How understanding virtualisation, the computing continuum and communities of practice is essential for making the right investments in research, innovation and deployment. A global perspective from Europe. By Martin Brynskov https://www.linkedin.com/in/brynskov/

1. Virtualisation taking place
How understanding virtualisation, the computing continuum
and communities of practice is essential for making the
right investments in research, innovation and deployment
A global perspective from Europe
Martin Brynskov
@brynskov
1 July 2021 · CONNECT University · Summer School Session · European Commission
Digital solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation of cities and communities

2. Martin Brynskov
Director & Associate Professor, Aarhus University
DITCOM – Centre for Digital Transformation in Cities & Communities
Chair, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
Chair, Living-in.EU Tech Sub-Group & Co-chair UN U4SSC New Architecture
StandICT.eu EUOS SCC task force member
Chair, Rural Smart Communities Tech Coordination Group
Coordinator, NGIoT & SynchroniCity – Partner, dRural & SCORE
Chair, Danish Standards Committee on SSCC (ISO TC268/ITU SG20)
oascities.org
ditcom.au.dk

3. Martin Brynskov
@brynskov
MA
Information Studies, Classical Greek, Semiotics (Digital Habitats)
PhD
Computer Science (with LEGO)
Associate Professor
Digital Design & Information Studies, Interaction Technologies

4. CRISES

5. SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENTAL

6. SOLUTIONS
DILEMMAS

7. The Anthropocene Challenge
7
Source: Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic
Growth, UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) 2011

9. PROTECTION
+
INNOVATION

10. LACK OF
TRUST

11. LACK OF
SCALE

12. LACK OF
TIME

14. Source: 2019 Report World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment
https://www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/sngs-around-the-world.htm
Subnational government
expenditure as a percentage of GDP
and general government
expenditure (2019)

15. Virtualisation taking place
The European problem – and opportunity
Virtualisation
Digital twins
Data platforms
Data spaces
Communities of practice
GIS / BIM / manufacturing / VMs
GAFAM / BATX
Internet 1.0 / semantic web
Computing continuum
HPC – Cloud – IoT – Edge – Far Edge
Forever – anytime – real-time – instant
Governance levels
Global
EU / Global Regions
MS / National
Regional / State
Local
Community
Place

16. Next Generation Internet of Things |
Trends: AI, IoT and Edge Computing
ngiot.eu
Report: IoT and Edge Computing:
Opportunities for Europe
NGIoT Roadmap for IoT
Research, Innovation and
Deployment
June 2021
October 2021
EU IOT

17. Thematic Workshops
toward a
Roadmap for IoT
Research, Innovation
and Deployment for
Europe
www.ngiot.eu

18. Next Generation Internet of Things | 01/07/2021 18
EU Technology targets
Supporting EU’s
competiveness
Bringing radical change to
existing technology paradigms
Enabling technology for an
empowered and inclusive society
Moving from value chain
to value network
Making the digital
transformation green

19. Next Generation Internet of Things |
● Network operators are front-runners in edge computing
investments
● Europe has strong players in hardware and service
providers. With accelerators ”champions” like Eurotech,
Gemalto, Software AG, SAP, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom,
Telit, Schneider Electric, etc.
● Moving from use cases towards platform-centric
environments leaders are non-european AWS, Microsoft
EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE
19
1 July 2021
Edge Vendor Quadrants for DACH region
Main Alliances, Fora & Organisations active in Cloud-Edge-IoT
European front runners in Edge-IoT
Devices & Premises
Support services
Application / Services
[Source: Internet Of Things (Iot) Vendor & Service Provider Comparison -

20. Next Generation Internet of Things |
TRENDS
● From cloud to edge
● From IoT to AIoTI
● From monitoring to intelligence
● From global/central to local/decentralized
● Towards a green transformation
● From Big Data to relevant data
● From value chain to value network

21. National guides
• Denmark à DS/KL
• Sweden à RefARK/SKR
• Netherl. à NEN/VNG
• Flanders à VLOCA/DF
• Japan à Society 5.0
• USA à GCTC
EU/Global
• Living-in.EU à MIMs Plus
• UN SDGs à U4SSC/New Architecture
à SG20 / FG-DPM
Commercial
• National
• Global region
• Global / hyperscalers

