Standardisation is not one of the sexier topics that we have to consider when looking at smart city development, but it is one of the most important. Imagine where we would be without standards, we know what time it is because of a standard, we know what day and month it is because of a standard and in fact you are able to read this article because at some point someone decided to put a standard on language and how it should be written. So, what is the European Interoperabili