Progress is being made, as evidenced by hearing in July 2015, whereby industry associations updated and educated the US Congressional Committee on the current state of IoT. Participants included: Thankfully, the void of US government IoT policy leadership is gradually being filled by industry leadership. US Government Internet of Things (IoT) policy is 'woefully behind in understanding the implications of IoT, much less taking steps to implement a cohesive strategy to keep the US at the forefront of innovation', writes Kevin Ashton, the British technology pioneer who coined the term 'IoT'. His views are supported by other sources including IoT thought leader, Scott Amyx, who states that US Government IoT policies are 'non-existent' compared with Chinese, German, British and South Korean national IoT programmes; and the Brookings Institute, which found that 'IoT was not mentioned in a single [federal] plan'. The UK government has been slow to embrace the potential benefits of IoT.
US Government Internet of Things (IoT) policy is 'woefully behind in understanding the implications of IoT, much less taking steps to implement a cohesive strategy to keep the US at the forefront of innovation', writes Kevin Ashton, the British technology pioneer who coined the term 'IoT'. His views are supported by other sources including IoT thought leader, Scott Amyx, who states that US Government IoT policies are 'non-existent' compared with Chinese, German, British and South Korean national IoT programmes; and the Brookings Institute, which found that 'IoT was not mentioned in a single [federal] plan'. The UK government has been slow to embrace the potential benefits of IoT.