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Capgemini selected by EC to coordinate NGI IoT project

By TechTaffy Desk

Capgemini has been selected to coordinate the Next Generation Internet of Things (IoT) project, part of the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, the company said in a statement.

The project, called IoT- NGIN, will focus on enabling Europeans to harness the power of the IoT.  The project relies on technologies such as blockchain, autonomous Machine to Machine (M2M) communications, 5G communications optimization, Artificial Intelligence and secure Edge cloud, according to Capgemini.

Capgemini is also responsible for communicating on the project and promoting its results to all stakeholders in the IoT community.

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) is a European Commission initiative that aims to shape the development and evolution of the Internet into an Internet of Humans.

[Image courtesy: NGI]

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