The importance of the technological trend determined by the Internet of Things is such that it is now at the center of the scene and creates new business opportunities in many sectors.

The IoT world in fact includes a wide range of connected objects and very different services: smart meters, smart grids, connected cars, payment systems, smart home, smart health and smart city are some areas in which the revolution is transforming the way we work and produce, and the lifestayles as well.

New opportunities are emerging for vendors, network operators, platform managers, content producers and service providers. Possibilities that must be supported by the regulatory framework and adequate infrastructures.

The session analyzes the hottest and most current topics of the Internet of Things landscape and its applications, focusing on the main challenges to be faced in developing the market.

Key Takeaways 

• World market overview, technology trends and industry driving factors
• Regulation scenarios for the widespread availability of the IoT digital technologies
• New business models and Open Innovation, the changing shape of the IoT ecosystem
• IOT connectivity, the multi-technological panorama from networks: LPWA, Narrowband, Multefire, Lora, Sigfox, satellite

Analysis of the scenarios that are shaping communication networks for IoT, where the need to meet the requirements of wide coverage and low consumption emerges, as well as those of applications that require high reliability, robustness and low latency.
Different connected objects such as wearables, sensors, vehicles, with different applications determine the presence of heterogeneous networks.
During the session the various enabling technologies, the technical requirements in the various application scenarios will be examined, with use cases and best practices.

Key Takeaways

• The backbone for IoT: comparing networks
• Low Power Networks: available solutions today, ecosystem and local low-power networks’ evolution
• Multefire, NB-IoT, Sigfox, Lora, RPMA and the others: the appropriate standard for every application
• LiFi, the wireless communication technology that leverages visible light for the high-speed transmission of data between devices
• Use cases and best practices in the adoption of different connectivity systems

The digital transformation within the industrial sector makes faster and easier the exchange of information among customers, factories and suppliers; it enables the creation of an integrated and optimized production flow based on customer needs, with positive effects on the entire value chain.

The industrial plants interconnected with each other and integrated through the Internet of Things represent a revolution that is radically changing the production methods both in large factories and in small-medium sized ones.

However, if large companies have projects underway for the adoption of innovative technologies – also taking advantage of the tax benefits provided for innovation and eco-sustainability – small and medium-sized companies must face various internal weaknesses such as corporate culture, governance of change processes and development strategy.

What is the road towards the Smart Factory, today and in the Italian context?

Key Takeaways

• Production systems today and in the next future, between the adoption of innovative technologies and the re-engineering of processes
• Experiences, projects and solutions available today in the various industry sectors
• Technologies for the Smart Factory and the Smart Supply Chain: from the Industrial Internet of Things to the Industrial Analytics, from the Advanced Human Machine Interface to the Additive Manufacturing
• Supporting competitiveness with Enterprise 4.0: national policies for investments and skills development
  

Key Takeaways

• Opportunities for the development of new business and critical issues in the integration between the physical and digital world
• Analysis of the complete technological stack that constitutes an IoT ecosystem
• Examples of development of technologies to interconnect sensors, actuators and machines in the industrial and service context
• From the hobby maker to the business professional, the role of FabLab and maker communities

Solutions available today and in perspective

Insights on the wide range of technological opportunities but also of potential critical issues determined by the pervasive nature of the Internet of Things, which makes it necessary to use open and integrated infrastructures capable of combining the control of intelligent devices with information management.
The use of cloud platforms and analytics becomes essential for all companies that want to use the IoT but important requirements such as security and confidentiality must not be forgotten.

Building a market ready IOT solution can be a complex process that requires knowledge of hardware and software integration. And also, how can you develop a profitable business model and maximize revenue opportunities?
The market leaders and protagonists will share perspectives and visions regarding IOT’s new challenges and business opportunities.

Key Takeaways

• Emerging technologies and solutions available today: news and trends for users in the enterprise world
• Supporting the business decision-making process through Big Data and IoT Analytics
• Cloud and Edge computing, infrastructures for analyze and manage data generated by IoT
  
• AR / VR technologies: interact with real-world objects and collaborate with colleagues and partners
• Geographical Information Systems and Internet of Things, perspectives for business applications
• Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing, digital transformation and process optimization

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Key Takeaways

• Sustainable construction, use cases of IoT projects from engineering to energy management
• The implications of IoT in Facility Management, from the use of energy, to the monitoring of temperatures, to the movement of people in buildings
• Sharing of needs and costs, the “by design” approach that facilitates micro-management
• BIM + IoT systems to reduce inefficiency, extra-costs, emergency maintenance
• IoT for Construction Management: sensors and monitoring applications for the predictive maintenance of heavy equipment

We cannot talk about the Internet of Things without considering the infrastructures, connectivity, cloud and system solutions which electronic components must inevitably be connected to. The market of embedded technologies in the next future will be strongly influenced by the development of the Internet of Things, which will determine an ever increasing demand but also the ability to rapidly adapt to ever-changing requirements. The session examines the technological developments that the sector is facing, as well as the applications in the different sectors.

