Our mission is commonly filling functional gaps, and improving the non-functional features, such as security and real-time support. Furthermore, we commonly extend hardware support for the aforementioned domains and we share efforts in super-long-term maintenance of the Linux kernel and selected packages. Domains include:
Transportation (Trains and Railway Infrastructure)
Power Generation and Power Distribution
Management of Buildings and Cities
Communication Systems
Industrial Control and Supervision
Healthcare Equipment
Linux Kernel & Core Packages
The Civil Infrastructure Platform project (CIP) provides Super-Long-Term Stable (SLTS) kernels with a maintenance period of ten years. This is done in close collaboration with the Linux kernel community.
Security / IEC-62443-4-1/4-2
The CIP Security Working Group (SWG), along with other CIP working group members, has focused on establishing a secure development process and enhancing security capabilities within CIP.
Automated System Updates
Automated system update for embedded devices in fields is more important year by year due to the necessity of continuous vulnerability fixes, enhancing functionality, etc.
Recent News From CIP
Author: Pasquale Nieddu, Siemens Ten years ago, Siemens together with other tech leaders like Toshiba, Hitachi, and Plat'Home decided to establish the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) to overcome the longevity gap between IT and OT. This union of companies wanted to give a rolling 10-year promise of stability and was…
Author: Yoshitake Kobayashi, CIP TSC Chair, Toshiba In April 2026, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. Over the last decade, CIP has worked to solve one of the most critical challenges facing industrial and civil infrastructure systems: the Longevity Gap with Industrial Gradeness. Our mission…
We are pleased to announce that the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) will once again hold the CIP Mini Summit (Open TSC Meeting) alongside Open Source Summit Europe 2025. Event Details Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 13:30–17:00 (Local Time) Venue: RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Registration Fee: $10 (select as an add-on…
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