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E-book Cognitive Hyperconnected Digital Transformation : Internet of Things Intelligence Evolution
n recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been gathering pace andunleashing a very disruptive potential. According to Gartner, nearly fivebillion “things” were connected in 2015 and the number will reach 50 billionby 2020. However, the IoT does not only have a disruptive power but it isalso one of the main drivers and enablers for the Digitising European Industrystrategy announced by the European Commission in April 2016.IoT is as multidimensional and multi-faceted as the many ‘things’ thatform it, therefore the main issues and challenges have to be addressedcomprehensively and from many angles. At the European Commission, weare addressing IoT as a strategic dimension of the Digital Single Market(DSM), not only in terms of regulatory challenges but also with regard tointeroperability issues and the possible fragmentation of standards, probablythe most important obstacles at the moment. The IoT is therefore at the coreof digitisation processes of the economy and society and an essential buildingblock for the DSM.A fully-functioning Digital Single Market is a pre-condition for Europe’sprosperity and competitiveness in a globalised world economy. The DSMaims to remove boundaries and obstacles in the digital world and to boostour internal market of nearly 510 million customers and over 20 millioncompanies for digital products. The European Commission, being fully aware of the importance of IoT and itsgrowing impact on EU citizens’ lives and on the European economy, has beenconsistently aiming to achieve Leadership in Internet of Things for Europe,as envisaged in the Communication on ‘Digitising the European Industry(DEI) – Reaping the full benefits of a Digital Single Market’.All our actions aim at achieving 3 objectives, outlined in the Staff Work-ing Document ‘Advancing the Internet of Things in Europe’: (i) a singlemarket for IoT – which means seamlessly connected devices and services;(ii) a thriving IoT ecosystem – including open platforms and standards usedacross sectors; and – (iii) last but not least – a human-centred IoT – encom-passing European values, personal data and security. These 3 objectives areat the same time the basis for the main pillars of our IoT implementationstrategy.
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