European Policy in support of the emerging Internet of Things

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1 European Policy in support of the emerging Internet of Things Dr. Florent Frederix, Head of Sector Information Society and Media European Commission This document does not necessarily reflect any official position of the EU Commission May 3, 2011, IT-University in Copenhagen

2 Content Internet of Things (IoT) - Trends IERC IoT European Research Cluster European IoT policy & The IoT expert group

3 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Scale

4 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Scale

5 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Scale Mobility

6 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Scale Mobility Heterogeneity & Complexity

7 Internet of Things trends Access bitrates exponential growth Year Mbps standard Video over IP drives adoption Cable DOCSIS VDSL2 Copper Limit FTTH "High-speed connection," actual Straight line extrapolation assuming acceleration from 2004 Straight line extrapolation Source: report FTTH Worldwide Market & Technology Forecast,

8 Internet of Things (IoT) trends New malicious code signatures Source: Symantec Corporation, April 2009

9 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Scale Mobility Heterogeneity & Complexity

10 Internet of Things (IoT) trends Sensors Common sensor and actuator information infrastructure across cities provides secure and reliable access to sensor and actuator information services for multiple players, and so that information can be efficiently shared across verticals, this provides application enablement Humidity Light Sensor information enablement aggregation and collection of data directory services data brokering and service composition information federation privacy and integrity protection access policy enforcement accounting and revenue,... Wind Temperature Crowd, community, family Noise N Gas Seismograph 3D Internet Environment OW E S People Utilities Facilities f Things Information Internet Service Traffic Image: SENSEI project, FP

11 IERC European Research Cluster Topics

12 IERC European Research Cluster Application Examples -12-

13 European IoT policy IoT Public authorities role The underlying trends will occur regardless of public intervention. It will bring a new set of challenges (some directly affecting individuals) and deep societal changes. Simply leaving the development of the IoT to the private sector is not a sensible option. A not-that-different debate at the World Summit on the Information Society has driven to similar conclusions: public authorities cannot shirk their responsabilities towards their citizens. A 14 action plan to ensure that the use of IoT technologies: Stimulate economic growth Improve individuals well-being Address some of today s societal problem

14 Action 1 European IoT policy Governance How is this identification s structured? Who assigns the identifier? How is information security ensured? Which stakeholders are accountable? Which ethical and legal framework applies? Define a set of principles underlying the governance of IoT Design an architecture with a sufficient level of decentralised management

15 Action 3 Action 2 European IoT policy Privacy and protection of personal data Fundamental Rights Continuous monitoring of the privacy and the protection of personal data Communication on trust and privacy in the ubiquitous society The right to the silence of the chips : individuals should be able to disconnect from their networked environment at any time

16 Action 5 Action 4 European IoT policy Trust, Acceptance and Security Security for individuals Security in the business The Commission will follow ENISA work on the identification of emerging risks and provide a policy frameworks to develop IoT The Commission will follow the development of IoT infrastructures becoming a vital resource to economy and society

17 Action 6 European IoT policy Standardisation - Interoperability - Economies of scale - Low entry barriers - Level playing field Standards Mandate: Launch standard mandate to include issues related to IoT Ensure IoT standards are developed in an open, transparent and consensual manner

18 Action 8 Action 7 European IoT policy Research and Development Connecting a thousand objects is easy, connecting several billions remains a faraway challenge Finance research projects through FP7 projects Contribute to the respective Public-Private Partnership: Green cars Energy-efficient buildings Factories of the Future Future Internet

19 Action 9 European IoT policy Openness to innovation - New applications - New uses - New business models - New barriers to innovation Innovation and pilot projects: promoting the deployment of IoT applications by launching pilot projects through CIP

20 Action 10 European IoT policy Institutional awareness - Act hand-in-hand with other institutions - Understand the challenges - Understand the opportunities The Commission will inform European Institutions (European parliament, council ) and relevant stakeholders about IoT developments

21 Action 11 European IoT policy International dialogue Borderless applications mean joint solutions The Europe-China IoT expert group with a 5 year roadmap on cooperation was established in 2010 International dialogue to promote the lines of action laid down in this Communication

22 Action 12 European IoT policy Waste management - RFID & connected objects can have negative impacts on environments - RFID & connected objects can support recycling. To assess the difficulties of recycling tags and the benefits and nuisances that the presence of tags can have on the recycling of objects

23 European IoT policy History Communication June 2009 Dec 2009 Mar 2010 May 2010 May-June 2010 Jun 2010 Jul 2010 IoT expert group

24 The IoT expert group 3 year mandate Discuss the policy aspects of the IoT

25 IoT expert group Members a) Stakeholders AIM-D, Business Europe, European-American Business Association, Eurocommerce, UEAPME, EDR, ERRT, European Smart Metering Group, ETNO European Telecommunications Network operators association, GS1, TechAmerica, Internet of Things council, European Semiconductor Association, Philips, Zigbee alliance b) Citizens and consumers ANEC BEUC Eurocities c) Applied research in the domain IERC CN RFID EPOSS, ERTICO Fraunhofer, UNIHALLE, Swedish Institute of Computer Science, University of Zurich d) Standards & Security & Privacy CEN ETSI ENISA, BSI Federal Office for Information Security, Article 29 Data Protection Working Party e) Internet Council of European Top Level Domain registries -25-

26 IoT expert group Target outcomes Martyr paper Impact assessment cost/benefits of government intervention 2012 Communication on the IoT Action plan of the European Commission Realisation of the action plan -26-

27 More information and links Contact: RFID & IOT policy link: IERC Internet of things European Research Cluster: