OAIC joins IoT Alliance Australia

The Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) has welcomed the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as an observer on its executive council.

This council includes a broad collection of global and Australian technology stakeholders including government, business and associations, such as the CSIRO, IBM, Ericsson, Australian Communications and Media Authority, KPMG, nbn, Optus, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Telstra, to name a few.

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) was the latest recruit to the alliance’s executive council, announced on 19 May.

The IoTAA was created by the Communications Alliance in 2015 to be the leading Australian industry and government body shaping the regulatory and collaborative framework needed to harness for the Australian economy the opportunities that are being created by IoT.

The chair of the IoT executive council, John Stanton, said the OAIC would bring valuable expertise to the alliance.

“The OAIC and the Australian Privacy Commissioner are very important stakeholders to have on board, given the work we are doing to build privacy protections in this area,” said Stanton.

The alliance has created six workstreams, with more than 200 expert participants, working on issues including spectrum availability, Smart Cities, network resilience, fostering IoT start-ups, data sharing and privacy.

The workstreams include a significant project to work with the industry verticals, such as transport, food and agribusiness, and water and resource management, that stand to enjoy some of the greatest benefits from IoT.

For more information, go to: www.commsalliance.com.au.

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Originally published here.