Alberto Sillitti

When people talk about Digital Transformation (DT) in manufacturing companies, they frequently connect this concept to the automation of the production process. However, there are many other aspects that could be considered to unleash the potential of this transformation. Most of these aspects are related to the identification and the management of valuable information in the company that can be used both internally (to improve the overall processes) and externally (as new digital products/services).
The talk will identify the main challenges and the related open technologies that can be adopted to support this aspect of the DT.

The development of advanced services that are the promise of smart cities are based on a connected infrastructure, devices (e.g., cars, IoT devices, etc.), and software systems. Therefore, the exchange of data among such components is a prerequisite that is based on the definition of common protocols and data formats that needs to be open to assure the availability in the long run. However, too many protocols and formats can create confusion and fragmentation that can produce the opposite effect making difficult the creation of a uniform architecture.
This talk will explore the main protocols and data formats used in the context of the smart cities identifying the main characteristics and the overlaps.