Internet Initiatives Fund drafted a road map for Internet of Things (IoT) development in Russia.

According to the definition of the ITU, IoT is a global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies. Through the exploitation of identification, data capture, processing and communication capabilities, the IoT makes full use of things to offer services to all kinds of applications, whilst ensuring that security and privacy requirements are fulfilled.From a broader perspective, the IoT can be perceived as a vision with technological and societal implications.

It is expected that IoT will scale integration of leading machine to machine technology, organization of autonomous networks, data mining, safety, etc.

The main goals of the road map are the follwing:

• increase the efficiency of the resources used in industry, agriculture, housing
• overcome technological gap
• increase the competitiveness of industrial enterprises
• creation and development of new markets
• the introduction of industry's new business model

The objectives are the following:

• develop a system of strategic initiatives in IoT in order to stimulate the development of technologies, standards, monetization models based on the interests of all participants of the ecosystem
• identify mechanisms for funding strategic initiatives, stimulating investments in IoT, venture financing, international cooperation
• ensure the development of national research programs in IoT, identification of key technology initiatives, active participation in international working groups and associations, participation in the development of relevant standards
• develop mechanisms for formation and support of pilot projects in IoT with the involvement of existing investment funds
• create a national center of competence and R&D in IoT
• organize collection and production of foreign ICT equipment

In Belarus IoT is introduced to global public via implementation of Smart Home project.