ABSTRACT
Over the years the very concept of Internet of Things (IoT) has seemed to lose traction and to become blurred, especially as a series of corporate actors have tried to develop new terminologies – from Internet of Everything to Industrial Internet to Industrie 4.0- to explain how they would deliver better solutions on the basis of connected devices. The European Commission has adopted on 6 May 2015 the Digital Single Market strategy and has opened the door for bold proposals to improve our future. The IoT has long been characterised as hype. Already in 2009, the Commission explained that the scope of IoT applications is expected to greatly contribute to addressing today’s societal challenges, from health monitoring systems to transport to environment, gradually resulting in a genuine paradigm shift. The Digital Single Market, adopted in May 2015, offers an opportunity to accelerate and to fully develop the transformative potential of the IoT.
