IIRDS - THE INTELLIGENT INFORMATION REQUEST AND DELIVERY STANDARD
tekom welcomes you to the growing home of iiRDS – the standard that enables dynamic information request and delivery in the era of the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0, and in the context of smart factories. iiRDS has come a long way from the first idea of developing a standard that is able to deliver intelligent information. Dive in and discover where iiRDS is today!
ABOUT IIRDS AND THE CONSORTIUM
About the iiRDS Consortium
How did the iiRDS Consortium form? Who are our members? What are our working groups working on? Learn more about the structure and development of the iiRDS Consortium with its steering committee and working groups.
Membership & Participation
What are the benefits of being a member of the iiRDS Consortium? What types of membership and participation are available? Find out here how you can get involved in and help shape iiRDS.
About iiRDS
What is iiRDS, exactly? How does iiRDS work? Here, you can find introductory information about iiRDS as well as our iiRDS Whitepaper and an explanatory video.
Materials & Downloads
After registration/login, you will obtain access to iiRDS versions, sample content, and more. The current iiRDS version 1.2 was released in November 2023.
Tools & Implementation
Which tools help when getting started with iiRDS? Which companies are using iiRDS and can offer insights? Learn more about implementing iiRDS using the Open Toolkit, Validation Tool, Request API, Plugin for DITA-OT, use cases, and more.
Consultants & Training
The iiRDS Consortium offers a beginner's course for a fee. In addition, iiRDS Consultants, certified through working group membership and training, can advise interested companies on iiRDS and accompany strategic entry as well as technical implementation.
Read the tcworld magazine special issue on iiRDS published in April 2025 with
- introductory articles on iiRDS and the plugin for DITA-OT,
- interviews with industrial companies on their iiRDS projects
- articles on iiRDS and AI,
- and more.
Download the iiRDS special edition
NEWS
IDTA Publishes the “Intelligent Information for Use” Submodel
The Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA) has published the “Intelligent Information for Use” submodel, originally developed under the InterOpera project with contributions from iiRDS Consortium members.
Apply for iiRDS project funding now
Enter the world of intelligent information and optimize your information exchange with iiRDS. The Consortium is funding a limited number of projects with up to 5,000 Euro each to make it easier for companies to get started with iiRDS.
Pushing iiRDS Towards International Standardization
The iiRDS Consortium, in collaboration with the Digital Data Chain Consortium (DDCC), is actively driving the international standardization of iiRDS.
REGISTRATION AND LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD IIRDS MATERIALS
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Register and stay up to date on developments of iiRDS. You can...
- access iiRDS specifications
- download the RDF schemas
- download information material, as sample content or whitepaper
- give feedback to the working group on the standard
- register for the newsletter