Why cities need guidelines to monetize IoT data
By Omar Elloumi, IoT evangelist and thought leader at oneM2M and Nokia Bell Labs and CTO group The first meeting of the new ITU-T Focus Group on Data Processing and Management (DPM) confirmed that “data is the new oil”, fast becoming powerful fuel…
Deadline extension for Kaleidoscope 2017 academic papers: 10 July
The deadline to submit a paper to Kaleidoscope 2017: Challenges for a data-driven society has been extended to 10 July 2017. Kaleidoscope 2017 will explore innovative approaches to data management and analysis, encouraging the development of data-driven applications and services of…
Reminder to research community: 19 June deadline to submit a paper to Kaleidoscope 2017
Less than a month remains to submit a paper to Kaleidoscope 2017: Challenges for a data-driven society. Researchers are invited to submit papers investigating the technical, business and policy challenges underlying effective data management and analysis. Kaleidoscope 2017 will explore…
Sigfox joins ITU to influence international standardization for the Internet of Things
Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity provider Sigfox has become a member of ITU to influence international standardization for IoT technologies and applications. Sigfox operates a low-bandwidth network dedicated to providing IoT devices with low-cost, low-power connectivity on a global scale….

ITU Kaleidoscope 2017 calls for research on data management for social good
“Challenges for a data-driven society” is the theme of the ninth Kaleidoscope academic conference to be held in Nanjing, China, 27-29 November 2017. Kaleidoscope 2017 will highlight research into innovative approaches to data management and analysis, encouraging the development of…
Press Release: ITU accelerates study of smart-city data management
Open group to identify standardization demands of data-driven smart cities Geneva, 30 March 2017 – ITU has established a new Focus Group to research data processing and management in the context of smart cities. The group is open to participation…