The US Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has joined the debate around IoT with a submission setting out its recommendations on what the US Government should do to promote IoT development, and calling for global co-ordination of technology and policy issues. The TIA document calls on the US Government to “adopt policies that incentivise research and […]
$A20m research programme: latest UK Government IoT initiative
Another IoT initiative by a national government, this time the UK’s, has once again highlighted the Australian Government’s lack of any significant IoT initiatives. On 6 January the UK’s Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, announced the PETRAS Consortium, describing it as “a new interdisciplinary research hub to drive forward […]
OECD urges governments to address IoT issues
The OECD has released its Digital Economy Outlook 2015, putting the spotlight firmly on IoT as a key ’emerging issue’ and urging member governments to address IoT issues by taking numerous IoT related policy initiatives. The 284 page document is the latest in a biennial series that examines and documents developments, emerging opportunities and challenges […]
