According to Kevin Ashton, the Internet of Things turns the world into data. But what does that mean? The key enabler for unlocking the business value of the IoT is using a technique called business model innovation. In contrast to technology, product or market innovation, business model innovation is a higher level innovation method to find entirely new business models. IoT in this sense helps companies perform a digital transformation to achieve for example n...

As it was stated in the IoTWeek 2018, “the adoption of the IoT by Manufacturing is first and foremost a cultural and a management issue, rather than a technology issue”. Thus, this session is aimed to introduce projects and initiatives that deal with the deployment of IoT technologies in manufacturing and help developing the cultural and managerial framework. Experts from the industry, the academy, and the research on applied technologies will offer complementa...

The second pillar finds its roots in the first one and would aim at highlighting the different impacts that are expected to be delivered by integrating IoT in the agri-food chain. IoT technologies in the agri-food sector address a set of economic, societal and environmental challenges. The potential for the sector is huge, but the implementation of such disruptive technology faces many challenges such as interoperability of the data, certification and standard...

The LSP Autopilote is leading innovative projects in Europe to develop the connected vehicles of tomorrow. Mobility is one of the key challenges in our societies where urbanization is growing everywhere. With the 5G deployment and the new IoT solutions, what are the new developments and innovations regarding the connected vehicles?