IoT Advisory Board Meeting #5

July 18-19, 2023
IoT Advisory Board Meeting # 5 Outcomes

• Review and discuss draft report

• Review and discuss draft recommendations in report

• Review and discuss other recommendations not in report (privacy, international, 

healthcare, public safety, etc.)

• Feedback from drafts (informal) from FWG

• Review progress to date

• Identify other information and barrier gaps

• Agenda topic items for Meeting 6 (August)
Agenda

Day 1: July 18, 2023 Tuesday

Time Topic

11:00 AM Opening Remarks

11:15 AM Speaker: Chris Autrey, CEO, Iothic

12:00 PM Speaker: Paul Eisler, VP, US Telecom, Broadband 

Association

12:30 PM FWG informal feedback to the IoT AB

1:15 PM Break

1:30 PM Draft report discussions

4:45 PM Wrap up

5:00 PM Adjourn Day 1

Day 2: July 19, 2023 Wednesday

Time Topic

11:00 AM Opening Remarks

11:15 AM Speaker: Chris Moore

11:45 AM Speaker: Sven Dharmani, Ernst and Young

12:15 PM Speaker: Mei Lin Fung, People Centered Internet

12:45 PM Break

1:00 PM Draft report discussions (continued)

1:30 PM Draft recommendations (those that wasn’t formally 

approved to move into report and new ones)

4:45 PM Wrap up

5:00 PM Adjourn Day 1
Meeting announcements and logistics

• Speaking/Participation

• Send Barbara copies of everything you shared here today

• IoTAB to the Audience: Disclaimer

• Audience comments: please send to us

• Meeting 4 (May 2023) minutes and presentations

• https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iot-program/may-2023-meeting-materials
Day 1 Speakers

• Chris Autrey, CEO, Iothic

• Paul Eisler, Vice President, US Telecom, The Broadband Association
Draft IoT AB Timeline to Report Publication in January 2024

January 2023

Initial IoT AB Meeting

Agreement of Scope

Definitions of Vertical / Horizontal

Sub-groups

Agreement on general report outline

Conceptual agreement on

what sub-groups will provide to

the IoT AB report (incl. lead authors)

March 7, 2023

IoT AB Meeting 2

April 18-19, 2023

IoT AB Meeting 3

Member and

Sub-Group input

due by Mid-April

Editors working with

IoT AB Members

Full IoT AB (and the public) will have 

access to the sub-group results

Secretariat will assemble the report 

submissions, review alignment with 

NDAA requirements, work to achieve 

“one voice”

May 16-17, 2023

IoT AB Meeting 4

All input received from 

sub-groups

July 2023

Interim Report Review

Recommendations provided for

any “gaps” determined

Recommendations are clear

and achieve the Board’s desired

tone and messaging

Final review and minor edits from

IoT AB members

Review by IoT AB chairs to 

ensure completeness

and readiness for

submission to the 

working group

November 2023

Final Draft Report

January 2024

Report Publication

Published on 

website
Action items discussion
Meeting 4 (May 2023) Actions

Action Who When

Mike to send email re: Consumer, Smart Home, Regulation, Standards, 

Personas: Add as commentary sections to report

Greg- report sections (may 

31)

Done

May 31 (Greg)

Skills, education, workforce recommendations: each subgroup send 

recommendations to Benson

All

Greg – add section

2 weeks (by 

may 31

User protection and Agency Coordination: add as commentary sections to 

report

Greg- report sections May 31 (Greg)

Update recommendations for those not advanced All June 15

Update recommendations/wording for those that are advanced (and requires 

it)

All June 15

Define smart cities and IoT Nicole May 31

Consider adding section and commentary on AI as a section in report (Kat) Greg – report section May 31 (Greg)

Consolidate supply chain international collaboration into international 

subgroup

Dan, Tom May 31

Add commentary on linkage between data, IoT systems,  digital twins, vision, 

benefits, how does IoT enable 

Greg – report section May 31 (Greg)
Sub-team readouts

• [TBD] Sustainable Infrastructure

• [TBD] Supply Chain

• [TBD] Smart Traffic and Transportation

• [TBD] Public Safety
Key Takeaways – Day 1
Action items – Day 1
Agenda

Time Topic

11:00 AM Opening Remarks

11:15 AM Speaker: Chris Autrey, CEO, Iothic

12:00 PM Speaker: Paul Eisler, VP, US Telecom, Broadband 

Association

12:30 PM FWG informal feedback to the IoT AB

1:15 PM Break

1:30 PM Draft report discussions

4:45 PM Wrap up

5:00 PM Adjourn Day 1

Time Topic

11:00 AM Opening Remarks

11:15 AM Speaker: Chris Moore

11:45 AM Speaker: Sven Dharmani, Ernst and Young

12:15 PM Speaker: Mei Lin Fung, People Centered Internet

12:45 PM Break

1:00 PM Draft report discussions (continued)

1:30 PM Draft recommendations (those that wasn’t formally 

approved to move into report and new ones)

4:45 PM Wrap up

5:00 PM Adjourn Day 1

Day 1: July 18, 2023 Tuesday Day 2: July 19, 2023 Wednesday
Day 2 Speakers

• Chris Moore

• Sven Dharmani, Ernst and Young

• Mei Lin Fund, People Centered Internet
Key Takeaways – Day 2

• tbd
Proposed: Report content organization around select themes

Theme Subteam(s)

Enhance and Modernize The Infrastructure That Supports IoT: Leads to: More licensed and unlicensed 

spectrum for broadband and narrowband deployment of IoT

Spectrum

Create Trust in IoT in All Market Categories: Leads to: Security, privacy, transparency, data usage (trust and 

privacy), data management (security)

Privacy/data ownership

Security

Ensure Supply Chain Reliability: Leads to: Free up and enable trade; support industry-managed reshoring; 

traceability for anti-counterfeit/anti-tampering

Augmented logistics

Smart supply chain

Address Challenges in the Context of An Ecosystem that is Global: Leads to: As important as the U.S. 

economy and domestic priorities are, it is a global picture and needs to be viewed as such.

International

Data Sovereignty? Data?

Align Federal Actions in IoT to Advance Policy Goals: 

a. Subgroups: Environmental Monitoring; Healthcare, Smart Traffic and Transit Technologies; Sustainable 

and Critical Infrastructure; Precision Agriculture

b. Climate change (policy), environmental monitoring (IoT application); 

c. Sustainability (policy), precision agriculture (IoT application)

d. Adopt further “Lab to Market” policies for federally-funded research

Enable a Strong and Diverse Workforce: Leads to: Workforce training; consumer awareness; diversity & 

inclusiveness

All should consider and develop 

content here
Meeting 5 (July 2023) Actions

Action Who When
Planning – Next Meeting
Meeting #6 planning

• Next meeting August 22-23, 2023

• Virtual format
Meeting #6 agenda items (proposed)

• Speakers (nominations)
Reminder

Please send to Barbara 

electronic copies of everything 

you shared here today.