Internet of Things-an early reality of the Future

InternetofThings:anearlyrealityoftheFutureInternetWORKSHOPREPORTPrague,ClarionCongressHotel10thMay2009TheysayayearintheInternetbusinessislikeadogyear,equivalenttosevenyearsinaregularperson'slife.Inotherwords,it'sevolvingfastandfaster.VintonCerfPreparedbyMaartenBottermanfortheEuropeanCommission,InformationSocietyandMediaDirectorateGeneral,NetworkedEnterprise&RFIDUnit(D4)•••2IoT:anearlyrealityoftheFutureInternet•••3IoT:anearlyrealityoftheFutureInternetForewordTenyearsago,KevinAshton,thenbrandmanageratProcter&Gamble(P&G),said:Addingradio-frequencyidentificationandothersensorstoeverydayobjectswillcreateanInternetofThings,andlaythefoundationsofanewageofmachineperception.Today,hegoesevenfurtherbystatingthattheInternetofThingshasthepotentialtochangetheworld,justastheInternetdid;maybeevenmoreso.(RFIDJournal,June22nd,2009.)InNovember2005,ateamofnineexpertsfromITU'sStrategicandPolicyUnitledbyLaraSrivastava,foretoldanInternetofThingswhereeventually,itwillbefeasibleto'tagandtrack'virtuallyeveryobjectonearth.InJune2009,theEuropeanCommissionadoptedaCommunicationacknowledgingtheroleoftheInternetofThingstoaddresstoday’ssocietalchallenges:anageingsociety(…),deforestation(…),trafficcongestion(…),recyclability(…).Thisinterconnectionofphysicalobjectsisexpectedtoamplifytheprofoundeffectsthatlarge-scalenetworkedcommunicationsarehavingonoursociety,graduallyresultinginagenuineparadigmshift.Ontheindustryside,inSeptember2008agroupofhigh-techcompaniesdeclareditsintentiontocreateanewkindofnetworkthatwouldallowsensor-enabledphysicalobjects–appliancesinthehome,productsinafactory,carsinacity–totalktooneanother,thesamewaypeoplecommunicateovertheInternet.AftertenyearsofacademicresearchandexpertinsightintothenuancesoftheInternetofThings,thelatterisatlastcoming.Underwearthatmeasuresbloodpressure,washingmachinesthatstartuponlywhenelectricityischeap,smartmetersthatprovidereal-time,two-waycommunicationbetweencustomerandelectricpowercompany–therearealreadymanyexamplesofreal-worldobjectsthateventuallymaybecomeobjectsthatblog(JulianBleecker).OnthatdayofMay10th,2009,theEuropeanCommissionwasproudtogatherseveraleminentandinternationallywell-knownexpertstodebatethemainchallengesandopportunitiesoftheInternetofThingswithintheoverallcontextoftheFutureInternet.It'sbeenagreathonourandprivilegeformetochairtheworkshopandwelcometheseexperts,whosecommandoftheissues—andabilitytoexplainthoseissuesinplainlanguage—wasajoytobehold.Whatwasstrikingwasthatallthespeakerswereveryproudoftheremarkabletiesofheritageanddestinythatbindthemacrossthedifferentgeographical,political,culturalandlinguisticboundaries.Thesetiesarestrong,deepandenduring,madeofacommonallegiancetothegoalofcontinuallyharnessingtechnologiestoenableadynamic,sustainableanduser-friendlyinformationsociety.Inthesetroubledtimes,asseveralworldeconomiesareonthebrinkofdepression,thespeakerssurelyofferedthehopeforarecoverythroughinnovationintheyearsahead.Thepresentreportgivesthestatementsandresultsofthisworkshopwhichconcludes,amongotherthings,thatfuturenetworks,networkarchitecturesandtheFutureInternetwillbedrivenbytheInternetofThings,andthatexpertsfromallovertheworldshouldworktogethertohelpcreateacommonreferencemodelfortheInternetofThings.GéraldSantucciIoT:anearlyrealityoftheFutureInternet•••4TableofcontentIntroduction..................................................................................5WhatshouldbetheEUstrategytowardstheInternetofThings?....6TrendsandpromisesinIoT(currentdevelopmentsandpossiblescenarios)......................................................................................8Japan’suIDstrategyandinternationalcooperationopportunities....................................................................................................10Keytechnologicalandgovernancechallenges..............................12Potentialapplicationsintheenterpriseworld..............................15Potentialapplicationsforsociety..................................................17Gainingvisibility:towardstheInternetofThings.........................19Conclusionsandsuggestionsforfurtheraction............................21PUBLICSECTOR:EUANDMEMBERSTATES.........................................................21BUSINESSANDINDUSTRIES...............................................................................24RESEARCHANDACADEMIA.................................................................................27Insummary:................................................................................28Annex1–Listofworkshopparticipants.......................................29IoT:anearlyrealityoftheFutureInternet•••5IntroductionEuropeanInternetscientificandeconomicactors,researchers,industrialists,SMEs,users,serviceandcontentprovidersaredeterminedtoredesigntheInternet,takingabroadmultidisciplinaryapproachandthusshapingtheFutureInternet.TheEuropeanCommissionlaunchedawiderangingconsultationofallInternetofThings(further:IoT)stakeholdersandadoptedon18thJune2009aCommunicationthatwillgiverisetoasetofactions,initiativesandpol