Research Brief
Towards a dynamic and trustworthy Internet of Things
Oct 29, 2013
SMART 2012/0053
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The rapidly-developing Internet of Things (IoT) may challenge conventional business, market, policy and societal models. This report to the European Commission aims to inform a consistent European policy stance capable of fostering a dynamic and trustworthy IoT that meets these challenges.
The study addresses the following research question: What can usefully be done to stimulate the development of the Internet of Things in a way that best supports Europe's policy objectives (societal impact and jobs through innovation), while respecting European values and regulations (with particular reference to ethics and data protection)?
The study builds on prior work including the six challenges (identification, privacy and data protection and security, architectures, ethics, standards and governance) identified by the European Commission's IoT Expert Group (2010-2012) and results from the 2012 public consultation on the IoT. The study was informed by a literature review, key informant interviews and an internal scenario workshop. Its findings and conclusions were extended and tested at an open stakeholder workshop. The analysis supports an initial soft law approach combining standards, monitoring, 'information remedies' and an ethical charter to facilitate IoT self-organisation and clarify the need for and nature of effective regulatory interventions.
Part I
State of play
Chapter One
Definition: IoT in context
Part II
Key issues
Chapter Two
Market forces
Chapter Three
Education, values and social inclusion in the IoT
Chapter Four
Architecture, identification, security and standards
Part III
Defining the problem
Chapter Five
Problem statement
Part IV
The case for action
Chapter Six
Competence and policy objectives
Chapter Seven
Normative framework and gap analysis
Chapter Eight
Consideration of policy options
Part V
Proposal for action
Chapter Nine
Policy recommendations
Chapter Ten
Implementation and monitoring strategy
Annex A
Methodology
Annex B
Managing autonomous decision engines in the IoT
Annex C
Identification
Annex D
Critical infrastructure security
Annex E
IoT architecture: players, roles and focus
Annex F
Identification: players, roles and interactions
The study has been conducted by RAND Europe, in collaboration with Simon Forge (SCF Associates Ltd), Maarten Botterman (GNKS Consult), and Hans Graux (time.lex) for the the European Commission, Directorate-General of Communications Networks, Content & Technology.
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