OVERVIEW
The Open Connectivity Foundation is comprised of several work groups and associated task groups. This is where the day-to-day work of the organization is done under the overall direction and strategic leadership of the Board of Directors. Please see below for a summary of the groups and their responsibilities.
TECHNICAL WORK GROUP
The Technical Work Group (TWG) exists to help facilitate inter-work group communication, coordination, and technical alignment among the Core Technology, Open Source, Data Model, Security, Certification, Tooling and Domains.
STRATEGY WORK GROUP
The Strategy Work Group proposes and maintains priorities and roadmaps based on OCF objectives and IoT market trends. The group works closely with the Board of Directors, as well as the CTWG and OSWG, to ensure synergy and tight alignment. The team performs market analysis on IoT trends to make sure that OCF is meeting current and future customer needs, and also creates prioritized market-driven use cases and user scenarios. The Strategy Work Group also oversees the OCF Liaison program to help identify and promote industry collaboration opportunities.
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS WORK GROUP
The Marketing Communications Work Group is the marketing communications, public and member relations arm of OCF. They establish the marketing strategy for OCF, and then execute that strategy in areas such as Events, Digital Media, Public Relations, Web Content, and Branding. The team also maintains and provides OCF resources for member-company spokespersons.