ABSTRACT
The underlying scenario is represented by the European platform of national initiatives on DEI, including digital innovation hubs, regulatory framework, skills and jobs, partnership and platforms. IoT is at the heart of the digitisation process of the economy and society and it is an essential building block of the DEI strategy and the Digital Single Market strategy. Therefore, the overall goal is for Europe to be at the forefront of supplying innovative IoT solutions and to become the world’s leading market for IoT products and services. The IoT-European Platforms Initiative (IoT-EPI) was formed to build a vibrant and sustainable IoT-ecosystem in Europe, maximising the opportunities for open platform development, interoperability and information sharing. The IoT-EPI projects are cooperating to define the research and innovation mechanisms and to identify opportunities for collaboration in IoT ecosystems to maximise the opportunities for common approaches to platform development, interoperability and information sharing.
