What ’ s New at the IIC
takes time , of course , at least six months , we think . Appropriately for the first half of 2018 , our focus is energy and utilities .
Because these verticals and systems are global , we must partner with bodies that are experts in that area . This includes technical work , of course , but it also involves stimulating interest . This is the background for the first event of our Global Event Series focused on Energy and Smart Grid , partnering with the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) and hosted by The MITRE Corporation . The Global Event Series will continue with its focus on Energy on May 25 th in Espoo , Finland , immediately following the 2Q2018 Member Meeting in Helsinki . Additional information on this and all upcoming IIC events may be found on our Resource Hub at www . iiconsortium . org / events .
GROUP ACTIVITIES
IIC ’ s newly formed Automotive and Automotive Security Task Groups fired up with their first full member-meeting sessions in Reston . The task groups will provide IIoT guidance to the automotive industry vertical and direction to the IIC ’ s activities in automotive .
The Security Working Group met with IIC liaison organizations with the intent of making progress toward turning requirements into standards . This group also published an Endpoint Security Best Practices whitepaper , a concise document that equipment manufacturers , critical infrastructure operators , integrators and others can reference to implement the countermeasures and controls they need to ensure the safety , security and reliability of IoT endpoint devices .
The Safety Task Group published a whitepaper addressing critical aspect of trustworthiness and a major concern in many IIoT systems . Safety is defined as “ the condition of the system operating without causing unacceptable risk of physical injury or of damage to the health of people , either directly , or indirectly as a result of damage to property or to the environment ”. The Key Safety Challenges for the IIoT whitepaper highlights four key challenges , explains why the current safety frameworks and approaches are inadequate , and recommends how the greater IIoT community should address them .
The Smart Factory Task Group offered a webinar entitled “ Create a Green Patch in Your Brownfield : Getting Started with IoT in Manufacturing ” as a companion to the recently released whitepaper on the topic .
The Business Strategy Task Group released the video interview “ Capitalizing on the IIoT : Using the Business Strategy & Innovation Framework .” The video highlights the IIC Business Strategy and Innovation Framework and how its approach of offering guidance and best practices derived from industry experts facilitates an organized , disciplined approach to moving forward with IIoT .
The Liaison Working Group formed an Open Source Task Group that will identify open sourcerelated requirements in IIC deliverables ; including open source requirements identified in the I 3 C initiative , technical reports , toolkits , use cases , testbeds and best practices .
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