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What ’ s New at IIC : June 2021
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
Our vertical task groups exist to understand business and technology needs within an industry . They connect industry needs to requirements , testbeds , and guidance that enable technology deployment and digital transformation . We have vertical groups for automotive , energy , healthcare , mining , and smart factory .
Our Special Interest Groups create customer-validated requirements for the development of holistic solutions for industry , initiate technical validation projects for these requirements , initiate new industry standards to help harmonize the technology landscape and provide an efficient platform for vendors suppliers and industry organizations to shape the future of IIoT solutions jointly .
THE Product Catalog encourages members to add products to the catalog , so that the public can shop for members ’ products .
The Community Forum is an online venue for industry experts to exchange ideas , discuss IIoT problems and network as well as an IIoT beacon providing helpful , relevant content to technology users , vendors , integrators , technology experts , researchers , government entities and academicians . The Community Forum is a resource for follow-on conversations and webinars .
WHITE PAPERS
Two white papers were published recently . First , the MILS Architectural Approach Supporting Trustworthiness of the IIoT Solutions , published back in March during our Q1 member meeting . This paper describes the details of the MILS architectural approach , which has emerged as a strategy for cost-effective construction of systems requiring dependability with high assurance .
The Global Industry Standards for Industrial IoT white paper published on 2021-06-02 provides an overview of how standards facilitate IIoT technological integration via a common language of interoperability , IT and OT convergence , compliance to avoid vendor lock-in , adherence to regulatory safety security and reporting and portability of employee skills . A complete list of IIC publications can be found here .
PATTERNS
The IIC launched the Patterns Initiative in May . It aims to crowdsource , review , revise and publish a library of high-quality and well-reasoned patterns for use across industries .
WEBINARS
Visit our Webinars Webpage for access to one IIC-hosted and three liaison syndicated webinars this past quarter as well as a comprehensive list of past and future webinars .
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