When IOT Meets Blockchain with GS1. Dr. Stephen Lam Chief Operating Officer GS1 Hong Kong

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1 When IOT Meets Blockchain with GS1 Dr. Stephen Lam Chief Operating Officer GS1 Hong Kong

2 Where We Are World population currently about 7.3B, and about 8.5B by 2030 But it should feel minuscule when comparing to the population of things ztudium By 2030 we may have a staggering 200B of things! On the average 35 things swamping around each of us The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

3 Use of IoT Vast majority of IoT devices currently are consumer grade electronics True scope of IoT seems likely that, in the near future, many of our most rudimentary tasks are performed by devices/sensors without knowing their presence or our control humanize the things Will become a perennial trillion USD business by early 2020s The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

4 The Growing Pains The IoT eco-system is ever-increasing its complexity more and more devices / vendors bought into the digital fold everyday FirstMark Capital The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

5 The Growing Pains There are great concerns about its ability to secure billions of devices connected to a hostile internet. Beechem Research A simple hacked baby monitor may infest and paralyze the whole networks The need of viable IoT security solutions grows by the day Consumers, enterprises and governments all concern if collected sensitive data will be compromised The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

6 The Growing Pains IoT infrastructure also needs to support connectivity (fast and reliable) of billions of devices at all times DigitalLife It s not a big deal when your Amazon Echo temporarily loses connectivity, but it would be a catastrophe if a fleet of self-driving cars lost signal even for a moment. The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

7 Challenges to Have Secured IoT Deployments Many devices use simple processors and operating systems that may not support sophisticated security solutions IoT systems are not always well designed and implemented Use diverse protocols creating complex and conflicting configurations Product quality is less desirable in many occasions Comprise of different vendor solutions Prone to security threats Countless daily attacks on devices by malware trying to reach to central servers a weak link of centralized model Top concern to slow down IoT adoption The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

8 IoT Networks Centralized or Decentralized? Trusted centralized system - Many IoT systems are currently relying on centralized, brokered communication topology Every device is identified, authenticated and connected to the cloud All device collected data are continuously pushed to the centralized place even if two devices are not far apart Sheer amount of data from millions of devices of an IoT network may put a heavy toll on the internet MySphere The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

9 IoT Networks Centralized or Decentralized? Decentralized - Need a trusted protocol without a need of a trusted centralized system Adopt a standardized peer-to-peer model to handle hundreds of millions of transactions among devices Reduce the load of a single centralize point of contact Many smaller scale IoT networks without any centralized party steemkr The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

10 Blockchain? A Real Deal? Blockchain is a massive excel database Distributed database no single participant controls the data Peer-to-peer transmission direct contacts with participating nodes Transparency activities are visible, but users are anonymous Irreversibility of records data is permanent, immutable Smart contract set up rules to automatically trigger actions / transactions between nodes The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

11 Blockchain Supports IoT In Many Ways Track connected devices Process transactions Coordinate devices Enable autonomous behaviour An immutable way to authenticate and automate the exchange and settlement of a device actions Secured Transactions Communications Identifications An immutable way to manage all interactions, events, changes associated with a device, such as who, what, when and why Channel An immutable way to identify and authenticate a device and its components The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

12 In A Nutshell ResearchGate The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

13 How GS1 Met IoT In 1999, the term Internet of Things was firstly used in a presentation made at P&G by Auto-ID Centre of MIT. In Oct 2003, the original idea of the Auto-ID Center is based on RFID-tags, unique identification and internet technology was formally released and called Electronic Product Code (EPC). At the same time, EPCglobal Inc. was formed under GS1, and EPC was transferred to EPCglobal Inc. for further development and management to realize IoT. Auto-ID Centre was changed the name to Auto-ID Lab. There are 7 Auto-ID labs around the world and over 100 IOT and RFID R&D projects EPC The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

14 Standards are the Foundation The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

15 Standards Make Interoperability Possible Sharing unique identification through a common language of standards creates an ecosystem of platforms, applications, and networks that securely links people, places, and things. The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

16 Standards Make Transparency and Trust Possible Standards Make Interoperability Possible Delivering trusted product data required for visibility and traceability, providing safer environments for patients and consumers alike. Sharing unique identification through a common language of standards creates an ecosystem of platforms, applications, and networks that securely links people, places, and things. The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

17 GS1 Standards Fits Well with IoT Stack The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

18 Where GS1 Fits in Blockchains GS1 facilitates standards for data and some business applications Business Applications Track & Trace, Anti-counterfeit Order-to-cash processes Electronic commerce Standardized identifiers fits here Definitions of identifiers and other data to be shared Data sharing rules Transaction data Visibility event data Master Data Blockchain is here Database or other data sharing technology, Access and User Layers Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Teradata, etc. Amazon, Google, Bluemix, etc EDI Networks, VANs, data pools Enterprise Access and User Layers The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

19 Pilots, Pilots, and Pilots Blockchain pilots are quite popular at the moment (this is an understatement) GS1 US is involved in the foundation partner program pilots(s) at IBM The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

20 And More Pilots The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

21 Common Thoughts Blockchain is NOT a silver bullet, only see the values with right applications GS1 Standards offer the ability to expand blockchain networks to stakeholders in IoT ecosystem. This unlocks the business value available when data sharing, transparency, visibility and trust are present. Building blockchain solutions on a common set of standards can help to scale across complex, global networks based on transparency and trust. The Global Language of Business GS1 HK

22 Thank You!