Dear Reader:
The Internet of Things is rapidly becoming reality. According to a recent IDC study, 2019
investment in IoT is expected to increase 15% over 2018 to reach almost three quarters of a
trillion dollars. Much of this spending will be in Industrial IoT. IDC 2019 spending estimates
include $119 billion in discrete manufacturing, $78 billion in process manufacturing, $71 billion in
transportation and $61 billion in Utilities. This growth in spending recognizes the tremendous
business opportunities that IoT is offering to every aspect of industry.
In this issue we focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a topic dominating the IoT discussion in both
the public and private sectors. Knowledge Reasoning, Planning, Machine Learning, Natural
Language Processing, Computer Vision and Robotics are aspects of AI with a direct relationship to
IoT. Equally important is how ethics plays into the equation of your AI/IoT integration. There is
much to consider regarding AI. What are the potential benefits that AI brings to the table? How
should you address it in your organizations’ overall strategic and implementation approaches to
AI and IoT?
The co-chairs of the IIC Industrial Artificial Intelligence Task Group – representing ABB
Corporate Research, Futurewei Technologies and SAS – offer an overview of AI in IoT
Our guest from James Bellows and Associates provides insights into early development of AI
diagnostics at Westinghouse and moving diagnostics into a digital environment.
Our testbed interview this month features the IIC Deep Learning Facility Testbed. Members
from Dell Technologies, SAS and Toshiba discuss the results from this testbed which has
been deployed at the Toshiba Smart Community Center in Kawasaki, Japan and the SAS
Smart Campus in Cary, North Carolina.
An expert from SAS provides insight into the Artificial Intelligence of Things (Artificial
Intelligence + Internet of Things), how IoT will become a state, and how AIOT is a
superhuman accelerator of business performance, combining different AI technologies to
realize the highest returns on investment.
A trio of authors from Finland’s DIMECC Limited investigate the burgeoning AI skills gap and
its impact on AI adoption. They provide solid recommendations for the public and private
sector to address the AI skills gap.
A trio of academics from the University of Warwick and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science share their thoughts on AI strategies with an eye towards the
social implications of AI technologies, products and services.
Members of the IIC Security Working Group – representing Fujitsu, IGnPower, Irdeto, LHP
Engineering Solutions and Wibu-Systems – look at the risks, challenges and opportunities of
AI on IoT system trustworthiness.
We hope you enjoy this edition, and encourage you to reach out to us for opportunities to
publish your own thought-provoking topics in future editions.
Best Regards,
Mark Crawford
Director, Standards Strategy
SAP SE
Thought Leadership Task Group Co-Chair
Industrial Internet Consortium
IIC Journal of Innovation
Edy Liongosari
Chief Research Scientist
Accenture Labs
Thought Leadership Task Group Co-Chair
Industrial Internet Consortium
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