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French EU Presidency Conference on the Internet of the Future

October 6 & 7, 2008, Nice, France

The Internet of Things
Internet of the Future

Scope

The development of the Internet and the Information Technologies represent today a major challenge for our societies, as much in the economic area as in the social and cultural areas. It is by promoting their diffusion, particularly in SMEs, that these technologies could become an essential element of growth and competitiveness of European companies. European growth depends to a large extent on our capability to successfully develop the usage of these technologies – with respect to all citizens and enterprises. However, Europe is still behind in terms of creating value added Internet services. It is important for Europe to now engage in developing the technologies and the knowledge that will represent the basis of the Internet of the Future.

Internet technologies are undergoing important changes. In the light of the development of first usages related to the mobile Internet, we can already anticipate the next step in the development of those technologies: the rise of an “Internet of things” that will create new links going beyond the “Internet of computers” we know today. Network services will accompany the citizens and the enterprises in each of their activities: geolocalisation and proximity services, information and traceability related to consumer goods, the management of ecological risks, the fight against fraud, etc.

Europe has some vital assets to become one of the key regions of the digital economy of tomorrow, especially thanks to one of the most important unified mobile communications markets and a cultural and tourist patrimony that is unique in the world. The revaluation of the European patrimony should be accompanied by the strengthening of technological innovation on the Internet.

The conference will concentrate on the following two areas: (1) aspects related to the development of the mobile Internet: (2) the industrial and technological perspectives necessary for the development of the Internet of Things. The organisation of this conference will allow to stimulate the creation of industrial initiative in the area of value added Internet services.

The evolution of these technologies requires research and development efforts at a European level. The objective would be to manage the information related to products and merchandises in Europe without the need to transfer the data to a directory based in the United States.

Last but not least, the European conference on the Internet of the Future during the French EU presidency represents an opportunity to strengthen the links between France and its European partners. This rapprochement underlines the symbolic importance of the creation of a European framework for the development of the Internet of the Future.

Conference Highlights

Sunday, October 5

Welcoming Reception

Monday, October 6

Morning: 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Conference Opening

9.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

-Keynote by the French EU Presidency

-Keynote by the European Commission

-International expert

Session 1: The Challenges of the Internet of the Future and the Internet of Things

10h45 – 12h30

-International state-of-the-art: perspectives and stakeholders

-From RFID to the world of mobile things

-Lessons learned and political and industrial challenges

Potential speakers: European Commission, industrial players, representatives of the service sector

Parallel Sessions– Afternoon – Part I

14.15 p.m. – 15.45 p.m.

Session 2A: Which right to privacy in the light of the Internet of Things?
-What has happened since last year?
-Societal Challenges
-Initiatives at the international level
-Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET): technological options
Potential speakers: European Commission, Article 29 Group, The European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC), OCDE, EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), representatives of the service sector… / Session 2B: Main areas of application of the Internet of Things
-Distribution
-Manufacturing
-Transport & logistics
-Economic challenges and the evolution of the market
-Expectations of the service companies
Potential speakers: GS1/EPC Global, distribution stakeholders, GIFAS, GALIA, IATA

Parallel Sessions– Afternoon – Part II

16.00 p.m. – 17.30 p.m.

Session 3A: Challenges & technological perspectives
-European R&D and SMEs: towards an ecosystem of services for the Internet of the Future
-The state of international research programmes
-Mobile Internet and the Internet of Things: What are the synergies for European actors?
Potential speakers: Industrial players from Europe, the U.S. and Asia, European Commission, clusters / Session 3B: Applications and services of the mobile Internet
-Which interface for the Internet of the Future
-From RFID to mobile services for the users (NFC technology …)
-consumer services
-health and personal services
-the intelligent city and transport
-geolocation services
-information and services related to sustainable development
Potential speakers: GS1/EPC Global, Service operators (Orange, DT, NTT …), Pole Industrie du Commerce

Evening: Social event

Tuesday, October 7

Morning

Opening of the 2nd Day: The Challenges of International Co-operation

09.30 a.m. – 10.15 a.m.

-2 Keynote speakers

Parallel Sessions

10.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.

Session 4A: Interoperability and standards: development scenarios
-Interoperability and the European standardization policies
-Industrial and commercial challenges related to interoperability
-Standards: A necessary requirement for the development of services?
-Standardization of the main market sectors:distribution, industry, …
Potential speakers: European Commission, GS1/EPC Global, ETSI, CEN, AFNOR, CCSA (China), TTC (Japan), representatives of the service and distribution sectors … / Session 4B : The governance of the Internet of Things
-Unique object identifier: international scenarios, ONS, Ipv6, Ubiquitous Japan
-The Internet of Things vs. the Internet of Machines: Towards a “post-Internet” network?
-Interactions between the mobile Internet and the Internet of Things
-Net Neutrality and the Internet of Things: options for governance
Potential speakers: DUI, European Commission, Verisign, ITU, representatives of the service and distribution sectors, NTIA, …

Closing Session

12.00 p.m. –13.00 p.m.

-French Government

-European Commission

French EU Presidency Conference on the Internet of the Future

October 6 & 7, 2008, Nice, France

conference Venue

The conference will take place on October 6 & 7, 2008 at the

Nice Acropolis

Congress and Exposition Centre

1, Esplanade Kennedy

F-06302 Nice Cedex 4 – France

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Contact

Conference Office:

Items International

Hervé Rannou

Susanne Siebald

Laure Jouteau

46, avenue Pierre Brossolette,

F-92240 Malakoff - FRANCE

Tel: +33(0)149850326

Fax: +33 (0)1 49 85 14 07