NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC), the global, member-supported organization that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). Under the agreement, the IIC and CAICT will work together to help ensure interoperability for the industrial Internet in China. The agreement is one of a number of agreements made by the IIC’s newly formed Liaison Working Group.
Joint activities between the IIC and CAICT will include:
- Identifying and sharing best practices
- Collaborating on testbeds and research and development projects
- Realizing interoperability by harmonizing architecture and other elements
- Collaborating on standardization
“We look forward to working with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology to help further the development of the industrial Internet throughout China,” said Wael William Diab, Chair, IIC Liaison Working Group and Senior Director, Huawei. “We’re especially excited about joint activity on testbeds and research and development projects that will help advance the adoption of the industrial internet.”
“We highly value the cooperation between CAICT and the IIC,” said Mr. Xiaohui YU, CTO of CAICT. “The collaboration with the IIC will help establish tight relationships between the IIC and Chinese entities and organizations, such as the AII Alliance, and will develop, facilitate and enhance the industrial Internet.”
The Liaison Working Group is the gateway for formal relationships with standards and open-source organizations, consortia, alliances, certification and testing bodies and government entities/agencies. For a list of current liaisons, click here.
About China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
China
Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) is a
research academy under the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology with over 2,400 employees. A specialized think-tank for the
government, and an innovation and development platform for the industry,
CAICT holds a service portfolio that covers the areas of information and
communication technology, the integration of ICT and industries, such as
5G, Internet IoT and industrial Internet, cloud computing, big data,
Intelligent manufacturing etc. As a leading think-tank and platform in
ICT field of China, it contributes to the development and innovation of
the country and the ICT industry by providing support and services in
terms of national strategies, plans, policies, standards, technology
labs, testing and certification etc. CAICT is the national core
supporting organization for industrial Internet, intelligent
manufacturing and Internet relevant actions to the Chinese government,
and is involved in the drafting of the “Internet+ action plan,” “Made in
China 2025,”and other national strategies and guidance on IoT, Cloud
computing, big data and Broadband China, etc. CAICT is currently the
leading organization to promote the development of industrial Internet
of China.
About the Industrial Internet Consortium
The Industrial
Internet Consortium is a global, member-supported, organization that
promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things by
coordinating ecosystem initiatives to securely connect, control and
integrate assets and systems of assets with people, processes and data
using common architectures, interoperability and open standards to
deliver transformational business and societal outcomes across
industries and public infrastructure. The Industrial Internet Consortium
is managed by the Object Management Group (OMG). For more information,
visit www.iiconsortium.org.
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