Dear Reader:
Welcome to the Digital Transformation issue of the Journal of Innovation! Digital transformation
is often referred to as a complete rethinking of all aspects of an organization -- including
processes, workforces and business models – by fully embracing the philosophy of abundance of
actionable data and connectivity to enable real-time insight and actions. Industrial IoT is at the
very center of this transformation.
This edition delivers a range of topics on Digital Transformation from monetization methods to
operationalizing Industrial IoT as well as two articles on testbeds and experiments:
Marcellus Buchheit provides a glimpse into the complex world of Industrial Internet
monetization and I 2 M 2 as a model to establish various monetization methods in “I 2 M 2 – the
Future of Industrial System Monetization.”
In “Digital Twin - Modeling Interrelated Devices,” Juan Asenjo and Chellury Sastry discuss
how industrial standards such as OPC UA information Modeling, SensorML and S95, could be
leveraged to generate the digital twin presentation of a complex system.
Pieter van Schalkwyk describes a framework to operationalize IoT Technologies in “A
Practical Framework to Turn IoT Technology into Operational Capability.”
In “Growing A Digital Mindset in the Lime Industry,” Carlo Cella describes a case study on
applying today’s social communication techniques to the world of Industrial IoT.
Amar Deol and Ken Figuredo outline the intention behind the Huawei-InterDigital OneM2M
platform interoperability in “Huawei and InterDigital Demonstrate Open-Standard, IoT-
Platform Interoperation.”
In “Outcomes, Insight and Best Practices from IIC Testbeds: MQM,” Mitch Tseng was
interviewed by Joseph Fontaine on IIC’s Manufacturing Quality Management (MQM) Testbed
that highlights increasing the efficiencies of China’s manufacturing capabilities.
Jesus Molina, Suresh Damodaran, Slava Zolotnikov and Robert Martin highlight their findings
and challenges in evaluating security in IIC testbeds: “Evaluating the Security of Industrial IoT
Testbeds.”
We conclude this series of articles with an update on “What’s new at the Industrial Internet
Consortium.”
We hope you enjoy this edition and do let us know if there are any topics you would like to see
covered in the future. The June edition of the Journal of Innovation will focus on Data. Stay
tuned!
Best Regards,
Edy Liongosari
Chief Research Scientist
Accenture Labs
Thought Leadership Task Group Co-Chair
Industrial Internet Consortium
Mark Crawford
Standard Strategist
SAP SE
Thought Leadership, Architecture,
Standards Task Group Co-Chair;
Steering Committee Member
Industrial Internet Consortium
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March 2018