Internet of Things Advisory Board 

International Subgroup

Draft Recommendations

July 2023

Subgroup Members:

Dan Caprio

Ann Mehra

Mike Bergman

Tom Kat

Debbie Reynolds
DRAFT –- U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)

Justification

Implementation/ Funding Barriers

Agencies Federal considerations

IoT-Enabled Global Health Record (GHR)

• Short of standards, both national 

and international, enable or support 

development of a pilot, ubiquitous 

IoT-E GHR. DHHS FDA CDRH to 

fund; DHHS ONC to manage and 

certify IoT GHR.

● Lack and delays in international 

agencies and nations resolve to 

adopt common IoT standards 

and a single global health record 

give way to the United States in 

taking a lead role in the 

development of a IoT-E GHR.

● Given climate change and 

pandemic facing environments, 

humanity will be forced in their 

lifetime to migrate to safer 

environments, and therefore, 

require their GHR wherever they 

go.

● DHHS FDA CDRH to call for proposals from 

industry, nonprofit and academia to seek ideas 

for the architecture and design of a IOT-E GHR.

● DHHS FDA CDRH to fund 6 teams to pilot the 

development of an IOT-E GHR. Each team must 

have international partner participation.

● DHHS to invite UN,WHO, PAHO, EC, NHS, and 

others in the pilot development and policymaking 

needs.

● DHHS to sign Alliances with nations across the 

globe seeking cooperation and coordination.

● Coordination, cooperation, and 

understanding by the US and international 

governments to give priority to the health 

and wellbeing of their citizens

● Interoperability (data and tech)

● Cost / Accessibility / Equity

● Privacy concerns

● [TAKE BACK TO SUBGROUP]

● Need stronger definition of IoT and tie to 

IoT for this recommendation

● DHHS

● NIST

● DOS

● NHS

● European Commission

● UN

● WHO

● PAHO

● NHS

• Develop an International GHR 

Alliance and a IOT Council to 

manage GHR and other 

initiatives proposed by the 

IOTAB 

Strawman to be 

further developed
DRAFT –- U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)

Justification

Implementation/ Funding Barriers

Agencies Federal considerations

Establish a People-Centered International (PCI) IoT Council

Strawman to be 

further developed

To give IoT the consideration and 

importance it deserves globally, 

especially given AI, Quantum 

Computing, and other emerging IoT 

technologies along with lack of 

standards, we recommend the 

establishment of an International IoT 

Council centered around People

●To ensure life continues to live 

and thrive on Planet Earth, an 

International IoT Council where 

IoT serves people, smart cities, 

and the world.

●Waiting for nations to agree to IoT 

standards is no longer acceptable 

given the number of natural and 

manmade disasters societies are 

facing each and every day 

somewhere in the world.

● Commerce TTC (US-EU), Commerce Asia, 

Commerce Latin America and Middle East 

to fund and enable the creation of a PCI IoT 

Council comprised of members from 

government, industry, nonprofit and 

academia

● IOTAB to help draft the credo, charter, and 

governance for PCI IoT Council

● NIST to send notice to call for members of a 

cross-organization, cross-sector Council

● Commerce to fund a 5 year PCI IoT Council 

to enable the elements found in the 2019 

DIGIT Act and update the Act to include an 

international element, if one does not exist 

or otherwise create a 2023 DIGIT Act 2.0

● Giving priority to IoT both 

nationally and internationally as 

a MUST HAVE technology 

● Agreements for US to launch a 

PCI IoT Council

● [TAKE BACK TO SUBGROUP]

● Whitehouse Office of the 

President

● OSTP

● Commerce
DRAFT –- U.S. Department of Commerce Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB)

Justification

Implementation/ Funding Barriers

Agencies Federal considerations

Create data minimization international framework related to IoT devices

Approved to move forward 

by IoTAB July 2023 Create data minimization 

international framework related to 

IoT devices, aligning with the NIST 

Privacy Framework principles 

((Control) Disassociated 

Processing (CT.DP-P))

● Data minimization (collection & 

retention) reduces potential harm 

from data breaches or unauthorized 

access

● Boosts consumer trust by 

ensuring data is only used for 

necessary purposes

● Helps to establish uniform data 

privacy standards across the globe

● Collaborate with public sector, 

private sector, and 

international counterparts

● Develop a universally 

acceptable framework on data 

minimization tailored to various 

IoT applications

● Differences in privacy laws and 

cultural attitudes towards privacy in 

different countries

● Resistance from companies that rely 

on extensive data collection

● The National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST)

● Department of Commerce (DoC)

● Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

● Consider the impact on businesses, 

especially small and medium-sized 

enterprises

● Recognize that data minimization 

should not hinder innovation or 

competitiveness in the IoT industry

● Prepare for long-term advocacy, as 

international agreements often 

require considerable time and 

negotiation.