About

The Internet of Things Association (IOTAS) is a flagship Russian multi-stakeholder-based IoT-driven non-profit organization.

IOTAS operates as a platform for a region-wide expert dialogue on adoption of IoT/IIoT technology in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), bringing together experts from various industries keen to adopt the digital agenda, such as telecom, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, energy, and utilities.

The Association was founded in 2016 by the Moscow-based Internet Initiatives Development Foundation and the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. It was founded to ensure a coordinated approach to the promotion of IoT/IIoT and to build a solid foundation to synchronize practical efforts, such as the adoption of standards, improving regulations, and to collect best practices for its members. The Association’s mission also lies in channeling its members’ expertise to the market, thereby benefiting traditional industries, government and academia. IOTAS vigorously works in the area of awareness raising and education by providing expertise to the university community. The Association is also involved in a number of large-scale nationwide projects, such as Russia’s digital economy, smart cities and digital farming.

As a non-profit NGO, IOTAS operates by virtue of voluntary participation-based standing or ad-hoc working groups, such as “Smart City,” “LoRaWAN(c),” “legislation and Regulations,” and “Wide and Narrow Band lpwan.”

Since 2018 IOTAS joined  the Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™), the world’s leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).