22. ISO/IEC/ITU
World Smart Cities
Joint Task Force
ISO/TC 268
Sustainable Cities and
Communities
ISO/IEC JTC 1
Information Technology
Danish Standards
DS S-491 Sustainable cities and communities
(smart city)
WG 11
Smart Cities
ISO/TC 268/SC 1
Smart community
infrastructure
ITU-T Study Group 20
IoT and Smart and Sustainable Cities
and Communities
Guide to
sustainable, digital
transformation in
Denmark
SF-SSCC
European Sector Forum for
Smart and Sustainable Cities
and Communities
ISG CIM
Context Information
Management
NF-SSCC
Nordic Forum for Sustainable and
Smart Cities and Communities
CEN/TC 465 Sustainable and
Smart Cities and Communities

23. Guide to sustainable,
digital transformation
1. Focus on data
2. Build with interfaces (APIs)
3. Ensure a minimum of interoperability
4. Be open towards technology choices
5. Prioritise partnerships and ecosystem
6. Be conscious about maturity and complexity
7. Start small, think big
https://webshop.ds.dk/da-dk/standarder/standard/ds-inf-1762021
Available in English in June 2021

24. Next Generation Internet of
EU STRATEGY & MFF 2021-2027
Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022
Technology that works for people
A fair and competitive economy
An open democratic and sustainable society
Strategy on
Quantum and
blockchain
White paper
on AI
Action Plan on 5G and 6G
Digital
Education plan
EU Governments interoperability strategy
5G corridors for connected and automated mobility
Improve work conditions for platform workers
European
data strategy
Legislative
framework
for data
governance
Data Act
Industrial
strategy
package Consumer
agenda
Revised IDAS
New rules for
Digital Market
Media action
plan
EU Democracy
action plan
Destination Earth
Circular Electronics
Electronic health records
Digital
Finance
framework
Key strategies
related to Internet
of Things

25. Next Generation Internet of
Product Development Market Penetration
Research
Resources
Stage of development
Valley of Death
Horizon Europe
Digital Europe
EU Structural funds &
private investments
ROLE OF HORIZON EUROPE AND DIGITAL EUROPE
€80.9B
€6.76B €750 B
(NEXT GENERATION EU)

26. Legitimate
Agency

27. www.organicity.eu

28. Commissariat à l’énergie atomique
et aux énergies alternatives
France
University of Lübeck
Germany
Luleå University of Technology
Sweden
Institute for Advanced
Architecture of Catalonia
Spain
Computer Technology Institute
Greece
LONDON
SANTANDER
AARHUS
THE ORGANICITY
CONSORTIUM
Aarhus University
Aarhus Municipality
Alexandra Institute
University of Cantabria
Santander Municipality
TST Sistemas
Future Cities Catapult
Intel UK
Imperial College London
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique
et aux énergies alternatives
France
University of Lübeck
Germany
Institute for Advanced
Architecture of Catalonia
Spain
Computer Technology Institut
Greece
LONDON
SANTANDER
AARHUS
University of Melbourne
Australia
CONSORTIUM
Aarhus University
Aarhus Municipality
Alexandra Institute
University of Cantabria
Santander Municipality
TST Sistemas
Future Cities Catapult
Intel UK
Imperial College London
3 ORIGINAL ORGANICITIES (7.2M€)
24 EXPERIMENTS
+ 10 NEW CITIES
+ 17 NEW EXPERIMENTS
www.organicity.eu · H2020 RIA 2015-18 · https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/645198

29. www.organicity.eu

30. www.organicity.eu

31. www.organicity.eu
6
ELEMENTS OF
Minimal
Interop

32. Benefit for Cities and Communities
• Choice, flexibility, efficiency, value-for-money,
independence, economic development
Benefit for Businesses
• Scale, agile development/deployment
Benefit for all
• Reduced risk, increased investments, innovation
Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (1)

33. Benefit for Innovation Consortia
• Pre-proposal alignment, post-proposal synergies,
agile deployment
Benefit for Policy Makers
• Scale, broad market uptake, avoiding sub-
optimisation, agile policy alignment
Benefit for all
• Reduced risk, increased investments, innovation
Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (2)

34. Scaling up with the power of MIMs
AI- and IoT-enabled market-ready services:
• 50 services
• 21 cities
• 16 teams – led by SMEs
• 6 months
SynchroniCity Guide
Large-Scale Pilot
Core project:
20m€ · 40 partners
synchronicity-iot.eu
H2020 RIA 2017-19 · https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/732240

