ACTIVAGE has defined a reference architecture for IoT Platforms Interoperability. This architecture aims to build general approaches to face the interoperability in a universal way with the objective of serving as common framework to build interoperable smart ACTIVE AGEING solutions that can be deployed, extended and replicated at Deployment Sites[1] across Europe. Deploy...

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...

Thethird pillar would be to build have a closer look at what it means in concrete terms for a business to implement such technology.Setting foot in the farmer’s shoe and considering the investment in IoT technology wheighed with the possible benefits but also the constraints in terms of training and re-organisation. It’s not only about IoT technology, it’s also addressing competition aspects, production aspects, and f...

You have probably heard about Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) – and if not, you need to get familiar with the term as soon as possible. Why? Because this transaction and “new” business model changes and challenges some of the traditional business models that we have been using for decades. Why pay for a product when you can just pay for the desired result instead?PaaS allows customers to purchase a desired result rather than the equipment that delivers that result. This model offers ben...