Evolution of the Web

Application Platform independent from Devices/OSs

Open Web Platform

HTML5 and its family specifications

(cited from the slides by dynamis from Mozilla Japan)

Examples of the HTML5 Features

• Video & Audio
• Canvas
• Drag & Drop
• Web Storage
• Web Socket
• Web Workers
• Service Worker

W3C's Web Standardization

Lead the Web to its full potential!

• Established by Tim Berners-Lee in 1994

  

• International consortium to develop Web standards for interoperability
• W3C Recommendations including

W3C Hosts

US: MIT

Europe: ERCIM

Japan: Keio University   (since 1996 → )

China: Beihang University

W3C Member Organizations

Global Members:

• 420 Member organizations as of June 8
  • Web browsers, Web services, Home appliances, Telecommunications，Hardware/Software, etc.

Japanese Members:

• 39 Member organizations:
  • Device: Canon, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba
  • Web Browser & Other Software: ACCESS, jig.jp, Alfasado, Antenna House, APTPOD, BPS, ECN, FTL, IQP, Lei Hau'oli, Lepidum, Mitsue-Links, Nwphoria, ORO, Recruit Technologies, UNI, Vivliostyle
  • Web Service: Rakuten
  • Telecommunicaition: KDDI, NTT, NTT Docomo, Softbank
  • Broadcasting: NHK, JBA， Tomo-Digi
  • Education: Internet Academy, Keio University
  • Other organization: AMEI，DSC, Sabae City，JRS

Web of Things

Web Technology to Interconnect Things

• Web-based abstraction layer to interconnect existing IoT platforms
• Liaisons with industry alliances and standards development organizations
• Semantic interoperability and end-to-end security

WoT Ecosystem

W3C Web of Things as the glue for IoT

Experts from W3C Groups as the Panelists

To discuss security requirements for the WoT ecosystem

• Joerg Heuer, Head Group Embedded Network, Corporate Technology, Siemens AG
• Johannes Hund, Corporate Technology, Siemens AG
• Kazuo Kajimoto, Director, Group-Wide CTO Office, Corporate Technology, Panasonic Corporation
• Junichi Hashimoto, Security Development Group, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc.

Questions for the Panelists

• Q1: Concrete architecture for the expected WoT ecosystem? → Joerg and Kajimoto-san
  • Viewpoint: Specific module/mechanism/principle like the immune system of human bodies?
• Q2: Possible risks for the ecosystem? → Johannes and Hashimoto-san
  • Viewpoint: What would be the cost-efficient model for protecting safety, security and privacy?
• Q3: Expected resolutions and remaining issues? → all of the 4 speakers
  • Viewpoint: What are the challenges from both technology side and non-technology side?

Thanks!