35. www.synchronicity-iot.eu
21 50

36. CASD : Clean Air School Districts
Clean Air School Districts is a holistic solution with sensor instruments, educational
material, and consultation for students, teachers, and parents to collaborate on improving
the school's indoor environment quality.
Biggest Achievement : Cross city integration with common digital platfrom
Biggest Difficulty : Getting access to schools & inconsistency in technical protocols
leapcraft
www.casd.leapcraft.dk

37. explore.porto.pt
June 2021

38. Documentation:
mims.oascities.org
Minimal
Interoperability
Mechanisms
(MIMs)
🇳🇱
🇫🇮

40. Documentation:
mims.oascities.org
Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs)
STAGES
GOVERNANCE
Members and partners à Working Groups à Technical Council
General Assembly ß Board of Directors ß Council of Cities

41. OASC 2021
31
countries
158
cities
118,500,000+
inhabitants
€3.6+ trillion
Combined GDP

42. OASC Partners
Strategic
Core
Enterprise
CxC SMEs
. . .

43. MIMs + Ecosystem X
https://azure.microsoft.com/da-dk/resources/videos/smart-cities-
ontology-for-digital-twins/
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things/smart-
cities-ontology-for-digital-twins/ba-p/2166585

45. Overview commitments
Financial
1.1
Joint Investment Plan
1.2
Multi-level synergies
1.3
Local digital transformation with
EU funds
1.4
Use common procurement
practices
Technical
2.1
Common list of Standards &
Technical Specifications
2.2
Key Enablers –Available for All
2.3
Common Marketplace
Legal
3
Assess and develop legal measures
for a common EU framework
4.1
Develop administrative capacities
4.2
Citizen-centric design approaches
4.3
Digital education and skills for
public authorities and businesses
4.4
Provide digital education and skills
to the public
4.5
Culture ofco-creation,participative
and cross-sector approach
4.6
Facilitate and coordinate activities
for scaling-up
4.7
Opportunities that can accelerate
deployment DIHs
Monitoring & Measuring
5
Framework based on existing
methodologies
Education & Capacity
Building
MIMs Plus

46. MIMs Plus = MIMs for EU27
Governed by the Living-in.EU Steering Board
MIMs
• Interaction
• Integrity
• Impact
Plus European initiatives and regulation
https://living-in.eu/groups/commitments/technical
• EIF / EIF4SCC
• ISA2 / EDGES
• CEF Digital
• INSPIRE, ELISE
• DESI / LORDI
• 100ICC, EIP-SSC
• National
• Regional
• Other sources

47. Documentation:
mims.oascities.org
Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms (MIMs) – Global
STAGES
GOVERNANCE
Members and partners à Working Groups à Technical Council
General Assembly ß Board of Directors ß Council of Cities

48. Documentation: https://living-in.eu/groups/commitments/technical
MIMs Plus – MIMs for EU27 – Living-in.EU
STAGES
Existing specification à Draft MIMs Plus integration à Approved MIMs Plus
GOVERNANCE
Signatories and partners à Tech subgroup à Steering Board à Policy

49. AI + MIMs Plus
European policy updates

50. National
Regional
European
EIF
MIMs Plus
EU Funded Initiatives
EU Funded Projects
Mobility
&
transport
Energy
&
energy
efficiency
Water
&
sanitation
Waste
&
Resources
Cities & Communities
European Interoperability Framework for Smart Cities and Communities – EIF4SCC
Administrative
&
public
services
Safety
&
Security
Healthcare
&
well-
being
Economic
development
&
housing
Engagement
&
community
Local
…
…
…

51. EU Urban Agenda
E.g. the 3+1 dimensions in the New Leipzig Charter

52. DUET approach
15 different partners
from across Europe
Three city test beds:
• Flanders Region
• City of Athens
• City of Pilsen
Five minimum capabilities:
• Connected
• Integrated
• Visualise
• Analysis
• Secure
CHANGE.
made possible.

53. Agri-food + MIMs Plus / LI.EU
Comparing notes, next steps
Smart Farming
• DEMETER
• ATLAS
• IoF2020
• SmartAgriHubs
Smart Rural Communities
• AURORAL
• dRural
Smart Communities
• Living-in.EU
• SynchroniCity
White paper
Baseline and input for data spaces, minimal interoperability and validation
EU Presidency events: Portugal, Slovenia, France...

54. Virtualisation taking place
How understanding virtualisation, the computing continuum
and communities of practice is essential for making the
right investments in research, innovation and deployment
A global perspective from Europe
Martin Brynskov
@brynskov
1 July 2021 · CONNECT University · Summer School Session · European Commission
Digital solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation of cities and communities