IoT Advisory Board Meeting #8

October 24-25, 2023
IoT Advisory Board Meeting # 8 Outcomes

• Review and discuss draft report, commentary sections, CTIA feedback

• Review storyboard approach

• Identify gaps in existing strategy documents for IoT relevance – cyber workforce strategy, standards strategy, privacy strategy?

• Review and discuss recommendations (previously discussed and new)

• Identify other information and barrier gaps

• Agenda topic items for Meeting 9 (December)

• Understand report draft and pens down date, review, approval and delivery process

• Set dates for Jan meetings
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
Agenda

Day 1 (Tuesday)

11:00 am Chair Opening Remarks

Action Item Review

11:15 am Outside expert speaker: Dr. Joseph Kvedar, Mass General 

Brigham

11:45 am Outside expert speaker: Jim Kohlenberger, Trusted Future

12:30 pm Outside expert speaker: Amit Elazari, Open Policy Group

1:00 pm Discuss the recommendations received from today’s speakers

Planning next steps for those recommendations

1:30 pm Approach/expectations for getting to report delivery

Report writing volunteers 

2:00 pm Recommendations previously submitted to the IoT AB

2:45 pm Storyboard Discussion for Report

3:30 pm Draft Report Feedback and walk through of the report 

5:00 pm Adjourn

Day 2 (Wednesday)

11:00 am Opening of the 2nd Day of the meeting

11:05 am Public Participation Speaker: Rajesh Krishnan, Asimily

11:20 am Outside Expert Speaker: Kathleen Scott and John Marinho 

Presentation of CTIA comments and discussion of those 

comments with the IoTAB

12:00 pm Discuss all outstanding recommendations 

Speaker Recommendations from prior meetings 

Recommendations not fully discussed on Tuesday

Other remaining recommendations

1:30 pm Continuation of discussion of draft report 

Draft Report Feedback

CTIA Letter Input Consideration

Commentary section

Report Writing Volunteers

Application of labels and personas 

5:00 pm Adjourn
IoTAB member availability

Day 1 (Tuesday)

Nicole 

Coughlin

On as needed

Tom Kat Largely unavailable, but will drop in 

Maria 

Rerecich

Out 1 to 2 pm EDT

Steve 

Griffith

Out 1 -2 pm

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Day 2 (Wednesday)

Nicole 

Coughlin

On as needed

Mike 

Bergman

Not available after 3:45 pm EDT

Steve 

Griffith

Not available

Dan 

Caprio

Not available 12 – 4 pm EDT

Ranveer 

Chandra

Multiple conflicts, but will attend as available

Maria 

Rerecich

Out 1-2 pm

Out 11-12

Debbie 

Reynolds

Out

Robby Moss - out
Speakers

• Day 1

• Dr. Joseph Kvedar, Mass General Brigham

• Jim Kohlenberger, Trusted Future

• Amit Elazari, Open Policy Group 

• Day 2

• Rajesh Krishnan, Asimily

• Kathleen Scott and John Marinho, CTIA
Jim Kohlenberger recommendations

• Fully fund IoT R&D (existing funding pools from BIL, CHIPS act, etc.)

• Quantify Economic Potential of these investments

• Bring “interoperability” between the different definitions of IoT

• Elevate interagency coordination

• Develop coherent national IoT strategy
Meeting 7 (September 2023) Actions

Action Who When

Develop storyboard Benson 10/13/23

Consolidate themes Greg Done

Review spreadsheet to identify recommendation consolidation 

opportunities

All 10/13/23

Perform clustering analysis of recommendations to date (after verifying 

all recommendations are included)

Greg 10/13/23

Commentary writeup: Quantum Mike 10/27/23

Commentary writeup: platform business, ecosystems TomKat 10/27/23

Commentary writeup: AI Steve 10/27/23

Commentary writeup: Consumer Maria 10/27/23

Commentary writeup: Privacy Debbie 10/27/23

Commentary: Smart home Ann, Steve, Maria 10/27/23

Commentary: IoMT Ann 10/27/23

Commentary: Smart infrastructure (to be confirmed) Pete 10/27/23

Update Privacy Recommendations (R9, R10, R11, R12) Debbie, Mike 10/13/23
Meeting 7 (September 2023) Actions cont.

