International. Johnson Controls received the "IoT Partner Ecosystem of the Year" award at the 2021 IoT Breakthrough Awards. The company received such an honor for its OpenBlue digital platform and its extensive work in implementing a network of OpenBlue Innovation Centers around the world. Both are part of Johnson Controls' commitment to healthy people, healthy spaces and a healthy planet.
"We are enormously honored that our OpenBlue digital strategy has been recognized for reinventing the way artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve building ecosystems by providing a new level of safety, convenience and efficiency," said Mike Ellis, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer & Digital Officer, Johnson Controls. "Our OpenBlue innovation centers, as well as our OpenBlue platform, mark the beginning of our collaboration with leading companies for the development of breakthrough technologies that promote a more sustainable future for generations to come."
This is the third year in a row that Johnson Controls has been awarded an IoT Breakthrough Award. The awards program honors excellence in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, services, companies and products. The company was named "IoT Company of the Year" and "IoT Innovator of the Year," in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
"Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive analysis of the IoT industry every year. With over 3850 nominations from around the world, the industry assessment was extensive and extremely competitive for the 2021 program," explained James Johnson, Managing Director of IoT Breakthrough Awards. "Once again, Johnson Controls was at the top as a leader in advanced digital solutions that improve performance, reliability, safety and energy use for buildings and their occupants."
Johnson Controls has nine OpenBlue innovation centers worldwide, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Boca Raton, Florida; Cranston, Rhode Island; Birmingham, Alabama; Cork, Ireland; San Jose, Costa Rica; Wuxi, China; Singapore and Pune, India. These centers are designed to accelerate the reinvention of the building environment, through the creation of intelligent and dynamic facilities that help businesses meet their sustainability commitments, while providing healthy spaces, enriching experiences and cost savings.
Johnson Controls has already partnered with leading organizations and recently announced a global collaboration with Microsoft to digitally transform the way buildings and spaces are conceived, constructed and managed, through the integration of its Digital Twin technologies and the OpenBlue platform.
In addition, the company recently opened its innovation center in Singapore, at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The facility serves as a "living laboratory," in which occupants interact with a variety of connected solutions, designed to improve productivity, provide respectful safety, promote well-being and increase sustainability. These solutions are powered by advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, that meet future demand for healthy people, healthy spaces, and a healthy planet.
