What’ s New at the IIC?
SUMMER SLOWDOWN?
In today’ s ever connected society, our devices enable us to get more accomplished in less time, or efficiently accomplished with dedicated“ screen time.” This enhanced productivity and less downtime comes partially as a result of the Internet, but also as a result of the Industrial Internet Revolution, powered by Industrial Internet Consortium( IIC) members.
The IIC did not slow down for the summer! Several IIC Testbeds have reached a level of maturity where results have emerged and have recently been encapsulated in the report, Why we Build Testbeds: First Results. Two editions of the Journal of Innovation, plus the Industrial Internet Vocabulary Technical Report v. 2.0 were published. Liaison Member agreements were announced between the IIC and the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association, the Edge Computing Consortium, and oneM2M. New testbeds were introduced in the areas of Smart Factory Machine Learning, Deep Learning Facilities and Retail Video Analytics. New videos were published in support of the Industrial Analytics Whitepaper, the Business Strategy and Innovation Framework and the Security Framework. We hosted the Q3 IIC Quarterly Meeting and IIoT World Tour in Singapore, and finally, we will start the new quarter by heading to Barcelona for the annual IoT Solutions World Congress 2017.
FROM TESTBEDS TO RESULTS
Testbeds bring IoT out of the realm of abstract theory and turn it into hands-on applications. As a major focus and activity of the Industrial Internet Consortium, we are continually adding new testbeds many of which are now reporting tangible results.
The outcomes from testbeds are the cornerstones of a feedback loop from concept to reality and back to guidance for further innovation. We are pleased to deliver the September 2017 report, Why We Build Testbeds: First Results, describing specific results from several testbeds.
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION
The Industrial Internet Consortium ' s Journal of Innovation( JoI)- the initiative of our Thought Leadership Task Group- highlights the innovative ideas, approaches, products, and services emerging within the Industrial Internet.
A“ Smart Cities” edition of the JoI was published in June 2017 with a spotlight on IIoT as one of the main technology drivers behind smart cities.
The theme of the September 2017 edition is“ Edge Computing-- Where is the Edge of the Edge in Industrial IoT?”
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