The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has changed its name to Industry IoT Consortium (also IIC), acquired a new logo and a new tagline: “Technology Innovation. Business Transformation.”
The organisation’s stated mission is now “to bring transformative business value to organisations, industry, and society by accelerating the adoption of trustworthy IoT systems.”
It has pledged to continue its work on best-practice frameworks, innovative testbeds, and its liaison with standards development organisations, and to maintain its focus on the core verticals of IT, networks, academia & research, manufacturing, energy & utilities, and healthcare.
Focus on solving technical problems
IIC executive director, Dr Richard Soley, said the change was in recognition of the need to focus on technology deployments to solve technical problems. “Industry organisations and technology providers turn to IIC and its members for IoT support and guidance. Now we’ll guide them on the application of IoT technology and digital transformation enablers to achieve positive business outcomes.”
The organisation says its new focus on driving technology innovation that fosters business transformation will help members and their customers get a return on IoT investment.
“The new direction will strengthen the IIC ecosystem by unifying members around successful IoT deployment outcomes. New programs, which combine several approaches to digital transformation, will identify customer pain points, improve go-to-market abilities, and enhance business outcomes. Existing programs will change to reflect this focus, and new initiatives will emerge to help members reach more of their customers.”
Australian connection
IoTAustralia reported in August 2018 that Australia’s IoT Alliance entered into a formal liaison with the IIC. The two organisations pledged to work together to harmonise various aspects of the industrial internet to help improve the digital economy.
The IIC was founded by AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, IBM, and Intel in March 2014 to “Catalyse and coordinate the priorities and enabling technologies of the Industrial Internet.” It is a program of the Object Management Group (OMG), an international, open membership, not-for-profit technology standards consortium, founded in 1989, whose mission is: “to develop technology standards that provide real-world value for thousands of vertical industries.”
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