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AI standards help accelerate digitalization of smart manufacturing
One of the key drivers of the digital transformation is smart manufacturingVarious analysts put the market estimate at several hundreds of billions US dollars with double digit CAGR growth. Much of this growth is being fuelled by the digitalization of the sector as emerging IT technologies such AI, big data and analytics are improving efficiencies and unlocking insights that would otherwise be unattainable.
Balancing privacy, security and convenience in mobile devices
Industry, governments, regulatory bodies, and consumers need international standards for biometric authentication technologyMobile devices have rapidly changed society and the way in which we interact and exchange information. For example, the mobile phone has rapidly evolved from being purely a telephone to the complex smartphone systems of today. This evolution looks unlikely to stop in the foreseeable future with a new generation of mobile, wearable devices for the future.
Standards for key information technologies
For many today, smart technologies facilitate carrying out daily activities, business operations, the management of critical infrastructures and moreThe Internet of Things (IoT), increased connectivity and advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as algorithms and machine learning are enabling industries to streamline processes, improve efficiency and reduce costs as they become more digitized.
Thwarting cyber attacks in aviation
Collaboration is required from many organizations to make the flying experience safe and secure on the ground and in the airCyber attacks are carried out by a range of perpetrators. They include individuals, organized criminals and state-sponsored entities. Sometimes their malicious goals are distinct or overlapping and may include one or more of the following: extortion, fraud, business or reputational damage and disruption interfering with (or taking down) the infrastructures of companies or states. Actors, like goals, often span several areas, making identification and attribution difficult.
How tech savvy leaders stay ahead of the game
Standards addressing latest technologies give business strategies a competitive edgeRapid advances in technology are changing how we live and work and along with this, the expectations of people and businesses.
Embracing the technology that is reshaping our world
Innovative information technologies are an inextricable part of modern lifeBillions of connected devices and systems make up the internet of things (IoT), and help to simplify how we communicate, work and go about daily tasks.
Share your work in 2019
We’d like to hear from youThe IEC global family has grown to 171 countries.
Evolving with digital transformation
Interview with Phil Wennblom, new Chair of ISO/IEC JTC 1Information technology has penetrated our homes, cities and workplaces, as billions of “sensorized” devices and systems that form part of the internet of things (IoT) help to simplify how we work, communicate and carry out daily tasks.
CES technology trends for 2018
AI technologies drive innovationEarly on each New Year, technology companies gather in Las Vegas for the annual CES show. The 2018 edition brought together 3900 exhibitors displaying their latest developments. Analysts from the show organizer, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), provided an overview of the major trends to follow this year.
30 years of Standards for cutting-edge technology
ISO/IEC JTC 1 to broaden its remitInformation technology doesn’t stand still and neither does the IEC and ISO joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1, established in 1987 to cover these technologies. This year, as ISO/IEC JTC 1 celebrates its 30-year anniversary, experts from 33 countries continue to contribute to the standardization activities of its 22 subcommittees (SCs), which have already produced more than 3 000 International Standards.
Thirty years of ICT standardization
IoT subcommittee is the new kid on the blockThe world has never been more connected and surrounded by ICT. Whether we realize it or not, many aspects of ISO/IEC JTC 1 work affect daily life. From a smart toothbrush, animal tracking collar and household appliances, to health monitoring wearables and smart systems in buildings and transport, the list is endless.
Share your work in 2018
We’d like to hear and read your storiesTake the 170 countries in the IEC family, the 20 000 technical experts who work in standards development, the many certification bodies (CBs) and test laboratories (TLs) in the IEC Conformity Assessment (CA) Systems, and add to the mix the rapid pace at which technologies are evolving today and you have hundreds, if not thousands of stories that can be told within the IEC community.
Omnipresent printed electronics
From niche to mass market in a few yearsA decade ago, printed electronics was still very much a budding technology destined to a niche market. The emergence and rapid growth of connected devices such as smartphones, tablets and wearables have boosted the internet of things (IoT) and offered new avenues of development to the printed electronics sector.
Biometrics for consumer markets
Electronic DNA facilitates vehicle access and securityFingerprint, palm, iris, voice, facial and gesture recognition will aid advances in driver-assistance systems and vehicle security. Incorporating cloud analytics will generate useful information and allow notifications to be sent during emergencies.
Are we driving or ride sharing?
Reshaping personal transport and the automotive industryIn the next decade, cars will be well on the way to, or have reached the goal of becoming fully self-driving. As the industry continues to develop new levels of autonomous vehicles, the whole notion of personal transport is being turned on its head.
Hearing lots of voices?
AI takes connected devices to the next levelIn our smart world, a huge number of devices are part of the internet of things (IoT), or becoming so, many of them integrated with our homes, cities, manufacturing or transport systems and infrastructures. Added to this, a growing number of connected consumer devices, appliances and systems are able to carry out many human daily tasks in the home or workplace, whether for healthcare or entertainment. Research by Gartner forecasts the number of connected things will reach 20,8 billion by 2020, of which 13,5 billion will be from the consumer sector.
The technology that makes our world tick
International Standards contribute to the prevention of cyberattacksAs more areas of our lives become connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), the work of experts in ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1: Information Technology, who develop worldwide International Standards for business and consumer applications in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), is increasingly crucial.
Playing and enjoying sport in safe environments
IEC International Standards play a central role in enhancing security at sports venuesMajor international sports events attract huge crowds and universal media coverage, as well as ill-intentioned individuals bent on wreaking havoc. As such they represent a major challenge for organizers and governments. This has been the case recently following a series of terrorist attacks in many countries. Security measures for these events and other mass gatherings depend on multi-layered security arrangements that include human and technical means. Many of the technical measures that underpin such arrangements depend on electronic devices and installations.
Medical biometrics improve patients' care
How the healthcare sector benefits from advances in medical biometricsMost people are familiar with the use of biometric identification systems – from fingerprints to voice recognition to iris scans – as elements of sophisticated security systems. The field of medical biometrics, however, is focused more on the collection of personal medical data and its use in diagnosis, research, and medical services development, rather than on security and identification.
Behind the scenes at the Sochi Olympics
IEC International Standards helped to make things workInvisible but essential for the success of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, IEC work underpinned a host of technologies which helped in the smooth running of the Games.