Dear Reader,
Welcome to this 6 th edition of the Journal of Innovation. We continue to see the rapid growth of the
Industrial Internet of Things as the realization of its value in moving to a digital environment
becomes crystal clear in every industry. This digital transformation will serve to make a better world
for all of us as it drives down cost of goods sold and cost of services which frees up capital for new
and even more innovative investments in improving the human condition, creating new paradigms
in industry approaches, new products and new opportunities.
At the recently completed and wildly successful IoT Solutions World Congress event in Barcelona,
we saw record numbers of attendees who took advantage of thought provoking presentations on
such topics as The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation IoT. Hundreds of exhibitors
offered hands on demonstrations of new IoT technologies in areas spanning not only traditional
manufacturing scenarios, but new and exciting technologies. The Industrial Internet Consortium
(IIC), as the primary driver of this event, was a major participant at every level.
As the last issue of 2017, we present a broad-based spectrum of thought provoking articles that are
reflective of the ever-expanding universe that is IoT. As you read through these articles, be sure to
capture the innovative concepts becoming a reality and look for opportunities to apply them to your
own efforts at IoT realization. We are particularly pleased to include an article from MIT on Artificial
Intelligence which reflects a new approach for the Journal to accept submissions from non-IIC
member so as to enhance the value of the Journal to its readership. In this issue, we feature:
Eric Prevost from Oracle gives us his insight on the rapidly changing world of manufacturing
and the promise of Democratized Artificial Intelligence in making that transition a positive one
Professor Sanjay Sarma and Research Scientist Joshua Siegel of MIT give us a fascinating look
at Industrial Intelligence and its implications creating technical magic for Security,
Seamlessness and Services for the IIoT
The co-chairs of the IIC Industrial Analytics Task Group – K. Eric Harper, ABB Technology
Limited; Wael Diab, Huawei Technologies and William Sobel, VIMANA – share their thoughts
on the recently released Industrial IoT Analytics Framework (IIAF)
Shi-Wan Lin, Thingswise LLC, and Joseph Fontaine, IIC, discuss the Outcomes, Insights, and
Best Practices from the IIC Intelligent Urban Water Supply Testbed that is bringing social and
ecological change to China
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.
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Best regards,
Mark Crawford
Standards Strategist
SAP SE
Thought Leadership, Architecture, &
Standards Task Group Co-Chair; Steering
Committee Secretary
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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