Key Takeaways

• Ecosystem and collaborative context to successfully manage the growing complexity of IoT applications
• From sensors to service: the technological challenges related to data collection and processing
• Big Data management, Cloud e Fog computing, infrastrutture per l’analisi, la sicurezza e la gestione dei dati generati da IoT
• Technology and business evolutionary scenarios of network infrastructures for embedded system connectivity: Cat M1, NB-IoT, Sigfox and LoRa in the domestic and global development scenario.
• Application areas and solutions available today and in perspective
• Energy consumption management: from the creation of low-power components to the optimization of the use of batteries, from energy harvesting to energy storage, the next technological challenges to support the development of IoT

The growing complexity of IoT applications requires increasingly advanced and dedicated systems. In this session we will explore the embedded hardware solutions made available recently that meet the growing requirements of security, connectivity, simplicity of management, analysis and development.

• From sensors to services: the technology challenges associated with data collection and processing
• Application areas and solutions available today and in perspective
• IOT Security: from the single component to the integrated system, state of the art and measures available today to face threats
• Security by design, guaranteeing security starting from the design phase

Marco De Angelis, Notified Body Responsible, Nemko Italy

5G mobile communication technology will soon be mature enough to be an interesting development opportunity for manufacturers of wireless devices. In 2020, we will see a progressive spread in Europe, while, in the particular case of Italy, we will probably have to wait until 2022.
This new generation of devices will not only offer ultra-fast bandwidth for surfing the Internet with very low latency times, but also a significant improvement in terms of efficiency in energy consumption and in the architecture of communication systems. It will constitute the natural humus for the creation of an interconnected network of “objects” (Internet of Things), offering new and interesting scenarios capable of satisfying the growing complexities of our society.
In this stimulating context, Nemko Italy provides professional services dedicated to manufacturers who intend to acquire this new technology, being able to access the most important international markets with fully compliant and certified products.

From technological trends to regulatory scenarios, the key elements to better understand and exploit this phase of deep technology innovation, capable of revolutionizing business dynamics but also the internal organization of the companies.

The session analyzes the hottest and most current issues in the scenario of AI technologies deployment, focusing on the areas of application where experiences and projects have been carried out, such as the relationship with “digitized” users, industrial robotics, healthcare and wellness, risk management, mobility.

Key Takeaways

• Global market analysis, technology trends and development factors
• The role of IoT and AI data analytics for intelligent decision making
• Towards industry 5.0, the role of machine learning in robotization
• The optimization of organizational processes, in terms of efficiency and effectiveness
• Redefining the relationship with the customer, improving the user experience
• Applications in vertical sectors such as energy, manufacturing, mobility

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Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

• Overview of the global market, technological trends and elements of development
• Technological components for the development of services enabled by decentralization and cryptography
• State-of-the-art of experiences, projects and solutions implemented in the various sectors of industry
• Perspectives related to the Internet of Things, the “next big thing” for the spreading of the blockchain after the financial sector
• The role of innovative startups in the creation of the market and in the promotion of diffusion among companies
• Blockchain integration into pre-existing business systems
• Data integrity and reliability in the blockchain
• Scalability and energy consumption, the challenges to face in the implementation of decentralized architectures
• Best practices: from strategy to execution, how to implement successful projects

The session examines the technological aspects of IOTA, the cryptocurrency that has been designed for micropayments and to create a system of certificates within the IoT world.

Not based on blockhain but a special ledger, the Tangle, which makes the functioning of IOTA completely different from other cryptocurrencies. It is in fact a particular technology capable of operating using a decentralized register and allowing to operate autonomously without the intervention of miners.

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14:30 Introductory speech
Maurizio Cecchi, President, Associazione P.I.I.U.

14:40 Overview of the 5G EVE initiative
Mauro Boldi, 5G EVE Project Coordinator – Senior Technical Manager, TIM

15:00 The promotion of European SMEs’ 5G products and services
Yuri Chianese, Co-founder and Board Member, Chief Growth Officer, Applied Research to Tecnologies

15:20 How to access the 5G testing facilities in Italy
Mauro Agus, Network System Engineer, TIM

15:40 New European funding tools for 5G applications developed by SMEs
Maurizio Cecchi, President, Associazione P.I.I.U.

