Note: This special working group has been disbanded. The work begun in ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SWG 5 on Internet of Things standardization gaps will be continued in ISO/IEC JTC 1/WG 10.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 Internet of Things (IoT) is a standardization special working group (SWG) of the Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), which develops and facilitates the development of standards for Internet of Things (IoT). ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 was established in 2012 at the 27th plenary meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1 in Jeju. The special working group was established as a result of growing interest in the field of IoT by other standards organizations. The international secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 is the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), located in the Republic of Korea.
Terms of reference
The terms of reference of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 are: Identify market requirements and standardization gaps for IoT Encourage JTC 1 SCs and WGs to address the need for ISO/IEC standards for IoT Facilitate cooperation across JTC 1 entities Promote JTC 1 developed standards for IoT and encourage them to be recognized and utilized by industry and other standards setting organizations Facilitate the coordination of JTC 1 IoT activities with IEC, ISO, ITU, and other organizations that are developing standards for IoT Periodically report results and recommendations to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 3 on Planning Provide a written report of activities and recommendations to JTC 1 in advance of each JTC 1 plenary Study IoT Reference Architectures/Frameworks and provide a study report. This study report should be written so it could be referenced in a possible JTC 1 New Work Item Proposal on IoT. The report shall be made available to JTC 1 no later than the 2014 JTC 1 Plenary. The purpose of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 is not to develop or publish IoT related standards, but to coordinate with ISO/IEC JTC 1 subcommittees, working groups, and special working groups and with other standards organizations to help better identify and convey the needs and gaps in the IoT world.
Structure
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 is made up of four Ad Hoc groups, each of which carries out specific tasks in relation to IoT. The four Ad Hoc groups of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 are:
Collaborations
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 works in close collaboration with a number of other organizations or subcommittees, both internal and external to ISO or IEC, in order to avoid conflicting or duplicative work. Organizations internal to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 include: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG-A, Accessibility ISO/IEC JTC 1/WG 7, Sensor Networks ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7, Software and systems engineering ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35, User interfaces ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36, Information technology for learning, education and training ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 39, Sustainability for and by Information Technology ISO/TC 8/SC 11, Intermodal and short sea shipping ISO/TC 122, Packaging ISO/TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
Some organizations external to ISO or IEC that collaborate with or are in liaison to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 include: IEEE-SA IoT Steering Committee ITU-T JCA-IoT Raising the Floor – International; Building a Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) GS1 Object Management Group (OMG) Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Member countries
The members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SWG 5 are: Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.