INDUSTRY INITIATIVE

ei3 leads OMAC's Data Governance initiative to create guidelines for segmenting, sharing, and securing industrial data

As cloud-based analytics and digital transformation evolve, creating the foundation of the “data-driven” world, manufacturing organizations are scrambling to implement suitable data governance policies. OMAC’s latest initiative, led by ei3‘s Mark Fondl, aims to establish a framework and guidelines to protect precious proprietary information while enabling secure data sharing for efficiently solving problems, mining insights, and capturing the highest value from data-supported capabilities.

Workgroup Agenda

WORKGROUP FORMAT

All workgroup members will meet virtually for 1 hour once every three weeks at 10 AM Eastern starting 18 May 2022. The final session is scheduled for 21 September 2022, followed by a group review of the content developed in October and a face-to-face workshop in December 2022 to enable an easy and free flow of suggestions in advancing this topic.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

The workgroup brings together a vibrant automation ecosystem with individuals from around the world representing end users, machine builders, system integrators and technology vendors. Participating organizations include: 

Leading Manufacturing Companies such as Cargill, Pepsico, and Corning

Global OEMs including Mettler-Toledo, Milacron, Barry-Wehmiller, and Nordson

System Integrators like Rovisys, Martin CSI, Applied Control Engineering, and

Groundbreaking Technology Companies like ei3 Corporation, Siemens, General Electric, Rockwell, Cisco, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. , and 

Industry Associations like the PMMI amongst others.

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18 MAY 2022
CATEGORIZING TYPES OF DATA AND METHODS OF SEGMENTATION

This session will define the types of data coming from plant equipment and IIoT devices. It will look at all data from streaming continuous real-time to embedded historical data. The session will also define if and how data from a device can be organized and/or segmented.

8 JUNE 2022
IDENTIFYING THE SOURCES OF DATA

This session will define all the various types of devices and systems that generates data. From intelligent IIoT devices to edge compute platforms, the group will list the sources for the data.

29 JUNE 2022
CLUSTERING DATA USAGE

This session will review all the various uses for the data being generated in plant devices. It will include all aspects of how data is used for control and  optimization to service & support.

20 JULY 2022
UNDERSTANDING DATA OWNERSHIP

This session will look at the ownership of the data and information as end users, OEMs, and vendors look to have specific data that they believe is proprietary to them.

10 AUGUST 2022
ARCHITECTING DATA HIERARCHY FOR DISTRIBUTION

This session will discuss if there should be a structure for data based on serveral factors. The development of an architecture for distributing data as it pertains to both internal or external transmission.

31 AUGUST 2022
DATA STORAGE AND COMPLIANCE

Development of guidelines for the storage of data that adheres to compliance and regulatory rules. Development of policies pertaining to how long data should be stored by various companies for their use.

21 SEPTEMBER 2022
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

This session will deal with considerations around security regulations with respect to the transfer and storage of data.

26 OCTOBER 2022
GROUP REVIEW

This session will allow all active members to review the content developed in a document. Members will be able to determine if this should be more than just suggestions but made into OMAC Guidelines.

30 NOVEMBER 2022
INITIAL RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENT

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