1. Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart Objects European Commission DG CONNECT Brussels. 23 rd October 2013

2. Nine billion 'things' connected to the Internet today – by 2020 this will have increased to 24 billion Large players and SMEs (infrastructure equipment suppliers, component/system manufacturers, telcos, application designers,…) take up the Internet of Things from their business perspectives Stakeholders on all levels to exploit the great potential of connectivity and embedded intelligence mix Powerful combination of IoT with Cloud, Future Internet, Big Data, Cyber- Physical Systems, Robotics… The Internet of Things is on its way forward

3. Connection of all sensors, actuators and smart objects Providing identification, search and security & privacy functionalities Virtualisation of sensors and services for rich service delivery and energy saving Enabling semantic interoperability for cross application sector information and knowledge exchange Support of principles of self-organising systems IoT a key enabler in industrial/business environments and Smart Cities

4. Support, as a follow-up of FP7, of specific IoT research and innovation in the context of H2020 for developing federating platforms towards a world of Connected Smart Objects Stronger combination of the IoT with Cloud Computing, Future Internet and network technologies like 5G Support of the policy and social dialogue as the Internet of Things lays the foundation for a “digital society” Internet of Things: An important research and policy element of the European Commission

5. ICT30. Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart Objects Create Platforms that integrate future generation of devices, embedded systems and network technologies for a multiplicity of applications Architectures supporting: Dynamic configuration Integrated smartness and connectivity Self-organised, autonomous systems Interoperable use cases and applications

6. ICT30. Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart Objects Support Measures Coordination between relevant projects Development of open applications Networking of stakeholders Contribution to standardisation Development of business models Societal awareness and acceptance …

7. ICT30. Internet of Things and Platforms for Connected Smart Objects Topic scope Proposers are expected to devote the largest effort to the development of open platforms and architectures able to integrate a broad range of devices, systems and networking technologies for multi-application operation Proposals focused on specific technological elements or single application should be sent to relevant topics (HW, SW, network,…) in the workprogramme.

8. Additional information: IERC – Internet of Things European Research Cluster http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/ http://www.internet-of-things-research.eu/ Robotics - platform EUROP: http://robotics-platform.euhttp://robotics-platform.eu Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems - CONNECT Digital Agenda: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/cyber- physical-systems-1http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/cyber- physical-systems-1 Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems - JTI ARTEMIS: www.artemis-ju.eu www.artemis-ju.eu Micro-systems - platform EPOSS: www.smart-systems- integration.orgwww.smart-systems- integration.org Peter.Friess@ec.europa.eu Werner.Steinhoegl@ec.europa.eu