Welcome to the Industry Connections Program

Bridging Collaboration and Innovation

The Industry Connections (IC) program helps incubate new standards and related products and services by facilitating collaboration among organizations and individuals as they hone and refine their thinking on rapidly changing technologies. IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all IC activities.

Industry stakeholders play a vital role by providing expertise, advocating for standards, contributing resources, validating relevance, and promoting awareness. This ensures that standards remain effective and impactful.

The IC program offers an efficient environment for building consensus and producing shared results. We provide a range of resources to fast-track content and deliverables, including:

  • Proposals for standards
  • White papers
  • Peer-reviewed guides and position papers
  • Workshops, and events
  • Databases and registration services

Who Can Participate?

IC activities can be entity-based or individual-based, as specified in the Industry Connections Activity Initiation Document (ICAID).

For more information about the Industry Connections program, check out our program flyer or email the IC Program Administrator.

IC Support Services

IEEE SA provides a basic level of support to all Industry Connections (IC) activities at no charge to participants.

Basic support services include (as needed):

  • Activity startup support
  • Early Executive Committee (EC) meeting consultation
  • Group communication, collaboration, and productivity tools
  • Policies and procedures development support and consultation
  • Voting and election administration
  • Marketing communications for significant milestones and events (if desired)
  • Publication and/or standardization support
  • Administration of added fee services (e.g., technical writing, workshops)

Current Industry Connections (IC) Activities

Open Data Center Initiative

Aims to bring together experts in the field of global data centers to accelerate the implementation of technological innovations.

AI for Improved Public Health and Climate-Resilient Health Systems

Demonstrates GenAI’s role in advancing healthcare by fostering community engagement and digital autonomy.

Ethical Principles for Engineering Digital Services for Children

Ethics principles that organizations can use when considering children’s rights and well-being in digital spaces.

Low Carbon Building Electrical Technology

Focus on low carbon building electrical technologies, including standards research and development in a variety of areas.

User Experience in WLAN Network

Focus on user experience improvements from multiple dimensions in WLAN Networks.

Global Smart Home Community

Establish a collaborative platform that bridges the gap between the household appliance industry and the ICT sector.

Contact Information

For more information about the Industry Connections program and its activities, email the Industry Connections Program Administrator.

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