Strategy of Things Research and Intelligence Insights
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Economic Research and Analysis of the National Need for Technology Infrastructure to Support the Internet of Things (January 2025)
This report is funded by a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The study examines the current state of IoT technology infrastructure across nine industries and identifies key cross industry technology gaps. The study includes an economic analysis of the impact of addressing these gaps where appropriate with a combination of federal policies, initiatives and investments. It recommends areas for federal research investments to strengthen U.S. competitiveness and national security.
The industries studied include agriculture, manufacturing, construction, insurance, retail, healthcare, transportation and logistics, smart cities and renewable energy.
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Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board Report (October 2024)
This report is a result of the work by the Federal IoT Advisory Board (IoTAB). The IoTAB was formed in October 2022, and comprised of 16 members appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The IoTAB was chartered to identify situations where IoT can bring significant economic and societal benefits to the United States, and to identify challenges that could hinder the development of IoT.
This report provides the board's findings and recommendations to the federal government across six areas - government leadership, modernizing infrastructure, establishing trust, building an IoT ready workforce, facilitating industry adoption, and unlocking the IoT enabled economy. The following topics are covered:
- Introduction to the Internet of Things
- The IoT Enabled Economy
- Platform Based IoT Business Ecosystems
- Findings of the IoTAB
- Recommendations of the IoTAB
- Closing Thoughts from the Chairs
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Smart Buildings: A Foundation for Safe, Healthy and Resilient cities (August 2020)
This blueprint is a publication based on a joint collaboration effort between industry, government and academia as part of the NIST Global Cities Team Challenge (GCTC) Smart Buildings Supercluster in August 2020.
This blueprint provides state and local government leaders, technology practitioners and researchers, and industry partners with a practical overview of the value and potential of smart buildings and its role in creating safe, healthy and resilient cities of the near future. The following topics are covered:
- Introduction
- Value, Benefits, and ROI considerations
- Organizational and individual productivity and wellness
- Next generation operations and maintenance
- Cybersecurity considerations
- Interfacing with city services and utilities
- Mobility
- Cybersecurity and privacy risk management preparation questionnaire
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The Municipal Internet of Things Blueprint (July 2019)
This blueprint is a publication based on a joint collaboration effort between industry, government and academia as part of the NIST Global Cities Team Challenge (GCTC) Wireless Supercluster in July 2019.
This blueprint provides state and local government leaders, technology practitioners and researchers, and industry partners with a practical overview of the Internet of Things and how it will affect government agencies in the future. The following topics are covered:
- Impacts to municipal governments of IoT networks
- Considerations for deploying municipal IoT networks
- The current state of municipal IoT deployments
- Case study summary findings
- Practical guide to deploying an IoT network
- Practical guide to IoT cybersecurity and privacy
- Case studies for several cities
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Smart Cities Market Scan and Best Practices Report (April 2018)
Twenty-eight cities around the world were studied. Findings were collected, analyzed and mapped into the Strategy of Things framework model. This research document provides the following:
- Smart city global trends
- Findings mapped to smart city framework
- Use case landscape
- Strategic recommendations
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