A joint white paper from the IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) promotes IoT for sustainability, arguing that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals should be factored into IoT projects and into all digital transformation initiatives. The white paper How Digital Transformation and IoT Can Contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals […]
David Spence named chair of IoTAA
Long-time IT industry executive David Spence has been appointed chairman of the IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) replacing Gavin Smith, president at Bosch Australia and New Zealand, who has served as founding chairman since 2016. South Africa born Spence has been involved in over 25 internet and telecommunication businesses since joining Consolidated Press on his arrival […]
IoTAA to help consumers spot insecure IoT devices
Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) is looking to develop an IoT product security certification program that will help consumers identify devices that do not meet the government’s new voluntary guidelines. The government yesterday released a voluntary code of practice for suppliers of consumer IoT devices designed to keep insecure devices off the market. The […]
IoT Impact conference prioritises collaboration
The IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) will stage its two-day IoT Impact event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sydney from 15-16 October. It is IoTAA’s second annual event and the organisation says this year the focus will be on IoT adoption “with real life case studies and hands-on workshops empowering delegates with the knowledge they need […]
Piers Hogarth-Scott to chair IoTAA executive council
Piers Hogarth-Scott, national leader IoT at KPMG Digital Delta, has been appointed chairman of the executive council of the IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA), the senior stakeholder advisory committee of the IoTAA. He replace Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton who has held the positions since IoTAA was spun out of Comms Alliance in 2016. The executive […]
IoTAA forges links with Industrial Internet Consortium
The Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) has formed a formal liaison with the US based Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC). IIC says that, under the agreement, it and IoTAA will work together to harmonise various aspects of the industrial internet to help improve the digital economy. IIC claims to be “the world’s leading organisation transforming […]
IoTAA launches guide to IoT platform selection
The IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) has launched a guide to selecting an IoT platform to help governments and companies choose from the more than 400 available platforms. IoTAA chairman, John Stanton, said the guideline— created by IoTAA’s Platforms and Interoperability Workstream chaired by Geof Heydon — had been formulated to give concise and relevant guidance […]
Comms Alliance seeks feedback on draft IoT security guideline
Communications Alliance has released a for-comment draft of an IoT security guideline, developed by the security working group of IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA). The move marks the start of a formal consultation process flagged in February when the guideline first appeared. IoTAA and Communications Alliance released the document in February with Communications Alliance CEO, John […]
IoT Alliance Australia issues IoT security guideline
The IoT Alliance Australia and Communications Alliance have launched an IoT Security Guideline saying security and privacy need to be at the forefront of thinking and technological development to minimise the risks associated with the connected, big data use of IoT. Communications Alliance CEO, John Stanton, said a public consultation process would be set in […]
IoT Alliance Australia now complete: board members named
Almost a year since it was initiated and four months since it was formally brought into being the IoT Alliance Australia is now complete with the announcement of its board. IoTAA was incorporated as a not-for-profit entity in July 2016. It emerged from the Communications Alliance IoT Think Tank, established in 2015. IoTAA is hosted […]
