiRDS information flow and metadata models, is expected to be published by the IEC in the next months.
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.
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.
iiRDS YouTube channel - Watch Recordings of iiRDS Webinars and Presentations
The webinar "Introducing iiRDS" is divided into six parts introducing iiRDS and covering the following topics: about intelligent information, about iiRDS, iiRDS metadata, iiRDS in practice, tools for iiRDS, iiRDS Consortium and related standards. At the tcworld conference 2022, the iiRDS Consortium presented the latest developments as well as several use cases. If you missed the conference or webinars, you can now watch the recorded 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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