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Scope of work

Study Committee D2 Mission


 

Study Committee D2's mission is to develop, facilitate collaboration, and disseminate knowledge within the power industry in the areas of Information Systems, Telecommunications, and Cybersecurity

 

 

 

 

Study Committee D2 provides guidance, shares knowledge, and develop best practices and publications in areas of information systems, telecommunications, and cybersecurity throughout the entire electricity supply chain.

 

Domains of Activity 


  • Application of information technology to the critical and core business systems in the electricity supply chain, including smart meters, asset performance monitoring and management, energy management systems (EMS), Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine Learning / Big Data;

 

  • Reliable and agile telecommunications solutions to support information exchange between systems and between participants in the electricity supply chain, including efficient exchange of information between various participants via data and system interoperability;

 

  • Cybersecurity issues, including governance, policy, architecture, design and implementation.

 

Additionally, it implies :

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Area

Description

Examples of topics

1. 

Information Systems

Application of information systems in the power industry. 

Artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, server infrastructure, edge computing.

2.

Telecommunications

Application of telecommunications in the power industry.

Legacy systems, packet-switched networks, network management and automation, wireless and cellular technologies. 

3.

Cybersecurity

Application of cybersecurity in the power industry.

Cybersecurity standards and regulation, cybersecurity architectures, controls.