Manufacturing Interoperability With 27 years of experience at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, I understand how interoperability works, and how national and international standards play a role.
The introduction of Smart Grid technology into our electricity infrastructure is poised for incredible growth. Much of that growth surrounds the challenge of information exchange and interoperability among utilities, distribution, transmission, residences, industry, and commercial customers. The information will include demand-response transactions, buying back of electricity from local generators (such as wind turbines or photovoltaic panels), and control signals. There is much experience to be shared among different commercial and industrial sectors in terms of effective standards and information sharing protocols. I can help with the identification of where we can all save time and effort. Healthcare Interoperability Healthcare is another area where enormous cost savings are possible by adapting existing best practices from other sectors. Advanced Technologies for Interoperability Semantic technologies offer great promise for rigor and precision in specifying your information, and in this way your interoperability problems are greatly reduced. I offer years of experience with the introduction of semantics and ontologies in international interoperability standards, and will help you steer your way in adopting the right ones for your needs.
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