{"id":8849,"date":"2016-06-21T09:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T13:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=8849"},"modified":"2024-09-12T21:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T01:10:31","slug":"samsung-electronics-internet-of-things-planning-1-2-billion-for-u-s-research-and-development-of-iot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-internet-of-things-planning-1-2-billion-for-u-s-research-and-development-of-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Shows Dedication to IoT with $1.2 Billion Investment and R&D"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 June 21, 2016 \u2013 <\/strong>Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman & CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon unveiled today Samsung\u2019s vision for \u2018Human-Centered IoT,\u2019 including a strategy to spend $1.2 billion over 4 years for U.S.-based Internet of Things (IoT) R&D and investments. This will be led by the Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center<\/a>, Global Innovation Center <\/a>and Samsung Research America<\/a>, part of Samsung\u2019s U.S. footprint of more than 15,000 employees across the country.<\/p>\n

Vice Chairman Kwon delivered this news in a speech as part of a Samsung-hosted forum in Washington, D.C. The event, entitled Internet of Things: Transforming the Future<\/em><\/a>, brought together technology industry leaders with policymakers and influencers to discuss the many ways IoT can benefit society, and how to tackle the challenges that remain in bringing it to scale.<\/p>\n

Vice Chairman Kwon called for his peers to \u201cstart talking and thinking differently about IoT,\u201d with a human-centered approach, embracing the life-changing possibilities of the technology and working together to bring these benefits to society at-large.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to show how we are moving IoT to the center of our strategy and am delighted to announce that Samsung is planning to spend $1.2 Billion in U.S.-centered IoT investments and R&D over the next 4 years,\u201d said Vice Chairman Kwon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt Samsung, putting people at the center of everything we do is our highest value,\u201d said Kwon.<\/strong> \u201cThe same must be true for IoT if we want to realize its full transformative power. Today, IoT is changing individual lives \u2013 helping people to age in their own homes. But tomorrow, using IoT, we can give the same independence to millions of Americans. We can keep people out of hospitals and nursing homes. As our populations live longer, these benefits and cost savings for society cannot be ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his keynote Vice Chairman Kwon offered industry and policymakers two principles in addition to a \u2018human-centered\u2019 approach: to be open and collaborative.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we want innovators everywhere to make use of IoT, we must make sure all tools are open to them. This means technologies that connect to each other, because we know that boundaries around technologies hold back innovation and scale,\u201d the Vice Chairman said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He also warned that sector-specific regulations would inherently fragment the development of IoT, impeding devices and platforms from connecting to each other.<\/p>\n

As the IoT ecosystem is by nature connected and interwoven, collaboration is vital to promoting this level of openness and interconnection. In this vein, Vice Chairman Kwon urged attendees to pursue cross-sector dialogue and partnerships, and announced Samsung\u2019s role as a co-founder of the newly launched National IoT Strategy Dialogue.<\/p>\n

The Dialogue, to be hosted by the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), will design a National IoT Strategy as a tool to inform policy makers on enabling the technology to deliver benefits for individuals, communities, innovators and the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n

This announcement, Vice Chairman Kwon reinforced,<\/strong> \u201cis not about the first<\/em> steps \u2013 that\u2019s because IoT is already happening all around us. It\u2019s time to imagine the transformative potential of IoT for our societies \u2013 and learn how to achieve its human, social benefits at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is part of Vision for Tomorrow<\/em>, Samsung\u2019s recently launched public affairs platform for cross-sector collaboration around issues affecting the policy dialogue in the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n

For more information and to join the conversation visit @SamsungDC<\/a>, #VisionforTech<\/a><\/p>\n

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/u><\/strong>
\n<\/u>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. For the latest news, please visit the Samsung Newsroom at news.samsung.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click Here <\/a>to Download Vice Chairman Kwon’s Keynote.
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