1. Karen Bartleson, President, IEEE Standards Association
Document No:
GSC17-PLEN-71
Source:
IEEE
Contact:
Karen Bartleson
GSC Session:
PLEN
Agenda Item:
6.10
HIS – M2M
Karen Bartleson,
President, IEEE Standards Association

2. Highlight of Current Activities
Providing leadership in the development & deployment of Internet of Things (IoT)/M2M technologies & open standards
Facilitating the development of IoT/M2M market driven standards
Our activities support the full life cycle of standards--from concept or incubation to market acceptance & use
We are developing a pipeline of standards related activities
IoT/M2M technology research & education
Market implementation programs
Pre-standards activities
Accelerated standards activities
Post- standards activities

3. Highlight of Current Activities
IEEE IoT workshops
Providing attendees with a means to identify collaboration opportunities & standardization gaps related to IoT
Helping industry foster continued growth in IoT markets, leverage IEEE's value & platform for IoT industry-wide consensus development & assist with the creation of a vibrant IoT ecosystem
IEEE Internet of Things Community
Comprised of those involved in research, implementation, application & usage in the internet-enabled vision of our future
Help all interested to stay abreast of developments in this multi-disciplinary area

4. Strategic Direction
Focus on industry sectors to further define IoT/M2M needs for those sectors, through industry workshops around the world
Investigate opportunities for collaboration with existing organizations focused on IoT/M2M
Provide a resource for IoT/M2M policy related issues
Optimize the unique IEEE platform of education, publications, conferences & standards to explore new opportunities in the IoT/M2M ecosystem to connect stakeholders
Provide a venue where the best minds come together to innovate & work together to advance IoT/M2M technologies for the benefit of humanity

5. Challenges
IoT/M2M involves numerous sectors such as the smart home, smart power grid, electronic medical care, intelligent buildings & intelligent transportation
Every sector comes with complex & diversified standards & industry standards differ from country to country
Complex & diversified standards
IoT/M2M has not coalesced to a set of well defined standards though there are many organizations working on various aspects
Business models for services are not well defined
Interoperability between devices & machines difficult to achieve
Not all devices communicate in the same way

6. Next Steps / Actions
Continue to lead a series of workshop events worldwide that identify gaps & requirements to assist in developing industry IoT/M2M strategies & programs
Leverage the IEEE community of experts & technologist to help address the interoperability challenges in IoT/M2M & implementation challenges