IoT standards cannot be left to the market: US Department of Commerce

Editor’s Note: Federal policies on agency use of cyber security standards is set forth in OMB Circular A-119. See, An Updated Look at the Federal Policies Governing How Agencies Use Voluntary Consensus Standards in Regulatory, Procurement, and Science Documents.

From: ZDNet

Following the reintroduction of the DIGIT Act, the US Department of Commerce has published a report advising how to approach the creation of a national IoT strategy.

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A long-term national strategy needs to be formulated by the United States government, along with consulting the private sector, to facilitate the advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT), and minimise chances of privacy and security-related harm, the US Department of Commerce has said in a report on Thursday.

The Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things report said the government can facilitate the IoT by enabling equitable access to telecommunications infrastructure, ensuring technical standards are developed to support global IoT interoperability, and encouraging the uptake of IoT in both public and private sectors.

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