16:00 break

16:30 Products and services presentation by SMEs selected through “Call for ideas”

17:00 One-to-one meetings with industrial and commercial partners of 5G EVE
(for participating SMEs)

18:00 End of session

5G for Autonomous Driving

During this workshop, the initiative of the European Commission 5G CARMEN will be presented to encourage the adoption of this technology for Autonomous Driving services in the Brenner motorway corridor.

Through interaction with the industrial partners of the project – including the Fiat and TIM Research Center – we will try to exploit the innovation capacity of the SMEs participating in the event, giving space to the presentation of their ideas and their potential services.

9:30 Overview of the 5G CARMEN initiative
Roberto Riggio, 5G-CARMEN Project Coordinator – Head of Smart Networks and Services (SENSE) Unit, FBK – Fondazione Bruno Kessler

9:50 The 5G technology for Autonomous Driving
Roberto Fantini, Senior Wireless Access Engineer, TIM

10:10 The promotion of European SMEs’ 5G products and services
Maurizio Cecchi, Presidente, Associazione P.I.I.U.

10:30  Autonomous Driving use cases in the Brenner motorway corridor
Filippo Visintainer, Technical Fellow, CRF – Centro Ricerche Fiat

10:50 New European funding tools for 5G applications developed by SMEs
Maurizio Cecchi, Presidente, Associazione P.I.I.U.

11:10 break

11:30 Products and services presentation by SMEs selected through “Call for ideas” 

12:00 One-to-one meetings with industrial and commercial partners of 5G CARMEN
(for participating SMEs)

13:00 End of session

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Selected startups and scaleups pitch to user companies, corporate ventures, corporate accelerators, incubators and professional investors

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The EU program with € 9bn for cybersecurity, AI, supercomputing, e-government and advanced digital skills.
How to deal with the new tool and plan projects in line with development objectives, taking advantage of synergies with Horizon Europe, CEF and the Structural Funds

Competitiveness depends largely on the ability to manage and promote innovation, instead of undergoing it: within this scenario, the Innovation Manager becomes a key role who is asked to express not only technological skills but also the ability to understand the management processes of companies and to develop the so-called “culture of innovation” within them.

In the session, the Innovation Managers analyze opportunities and criticalities related with this new figure, established within Industry 4.0 to encourage innovation processes and digital transformation in businesses.

The digital transformation leads to business applications that are increasingly generating data. In particular in the IoT area, the amount of data collected through sensors connected to the network is constantly increasing, therefore requiring high performance in order to make applications efficient and effective.

Edge-based solutions move critical functions to the peripheral part of the IoT infrastructure – that is, where data are increasingly generated. For example, edge functions related to real-time data processing, data aggregation and data protection, overcome the bandwidth and latency time issues typical of cloud infrastructures.

It is therefore an increasingly important component of IoT infrastructures in services where a timely and autonomous response from devices is required, such as in the mobility sector or manufacturing, but not only.

Key Takeaways

• Edge Analytics, how to merge the computing powers within network devices to process real-time information
• Improve the performance and security of IoT architectures with the Edge approach
• Use cases for the integration of edge and cloud architectures
• Opportunity to improve the production chain in manufacturing
• Safe drive, smoother traffic flows and optimization of energy consumption, the opportunities of the Edge architecture for the future mobility

ESCo Tech Forum is the place where ASSOEsco explores innovation in technology,  in behaviors and in the legal framework, allowin Public Administrations to promote and facilitate investments, operators to finance them and plants to connect in a “prosumer” network .

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Traditionally, cyber security has become a focal point for organizations only after a cyber attack. This reactivation approach is expensive and inefficient, and unfortunately very common. Cyber Security By Design is a proactive approach to cyber security, recognizing that cyber attacks are a case of when, not if.

The “by design” approach to security in software is today the only way to guarantee security in digital business. Moreover, cybersecurity is an element of great complexity in which we must also intervene in the electronic, hardware, telecommunications aspect, with protocols and network solutions and information transmission.
A close collaboration between these areas is therefore necessary, involving all the subjects: research companies, universities and players that develop tools to defend against attacks.
Tools that must already be born by including security in the design of the element itself and the solution to be put on the network.