Action Who When

Update privacy recommendations R9, R10, R11, R12 based on discussions at meeting Debbie, Mike 10/13/23

Add to barriers “inability of existing grid infrastructure to support EVs at scale” Steve 10/13/23

Break small business recommendation into two recommendations – one for IoT 

manufacturers, and one for IoT adopters

Steve, Debra 10/13/23

Pete to respond to Mike’s comments on Sector Risk Management Agency recommendation Pete 10/13/23

Remove recommendation 3.8 from consideration/report Greg 10/13/23

Draft recommendation to include IoT back in Critical and Emerging technologies list Dan 10/13/23

Update Environmental Recommendation 4a (build a story, add IoT to grants, new name of 

recommendation (carbon transparency, use IoT to...), make it main recomm, )

Ranveer, Arman, Benson 10/13/23

Review CTIA letter All 10/13/23

Send Critical and Emerging Technology list to board members

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/02-2022-Critical-andEmerging-Technologies-List-Update.pdf

Barbara Done

Send poll for Nov and Dec meetings Benson 9/30/23

Send supply chain/digital thread presentation to board members Tom 9/30/23

Send story input/feedback of supply chain/digital thread presentation to Tom All 10/13/23
Jayne Morrow notes/recommendations (Sept 2023)

• Key points

• The community can find it challenging to define what they think is uniquely the US government’s role. – while 

said in the context of standards for critical and emerging technology, the point could be taken more generally. 

• Ms. Morrow described challenges the community had identified: the technology is very young; the workforce 

engaged in research is often unaware of standards activities; there is a diversity of need at the convergence of 

technology leading to uncertainty where to go for standards development. – all of these are applicable for IoT 

• Ms. Morrow described challenges associated with workforce, including the need for people trained in the CET 

areas combined with the need for them to engage with standards development because it is happening earlier. 

She cited the example of activity to coordinate international standards development for quantum computing. - This is just as applicable to IoT 

• Ms. Morrow discussed the need for the government to share its unique information with stakeholders and the 

need for a tool to be more effective at doing that. – This applies to standards and IoT as well. 

• CET list is maintained by the NSTC and updated every 2 years

• Ms. Morrow described the CET list is meant to focus the US government's attention and their need to engage in 

standards

• List addresses both “critical” and “emerging” technology (they are separate categories)

• Ms. Morrow said she believed an update is in progress

• Recommendation: 

• Include IoT technology in among the critical and emerging technologies that the National Standards Strategy 

supports. While applications of IoT (i.e., electric vehicles) are included, the broader area of IoT technology is not.
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)

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
Planning – Next Meeting
Meeting #9 planning

• Next meeting TBD

• Virtual format

• Speakers

• Topics
Reminder

Please send to Barbara 

electronic copies of everything 

you shared here today.
Storyboard concept

Vision

What

Opportunities – Precision Ag -

Economic Growth, Social benefits, 

Call to Action

Opportunities – Traffic and transit –

economic growth, social benefits, Call 

to Action

Opportunities – Logistics and supply 

chains - Economic Growth, Social 

benefits, Call to Action

...

How

Infrastructure • Recommendations 1

• Recommendations 2

trust • Recommendations 1

• Recommendations 2

Theme3 • Recommendations 1

• Recommendations 2

Precision ag specific 

recommendation

Traffic specific 

recommendation

Industry specific 

recommendation

Extra other 

recommendation
Meeting 8 (October 2023) Actions

Action Who When

Fold Dr. K. recommendation 1 (privacy) into federal framework for privacy 

recommendation

Debbie, Ann, Mike, Maria Nov 8

Integrate Dr. K recommendation 2, 3 (education, increase funding) into 

workforce development recommendations

Ann, Benson Nov 8

Transparency and AI explainability – add to AI commentary section Ann, Steve Nov 8

CMS – create a recommendation for SaMD Ann Nov 8

FDA – healthcare subgroup to discuss FDA and role in IoMT Ann, Dan Nov 8

Jim K. recommendations – consider recommendations for IoTAB Dan Nov 8

Amit transcripts – get so we can review for recommendations Barbara Done

Get stories over to Greg All subteams Nov 1

Write recommendation for common vulnerability framework Mike Nov 8

Review CTIA recommendations Mike, cybersecurity subgroup, Nov 8

Add some commentary spectrum sharing in connectivity section Mike Nov 8

All probationary recommendations should be submitted by Nov 8 All Nov 8

Review CTIA letter for privacy comments Debbie Nov 8
Meeting 8 (October 2023) Actions cont.

Action Who When

Add recommendation “consider adding modules to labeling program” Mike Nov 8

Draft recommendation on NextGen 911 Ann, Nicole Nov 8

Send Chris Moore info to Ann Benson Oct 25

Draft recommendations on camera/sensor and public safety Nicole, Ann Nov 8

Confirm with Pete on removal of PPD21 Benson Nov 8

Add generative AI to AI commentary Steve Oct 27

Include benefits discussion in commentary writeups All Done

Add commentary section for personas Benson Oct 27

Review notes from past speaker for recommendations All Nov 8

Send note to privacy subteam regarding “confidentiality” Greg Oct 25

Draft recommendation for small business workforce for innovation, etc. Benson, Tom, Ann, Debra Nov 8

Verify all recommendations captured Greg, Benson Nov 8

Draft recommendation for monitoring, reporting, “iot.gov” on progress Ann Nov 8