The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as a dynamic global network infrastructure with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual “things” have identities, physical attributes and virtual personalities, use intelligent interfaces and are seamlessly integrated into the information network. IoT has moved from being a futuristic vision to an increasing market reality both in China and Europe. In this context, the EUCTP II will contribute to a three day event dedicated to EU-China IoT cooperation in Beijing from 31 August until 02 September 2015. This activity will have the support of market stakeholders to sketch recommendations for a joint action plan. Following the first two conferences organized in October 2014 and April 2015 in Shanghai and Lyon, the exchanges will provide important input for the EU-China Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Informatisation Dialogue. Priority themes to be addressed will include IoT global opportunities as identified in the context of eHealth, smart cities, and industrial IoT applications under the topic Industry 4.0. 

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EU-China Cooperation in Internet of Things

Europe and China have been very early adopters of the Internet of Things (IoT), although knowing that a complex endeavour like the IoT will probably take a decade for a wide scale adoption and market penetration. Besides valorising the economic potential of the IoT, the conviction for IoT stems also from the interest to address societal challenges, such as aging societies, environmental pollution and questions of sustainable resource management. In light of recent evolutions the focus has also been adopted to consider topics like Smart Cities and 5G.

Since February 2011, under the coordination of DG CONNECT and MIIT-CAICT IoT experts from both regions met biannually for political and technical conversations, and improved coordination. The recent meetings have seen acceleration in implementing actions, resulting in detailed exchange of information in research programmes but also in the publication of two common white papers on Architecture Reference Models and Identifiers. In addition, additional common position papers e.g. on standardisation are now in preparation.

In the past years it became evident to involve more industry, SMEs and market stake-holders in order to get feedback and support on IoT development and in particular in view of large scale deployments. During the past EU-China ICT Dialogues with MIIT, DG CONNECT and the Chinese cooperation partners MIIT and CAICT it was agreed to foster cooperation among innovation and industry stakeholders on the Internet of Things including 5G. In January 2014 the EU-China Trade Project II (EUCTPII) started to support the Internet of Things as a horizontal activity, to be carried out in three steps through conferences and expert meetings in China and Europe respectively and a final roundtable in Beijing in which will be held on 02 September. This strategic initiative should also feed the Dialogue and related policy meetings for better decision making.

The current focus of the cooperation is to concentrate on dedicated Large Scale projects (LSP) on IoT application areas, such as Smart Agriculture and Food Safety, Smart Cities, e-Health, Autonomous Vehicles in connected environments, and water management. Furthermore, common standardisation interests and the participation in Chinese and European innovation support programs are under consideration to be reinforced.

Objectives of the cooperation:

Objective 1: Strengthening cooperation in view of reciprocity of actions and benefits

Objective 2: Defining important common statements on global IoT issues

Objective 3: Developing confidence and mutual understanding by cross participation to projects and operational activities

In particular, twinning activities related to Large Scale Projects (LSPs) will be welcomed on:

Ÿ   Smart living environment for ageing well

Ÿ   Smart farming and food security

Ÿ   Wearables for smart environments

Ÿ   IoT Reference zones in smart cities

Ÿ   Autonomous vehicles in a connected environment

Ÿ   Water management for resilient cities 

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