Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities (JCA-IoT and SC&C)
The JCA-IoT and SC&C provides a visible contact point for IoT and its applications including smart cities and communities (SC&C) activities. This would also help to coordinate with external bodies working in the field of IoT and SC&C and enable effective two-way communication with these bodies.
IEC-ISO-ITU Joint Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF)
ITU, ISO and IEC have established a Joint Smart Cities Task Force to coordinate international standardization for smart cities. The Joint Task Force aims to engage stakeholders to identify standardization demands and provides leadership in guiding the supporting collaboration of ITU, ISO and IEC and the broader standardization ecosystem.
Global Observatory for Urban Intelligence
The IEEE and ITU collaborate to develop a “Global Observatory for Urban Intelligence” (GOUI). GOUI will be developed on an open-source cloud platform using crowd-sourcing collaborative tools.
Collaboration with oneM2M
ITU and oneM2M collaborate on the development and adoption of IoT standards. oneM2M developed a set of technical specifications for a common M2M service layer that can be readily embedded within various hardware and software, and relied upon to connect the myriad of devices in the field with M2M application servers worldwide. These technical specifications have been transposed into ITU-T Recommendations (Y.4500 series) to avoid market fragmentation and duplication of standardization efforts.
Collaboration with LoRa Alliance
ITU and LoRa Alliance have joined forces to develop vital international standards recognized by the low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) community for IoT. This collaboration grows the agenda forward for the industry and accelerates digital transformation across economies. Buildings these synergies among standardization efforts to better support the Internet of Things and smart cities and communities. The technical specification from LoRa (LoRaWAN® 1.0.4 Specification) has been transposed into ITU-T Recommendation Y.4480 “Low power protocol for wide area wireless networks”.