Partnerships and useful links

Wattlet AS

Wattlet AS is a technology company based in Lillehammer, Norway, specialised in the design and manufacture of hardware and energy-efficiency solutions. It develops and produces in particular the hardware devices and cloud services of the PoE-Sea range on behalf of PoE-Tic, while also handling the legal representation and the distribution in Norway.

PoE-Tic and Wattlet AS combined their expertise to develop PoE-Sea, for which they are co-owners of the patent.

Wattlet AS also develops other projects: SmartVVB, the smart water heater controller, and LW RF Studio, simulation software for PCB antennas.

LiFi Solutions

LiFi Solutions ASBL has been supporting Belgian schools towards a better controlled digital education since 2021, and is the exclusive partner of PoE-Tic in Belgium.

Based in Braine-l'Alleud, LiFi Solutions advises school heads, parent committees, teachers and local authorities, from a simple advice to the complete study of the needs, then the purchase and the installation of the equipment. It installs LiFi with Trulifi of Signify (Philips) in schools and other places in Belgium and Luxembourg, and proposes PoE-Sea to control the Wi-Fi that the schools already have. It also leads pilot projects, with the teaching guide « École numérique 3.0 » and an illustrated booklet for the families.

AFINEF

AFINEF (Association Française des Industriels du Numérique Éducatif et de la Formation, the French association of the education and training technology industries) is the professional organisation that federates the EdTech companies and publishers in France. It represents the sector before the Ministry and the local authorities to promote digital education, support the players of the sector and contribute to the co-construction of public policies.

Alliance EnOcean

The EnOcean Alliance brings together more than 400 international companies developing smart, sustainable and eco-efficient building automation solutions. It promotes the EnOcean wireless interoperability standard, mainly based on self-powered sensors and devices without batteries.

CAP SIGNAL

CAP SIGNAL is an independent consulting and engineering firm specialised in professional Wi-Fi networks for companies, local authorities and IT partners. It designs, audits and secures wireless infrastructures and solves their malfunctions, independently of any sale of equipment.

Chrysaliide Solutions

Chrysaliide Solutions is an engineering consultancy and electrical contractor specialised in the measurement and reduction of electromagnetic fields. It offers audits, biocompatible electrical work and technical solutions to clean up the electromagnetic environment of individuals and professionals.

DG4SC

The Data Governance Alliance for Smarter Citizens (DG4SC) is a collective that promotes an ethical and sovereign governance of digital data. It brings together citizens, companies and local authorities to raise awareness of the issues of privacy protection, interoperability and sustainable management of smart territories.

As a member of DG4SC, PoE-Tic has signed the charter and the reference framework Data4U to build a fairer, more ethical and more transparent data governance by creating a climate of trust between citizens, companies and public players.

EdTech France

EdTech France is the association that federates the French companies developing technologies for education and training. It brings together startups, educational institutions and investors to promote educational innovation, digital sovereignty and the development of the sector.

As a member of EdTech France, PoE-Tic is among more than 1,000 use cases listed, from school to business, in the “School education” sector.

EG4U

eG4U (e-Green for users) is a European NGO created in 2015 by users of information and communication technologies (ICT). Its goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of digital technology by optimising energy management and the treatment of IT waste for companies and local authorities. Within ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), the NGO eG4U (e-Green for Users) acts as a representative and technical contributor for the end users of information and communication technologies (ICT), focused on environmental standardisation and energy efficiency.

Within this NGO, Dominique Le Bourse contributes expertise in the electromagnetic and energy sobriety of digital technology in schools, hospitals and hotels and, in general, in all the places where Wi-Fi may be used occasionally.

EMFIS

EMFIS (Electromagnetic Field International Standard) is an organisation of Swiss origin that sets standards and issues certifications to reduce electromagnetic pollution in buildings. It offers expertise and engineering consulting services to design living spaces, offices and schools that are sustainable and protected against electromagnetic waves.

On their website there is a detailed list of the research in progress in the field of electromagnetic waves, which can be downloaded from this link.

ETSI

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is the official European standardisation body for information and communication technologies (ICT). Based in France, it develops global technical standards ensuring the interoperability, security and energy efficiency of networks (Wi-Fi, 5G, IoT).

ETSI GR OEU 039 V1.1.1 (PDF)

HALO

HALO Education is an interactive community space and a platform focused on education, hosted on Circle. It gathers resources, training courses and online discussion sessions intended to support education professionals (teachers, trainers and teaching teams) in their daily practice.

NodOn

NodOn is a French company specialised in the design of connected equipment (sensors, actuators, wireless and battery-free modules) for the energy efficiency of buildings. It offers its own home automation ranges (Zigbee, EnOcean) as well as tailor-made engineering and white-label services (OEM/ODM) for professionals.