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The Rise of the Internet of Things and the Race to a Zero Marginal Cost Society. This essay is the second in a four-part series on the theme, “The Third Industrial Revolution.”

The Rise of the Internet of Things and the Race to a Zero Marginal Cost Society

An introduction by Arianna Huffington is available here. Part one is available here. Part three is here. Part four is here. Partners – IoT Guidelines. IoT Guidelines. Come Drought or High Water. This summer, as drought plagued California and Houston flooded, the issue of water became front-page news across the United States.

Come Drought or High Water

Whether cities face scarcity or abundance—forced to conserve water or plan for torrential rain—new tools are emerging that leverage the Internet of Things to effectively manage water. Using sensors and analytics, these resources are helping officials, citizens, and businesses accurately predict everything from crop yields to rainwater runoff in order to increase efficiency, enhance conservation, and reduce pollution throughout the water system. The Urban Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is everywhere, with sensors and communication technologies embedded in all the materials of daily life.

The Urban Internet of Things

Today, the idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) is also everywhere: it is has become one of the most widely-discussed concepts of the digital age, driving major changes across industries from marketing to renewable energy. The total number of IoT connections is predicted to increase four-fold by 2020. As the IoT mentality gains momentum, cities are finding innovative ways to take advantage of the increasingly networked physical world. Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements? LinkNYC kiosks have become a familiar eyesore to New Yorkers.

Are New York’s Free LinkNYC Internet Kiosks Tracking Your Movements?

Over 1,600 of these towering, nine-and-a-half-foot monoliths — their double-sided screens festooned with ads and fun facts — have been installed across the city since early 2016. Mayor Bill de Blasio has celebrated their ability to provide “the fastest and largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the world” as “a critical step toward a more equal, open, and connected city for every New Yorker, in every borough.”

#DataSmart Resources: Internet of Things. IoT platform manages devices via a 'single pane of glass' The new platform comes from AT&T and the focus of the cloud-based platform is with the Internet of Things for businesses, especially large companies that need to operate devices across multiple networks.

IoT platform manages devices via a 'single pane of glass'

The platform allows for access for different operators. Called the Multi-Network Connect platform, the new control unit has been tailored for multiple access technologies including 2G1, 3G, 4G LTE, Low-Power Wide Area, and satellites. Cisco augments IoT platform with software, analytics. 50/50: Global internet connection still has half of planet to reach. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Pancake Printer, Smart Luggage, Robotic Breakfast These are just some of the projects presented by students from Technion’s Computer Science Department at a fair for innovative and creative developments based on Android and IoT programming The annual student project fair at Technion’s Computer Science Department took place last week.

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

At the fair, students from the Systems and Software Development and Cyber and Information Security laboratories presented their developments. The exhibition included development projects in Android, IoT, and systems related to information security and cyber. What Technologies Do Cities Use for Citizen Engagement? The civic engagement process has come a long way from bulletin boards and town hall meetings.

What Technologies Do Cities Use for Citizen Engagement?

Or rather, it’s added a lot of technology on top of bulletin boards and town hall meetings. In fact, use of technology for citizen engagement appears to be very widespread. When Governing magazine* and Living Cities partnered to survey 61 municipalities last year — including 43 of the 100 largest in the nation — 97 percent of respondents said they used social media for citizen engagement. Social media, being mostly free to use and widely adopted by the body politic, was the most common technology tool cities participating in the survey used. Just behind that was project and initiative-focused websites at 95 percent.

Universal Internet of Things (IoT) Platform. Delivering on the IoT customer experience: The HPE Universal IoT Platform 1.4 business white paper (White Paper/4AA6-5353ENW.pdf) The Internet of Things Is Far Bigger Than Anyone Realizes. When people talk about “the next big thing,” they’re never thinking big enough.

The Internet of Things Is Far Bigger Than Anyone Realizes

It’s not a lack of imagination; it’s a lack of observation. I’ve maintained that the future is always within sight, and you don’t need to imagine what’s already there. Case in point: The buzz surrounding the Internet of Things. What’s the buzz? The Internet of Things revolves around increased machine-to-machine communication; it’s built on cloud computing and networks of data-gathering sensors; it’s mobile, virtual, and instantaneous connection; and they say it’s going to make everything in our lives from streetlights to seaports “smart.” IoT Analytics The top 10 IoT application areas – based on real IoT projects.

It’s time to look beyond the hype and get real about the Internet of Things!

IoT Analytics The top 10 IoT application areas – based on real IoT projects

As part of a larger effort to track the IoT ecosystem, we set out, mining hundreds of homepages, and managed to assemble and verify 640 actual enterprise IoT projects (Note: We did not include any consumer IoT projects such as wearable devices or hobby projects). In a second step we took the time to collect all published information about these IoT projects and put them into a structured list. There is a vast number of insights hidden in the data, some of which we would like to share with you today.

Most IoT projects in connected industry Most of the IoT projects we identified are in industrial settings (141 projects), followed by Smart City (128) and Smart Energy IoT projects. IoT Analytics IoT Analytics - Market insights for the Internet of Things. IoT and Government: how new tech is driving economic development. Every country is looking for the magic bullet for economic growth.

IoT and Government: how new tech is driving economic development

As discussions turn to building “digital economies,” countries are considering how to best interlink developments in technology, human capital, and economic and regulatory factors to sustain growth and drive innovation in urban areas. Investing in the Internet of Things (IoT) local and national governments are finding a more sustainable way to manage each factor of urban growth and identifying new ways to evolve. Cities and governments are turning to IoT because it is a multi-dimensional asset. Solutions commonly support improved savings and efficiencies, but can also help to develop new products and revenue streams, new understandings of processes and customers, and new intelligence to drive business expansion. How IOT Can Detect Corruption. How IOT Detect Corruption Internet of Things (IoT) has many benefits – (1) Reducing costs (3) Increased efficiency (3) Increased loyalty (4) New products and business models (5) