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The Accelerator Program
The Accelerator Program provides multiple entry points for each vertical industry, or
technologists within vertical industries, to apply industrial internet technology. Here are the
elements of the program, starting with those more driven by technology users.
IoT Challenges: An industrial IoT challenge is a competition initiated by a technology
user or a group of technology users. They are aimed at solving high-profile, real-world
problems and advancing the validation of industrial internet applications and solutions.
Each challenge is conducted over several months, culminating in the announcement of
winners selected by a jury. They are open to vendors, organizations, teams and
individuals worldwide.
Test Drives: Test drives are short-term (3 to 6 months), rapid-engagement pilots for
technology users to adopt IIoT technologies, based on technology users' real problems.
They stimulate IIoT adoption across industry through accelerated implementation. The
IIC’s neutral innovation platform fosters partnering to address leading-edge IIoT use
cases.
To consider a test drive pilot deployment, a technology user may begin by selecting a test
drive proposal from our growing test drive repository. They may review the choices to
find a test drive that applies to their needs. An alternative approach begins with a problem
statement to determine and better understand the problem of an industry end user.
Testbeds: Testbeds have been a focus of Industrial Internet Consortium members since
the IIC’s inception. Our testbeds are where the innovation and opportunities of the
industrial internet—new technologies, new applications, new products, new services,
new processes—can be initiated, thought through and rigorously tested to ascertain
their usefulness and viability before going to market. The Negotiation Automation
Platform Testbed was approved on 2019-08-05, bringing our current total to 27
approved testbeds.
The Toolbox
IIC’s toolbox includes the Resource Hub which delivers essential industry resources developed
collaboratively by the IIC via an easy to use, searchable interface. The resources reflect the
knowledge and expertise represented in our documents, testbed insights, toolkits, demos and
liaison relationships with standards and industry groups around the world.
Project Explorer: The Project Explorer guides you through a set of questions to help you
analyze your own IIoT project. The results will help you better understand the
complexity and risks of your project. It will also provide you with actionable guidance by
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