Hi. I attended a seminar today here in Singapore. The title: "CS Seminar: An Overview of AI in Data Mining, and Graph Embedding sponsored by a Singapore-based organization that develops advanced AI technologies to gather, analyze and predict digital signals from unstructured and structured data for market intelligence and financial intelligence needs.
I am attaching a screenshot of a slide/PowerPoint presentation where a statement caught my attention. The statement is "US does not have national strategy for AI." I find it hard to believe. Can anyone confirm if it is true?
Anyway, the following are the general concerns for a national IoT strategy applicable to some countries.
I wonder if quality folks (you!) can come up and write a National Strategy for Internet-of-Things specific and applicable to YOUR BELOVED COUNTRY. Quality folks are very good at strategizing.
IoT CONCERNS:
The NSA, yes the National Security Administration of the US states that the following are the Top Ten list of IoT vulnerabilities:
And according to International Data Corporation, IDC, the installed base of IoT endpoints will grow from approximately 9 billion in 2013 to about 28 billion in 2020. (NSA is quoting IDC, and I am quoting NSA. This is getting funny).
NSA continues . . . “according to Gartner, by 2020 approximately 250,000,000 connected vehicles would be in use worldwide. This will make cars one of the larger representative samples of the IoT ecosystem. But three years ago, two security researchers remotely hacked a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee and breached General Motor’s OnStar system – unlocking doors, starting the ignition, and accessing the owner’s email.”
NSA continues to quote, this time from Wired magazine . . . “Wired magazine recently compiled a list of what it deemed as some of the most concerning connected medical products that hackers may target including drug infusion pumps, insulin pumps, and CT scanning equipment . . . access to these types of devices could alter the amount of drugs, insulin, or radiation that a patient receives, with deadly consequences”.
America’s Department of Homeland Security thinks that start-ups are best source for IoT security solutions. DHS in 2015 set up an office in Silicon Valley to look for companies whose technology not only detects devices and sensors, but also verifies and authenticates them, prevent spoofing, and updates devices’ security systems. As part of its plan to entice start-ups, in December 2015, the NSA unveiled plans to use small, short term technology contracts to bypass the lengthy administrative process associated with traditional contracting.
Consumers’ security fears are curtailing IoT sales.
(numbers 1 to 5 are from the NSA’s eBooklet titled The Next Wave, 2016. There must be a latest one, I will update)
According to the Center for Data Innovation, a country’s national strategy for Internet-of-Things must consider the following concerns:
Market Failures: If left solely to market forces, the development of the Internet-of-Things will fail to reach its full potential. The market failures will include: Network Externalities, “Chicken and Egg” Dynamics, Risk and Uncertainty, Competitiveness Externalities, Interoperability, Public Goods, Human Capital, Radio Spectrum, Research and Development Funding.
Innovation-Friendly Innovation
Equity
(I'll try to explain the specifics of the above in my next post. I would appreciate if anyone can do it for me.)
Again, from the Center for Data Innovation, these are the COUNTRIES CRAFTING THEIR NATIONAL STRATEGIES ON INTERNET-OF-THINGS
CHINA
In March 2010, the Chinese central government opened a national center for IoT with initial funding of $117.2 million. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Internet-of-Things. China also established an inter-agency council to guide national policy on IoT which includes industry development, workforce training, and R&D targets.
GERMANY
IoT in Germany is a part of its “Industry 4.0” plan to modernize its manufacturing sector. The country budgeted $221 million to support IoT which will advance “smart factory” technologies ranging from sensor-embedded systems to AI platforms that can help operate internet-connected machinery.
INDIA
India’s National Telecom M2M Roadmap includes government-backed venture capital funding, creating incubators and test bed facilities for IoT. The Roadmap also includes India’s plan to develop 100 smart cities, financing it with a $7.4 billion investment over the next five years.
JAPAN
In June 2013, Japan declared that it would be the “world’s most advanced IT nation.” This will include the IoT in the areas of healthcare, disaster resilience, public safety, infrastructure planning, and R & D for sensor technology. This includes the information-processing technologies that can analyze large amounts of data from Internet-connected devices.
(Note: research in progress)
I am attaching a screenshot of a slide/PowerPoint presentation where a statement caught my attention. The statement is "US does not have national strategy for AI." I find it hard to believe. Can anyone confirm if it is true?
