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E-book Internet of Things – The Call of the Edge : Everything Intelligent Everywhere
Already in the Digitising European Industry (DEI) strategy [1], theCommission set up the ambitious goal of making Europe the world leaderin the Internet of Things (IoT).In 2017, we launched five IoT Large-Scale Pilot (LSP) projects [2] inthe areas of smart cities, health, wearables, cars and food and agriculture,with a total amount of EU funding of 100 million EUR. In 2018, a set ofeight IoT security and privacy research projects was launched with a budgetof 37 million EUR. In 2019, six additional LSP projects (two on agriculture,one on energy and three on digital health and care) have been launched. Thesepilot deployment projects are addressing both the technology aspects and theregulatory and societal issues around IoT, demonstrating that IoT technologyand digitisation have the potential of solving societal challenges as well asstimulating the creation of open European and global standards.However, these research and innovation activities need to be taken in par-allel with the relevant policy and regulatory steps, which can contribute to thedelivery of our goals. The current work that the Commission is undertakingon the legal framework for liability for emerging digital technologies, shouldhelp to stimulate investment and to enhance users’ trust in them, especiallyfor IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In addition, the recently adopted ICTCybersecurity Certification Framework will enable the development of IoTinnovation, while providing security at the expected level of assurance. However, the next Commission will need to be able to face the biggerchallenge of European businesses’ contribution to the global digital supplychain. Despite the fact that the region remains one of the world’s largestmarkets for digital products and services, Europe is increasingly dependenton foreign technologies in key parts of its economy. The risk is that the nextdigital transformation wave will be entirely shaped by third countries.The current chapter aims to explain the importance of the right policy andregulatory strategy to overcome the challenges in the next decade. Emerging digital technologies, such as IoT and AI, will create newopportunities for our economy and society. The increased autonomy of theproducts and services incorporating emerging digital technologies will resultin beneficial effects, in particular in terms of increased productivity, positivesocietal outcomes, prevention of human error and potentially improved safety.For example, a home equipped with sensors, robots and connected devicesenables elderly people to live in their homes safely and independently. Thissmart environment can monitor their health status and prevent them frombecoming frail, as well as keeping them remotely in touch with their doctor.In another application area, precision farming, these technologies promise toreduce pesticide use and increase yields.
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