What Is Internet Of Things

Maarten Ectors, Vice President at Canonical Limited based in the United Kingdom participates in Risk Roundup to discuss the Internet of Things.

Internet of Things

There is growing excitement that “The Internet of Things (IoT)” will bring nations “the next industrial revolution” because of the way it will transform the way, we the people, will live, work, entertain, shop, and travel, as well as how nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) will interact with each other, within and across nations boundaries in cyberspace, geospace, and space (CGS).

There is a growing belief that the revolution is already here. Irrespective of whether the revolution has already begun or will begin in the coming years, one thing remains certain –it will bring each nation: its government, industries, organizations, academia, and individuals (NGIOA-I), each one of us great promise as well as great peril.

When physical objects, from across industries, businesses, homes, and the entire human ecosystem in CGS become embedded with sensors and gain the ability to communicate through connected computers, the new information networks will need to create new integrated: governance models, business models, technology, business processes, and way of doing things. While this will likely reduce costs, increase speed, efficiency, and bring new opportunities for NGIOA, it is also expected to create many new risks and bring each NGIOA complex challenges.

Of all the technology trends that are taking place right now, the IoTs bring NGIOA the most complex challenges for which perhaps no nation is prepared. While the Internet of Things has great promise; the business, policy, governance, security, privacy, operational and technical challenges must be tackled before these systems are widely embraced.  Now is the time for decision-makers across NGIOA to structure their thoughts about the potential impact, opportunities, and risks likely to emerge from the Internet of Things. Time is now to understand the Internet of Things.

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About the Guest

Maarten Ectors is the Vice President at Canonical Limited based in the United Kingdom.

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