Thursday, November 02, 2017

ITU-T Study Group 20 moves forward with its work on IoT and Smart Cities

The ITU-T Study Group 20: Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities and Communities (SC&C) meeting was held in Geneva from 4 to 15 September 2017, with the participation of more than 150 international experts. The major accomplishments of the meeting included giving consent to 8 draft Recommendations, agreeing on 6 new Technical Reports and approving 36 new work items.

ITU-T Study Group 20 (SG20) works on the standardization requirements for IoT, with an initial focus on applications for smart cities and communities. After the first meeting of the year, held in Dubai from 13 to 23 March 2017, a new meeting was in September, giving consent to 8 draft Recommendations, one of which was revised.

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