Anyway, the following are the general concerns for a national IoT strategy applicable to some countries.
I wonder if quality folks (you!) can come up and write a National Strategy for Internet-of-Things specific and applicable to YOUR BELOVED COUNTRY. Quality folks are very good at strategizing.
IoT CONCERNS:
The NSA, yes the National Security Administration of the US states that the following are the Top Ten list of IoT vulnerabilities:
1. Insecure web interface
2. Insufficient authentication/authorization
3. Insecure network services
4. Lack of transport encryption
5. Privacy concerns
6. Insecure cloud interface
7. Insecure mobile interface
8. Insufficient security configurability
9. Insecure software/firmware
10. Poor physical security
(My comment: NSA source for this is the Open Web Application Security Project, OWASP. So NSA quotes OWASP and i quote NSA, everybody are lazy to do orig-research . . . or wise to save energy?)And according to International Data Corporation, IDC, the installed base of IoT endpoints will grow from approximately 9 billion in 2013 to about 28 billion in 2020. (NSA is quoting IDC, and I am quoting NSA. This is getting funny).
NSA continues . . . “according to Gartner, by 2020 approximately 250,000,000 connected vehicles would be in use worldwide. This will make cars one of the larger representative samples of the IoT ecosystem. But three years ago, two security researchers remotely hacked a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee and breached General Motor’s OnStar system – unlocking doors, starting the ignition, and accessing the owner’s email.”
NSA continues to quote, this time from Wired magazine . . . “Wired magazine recently compiled a list of what it deemed as some of the most concerning connected medical products that hackers may target including drug infusion pumps, insulin pumps, and CT scanning equipment . . . access to these types of devices could alter the amount of drugs, insulin, or radiation that a patient receives, with deadly consequences”.
America’s Department of Homeland Security thinks that start-ups are best source for IoT security solutions. DHS in 2015 set up an office in Silicon Valley to look for companies whose technology not only detects devices and sensors, but also verifies and authenticates them, prevent spoofing, and updates devices’ security systems. As part of its plan to entice start-ups, in December 2015, the NSA unveiled plans to use small, short term technology contracts to bypass the lengthy administrative process associated with traditional contracting.
Consumers’ security fears are curtailing IoT sales.
(numbers 1 to 5 are from the NSA’s eBooklet titled The Next Wave, 2016. There must be a latest one, I will update)
According to the Center for Data Innovation, a country’s national strategy for Internet-of-Things must consider the following concerns:
Market Failures: If left solely to market forces, the development of the Internet-of-Things will fail to reach its full potential. The market failures will include: Network Externalities, “Chicken and Egg” Dynamics, Risk and Uncertainty, Competitiveness Externalities, Interoperability, Public Goods, Human Capital, Radio Spectrum, Research and Development Funding.
Innovation-Friendly Innovation
Equity
(I'll try to explain the specifics of the above in my next post. I would appreciate if anyone can do it for me.)
Again, from the Center for Data Innovation, these are the COUNTRIES CRAFTING THEIR NATIONAL STRATEGIES ON INTERNET-OF-THINGS
CHINA
In March 2010, the Chinese central government opened a national center for IoT with initial funding of $117.2 million. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Internet-of-Things. China also established an inter-agency council to guide national policy on IoT which includes industry development, workforce training, and R&D targets.
GERMANY
IoT in Germany is a part of its “Industry 4.0” plan to modernize its manufacturing sector. The country budgeted $221 million to support IoT which will advance “smart factory” technologies ranging from sensor-embedded systems to AI platforms that can help operate internet-connected machinery.
INDIA
India’s National Telecom M2M Roadmap includes government-backed venture capital funding, creating incubators and test bed facilities for IoT. The Roadmap also includes India’s plan to develop 100 smart cities, financing it with a $7.4 billion investment over the next five years.
JAPAN
In June 2013, Japan declared that it would be the “world’s most advanced IT nation.” This will include the IoT in the areas of healthcare, disaster resilience, public safety, infrastructure planning, and R & D for sensor technology. This includes the information-processing technologies that can analyze large amounts of data from Internet-connected devices.
(Note: research in progress)
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