Requirements for SME businesses By Dr. Oliver Grün, President Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. and European DIGITAL SME Alliance M2M Summit 2016 – M2M Alliance- 5th October 2016 - Düsseldorf

1. SME friendly Standardisation in M2M and Digital Transformation
Requirements for SME businesses
Dr. Oliver Grün, President Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. and European DIGITAL SME Alliance
M2M Summit 2016 – M2M Alliance- 5th October 2016 - Düsseldorf

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Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. (BITMi) &
European DIGITAL SME Alliance (PIN-SME)
The first European association in the ICT sector exclusively focused on representing the interests of
SMEs.
The voice of Digital SMEs in Europe

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Internet of Things
“Connected Things”, understanding , sharing information each other & with Humans

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SME friendly Standardization
Fragmentation & Proprietary Standards as show stopper. Open Standards required.

5. 5
Digital Transformation
Digital Revolution changes everything. Industrie 4.0 is just the first step

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Digital Transformation
@Platform-i40.de: Focussing only on manufacturing is the wrong way. Disruption
and impact will be a cross-industrie topic.