Key Takeaways

• The cybersecurity ecosystem
• Designing and measuring cybersecurity in software, hardware and network architectures
• The European IT security and digital services certification system established with the Cybersecurity Act
• Make sure the products or services are safe from the design and by default
• Ensure the secure updating of software and hardware
• Protecting the data collected, stored, transmitted

Security in the IoT world is often associated with the need to protect connections between physical devices and the network. This is certainly one point of view for the Internet of objects, but it is not the only or most important one. The purpose of creating IoT solutions is to transform a myriad of disconnected data into information allowing the control of the solutions adopted and improve them thanks to timely decisions.

This entails the need to ensure safety throughout the IOT chain, from raw data to consequent information, to the implementation of any changes. It is therefore a matter of securing data, systems and connections with different characteristics and complexities.

The session therefore examines the different security aspects that affect an IoT project starting from how to guarantee the protection of connections but, also and above all, how to guarantee the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data at every stage of the life cycle of the project itself.

Key Takeaways

• Identifying the best defense approaches in view of the complexity of networks and the number of devices to be protected
• Balancing the cost-benefit ratio of an IoT solution considering the different value of  information with respect to the value of raw data
• Understanding and identifying corporate responsibilities in the definition, implementation and management of a security solution in the IoT field
• Evaluate the need for an innovative rather than conservative approach in the application of security strategies in the IoT field
• Acquire tools, techniques and solutions to mitigate the risks related to IT security in complex and evolving environments

The obligations for the processing of the acquired data impose the creation of information structures capable of guaranteeing the confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of the data management systems and services on a permanent basis

The compliance with the GDPR standard therefore imposes precise obligations on the level of security offered by those who acquire and process such data.

The session aims to provide an overview of “best practices” and guidelines proposed by the main actors involved in the planning, implementation and management of data processing systems compliant with the standard with particular regard to IOT applications.

On the one hand, an answer will be given to how to properly identify the data that fall within the sphere of influence of the standard in an IOT implementation, on the other, what is the state of the art relating to the application of the standard.

Key Takeaways

• Identifying the method to manage the data subject to GDPR in the IOT area
• Understand how to manage such data according to regulatory requirements
• Identify the corporate subjects involved in the implementation and management of data subject to GDPR in the IOT area
• Recognize the main suppliers of technology and solutions aimed at addressing compliance requirements

Significantly improve the levels of efficiency, comfort and user experience, ensuring a level of interaction between user and technology unthinkable until recently and definitively transforming the way we live spaces, indoors and outdoors. These are the advantages that the Internet of Things brings today, thanks to technologies that allow not only to detect the various factors of air quality, the humidity, CO2, other polluting elements but also to communicate them to management systems that analyze them and give real-time and remote responses to devices.

The connection of the systems to the network allows users to stay up to date on the air status of their buildings and homes, through apps installed on their smartphone devices with which to regulate ventilation and temperature , but also carry out scheduled diagnoses and predictive maintenance.

The collection and analysis of data is helpful to better understand the functioning of buildings and to make the appropriate management changes in order to optimize the flow of operations and programming and reduce energy consumption, improving overall building management .

In the external environment big data capabilities, such as analytics and machine learning, can be applied to the measurements and related data sets, such as weather and traffic, to add context to the data and understand the causes and fluctuations in air pollution levels.

Key Takeaways

• Air quality monitoring and management architectures: from sensors to smart building management systems
• User experience: the technologies for the usage tuning without sacrificing comfort and well-being
• Innovative systems to guarantee timely maintenance, diagnose faults and remote malfunctions, perform preventive maintenance
• Raising the energy efficiency of residential, commercial and industrial buildings
• Using Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence to tackle the problem of air pollution

The Internet of Water is about sharing and integrating water data that are used to inform decision-making and improve the management of the water supply.

As managing the supply of water is becoming a critical task, domestic, commercial and industrial water services are increasingly utilising IoT capabilities for metering, leakage detection, distribution and planning.

The technology trend leads toeard dynamic, interconnected networks where water data are readily discoverable, easily accessible, of known quality, and are put to use to take decisions for the water rsources management.

New water infrastructures enable data to flow seamlessly between users and decision-makers, who need accurate, timely data to understand current conditions, identify sustainability problems, illuminate possible solutions, track progress, and adapt along the way.

Communities need easy-to-understand metrics of water conditions and , a sustained effort is required to accelerate the development of open data and information systems to support sustainable water resources management.

Key Takeaways

• Approaches for the implementation of efficient and profitable smart water solutions
• Real-time monitoring of water assets
• Smart meters: tools for the consumption of water monitoring, build a better relationship with customers and bill accurately for the amount of water consumed by each household and business.
• IoT applications addressing the water industry requirements for smart meter communications, such as long battery life, taking readings every hour or less and communications coverage for difficult to reach locations