AIOTI Monthly Newsletter March 2020

31/03/2020

New members

AIOTI welcomes new members:

InterDigital Belgium, LLC

Innovative Solutions Slawomir Pietrzyk

European Ventilation Industry Association (EVIA)

At the end of March, AIOTI has 152 members.

Highlights

Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda on High-Performance Computing – AIOTI contribution

Based on the Memorandum on Understanding that AIOTI and ETP4HPC signed in December 2018, AIOTI has contributed to the development of the Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda for the High-Performance Computing under Horizon Europe program, which was acknowledged.

Upcoming meetings and events

IoT Week 2020 – Postponed to 2021

After studying and evaluating the announcements, guidance, and news released by relevant national departments, we are sorry to announce that the 10th edition of IoT Week, scheduled for 1-5 June 2020 in Dublin, Ireland will be postponed to next year. We will announce the new conference dates and confirm the location as soon as possible. Exhibitors, speakers and registered attendees will be provided with further information. The organiser will soon follow up on this announcement with additional details.

AIOTI Signature event IoT – driving Europe’s technology sovereignty and leadership, 29 September, Berlin

In the morning we will explore data sovereignty developments and impact on the deployment of IoT applications, data sharing and exchange. We will highlight how converging 5G, IoT, AI, cloud and edge computing are bringing unparalleled technology-led transformations across all industries. We will close the event by approaching European autonomy in IoT-related technology sectors. You can find more information about the program here.
Registration link for AIOTI members
Registration link for non-members

IoT Week World Solution Congress, 27 – 29 October, Barcelona

The IoT Solutions World Congress is committed to bringing together the best minds in the industry to discuss hot topics during 3 days in the IoT business. Experts, key players and technology solution providers from the industry, will be presenting use cases on key topics, and illustrating how solutions are impacting today’s and tomorrow’s industries. You can find more information about the program here.

Publications

Blog: The Internet of Everything: Smart things and their impact on business models

WG Smart Farming and Food Security contributed to the public consultation on Fark To Farm Strategy proposal by the European Commission.

DigiFed offers grants of up to € 55k as well as technical and business support to start-ups, SMEs or Mid-Caps for the development of smart applications in Europe. You can find more information about the open call here.

Initiative to collect ideas about how AI technology and robotics could help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. You can find more information about the initiative here.

Webinars

IoT Next Club will host a webinar on IP, on the 4th of April, at 04 pm (CET), supported by 4iP Council, a European research council. This webinar will review the different types of intellectual property (IP) and the main differences between them. Axel will talk about the value of knowing your IP assets and having a strategic plan to use them. In particular, he will cover strategies for leveraging value from patents. You will learn about the IP types and whether, why and where to register them; IP asset management and leveraging your IP strategically. Registration link.

Working Group News & Meetings

See the AIOTI Calendar of Meetings here.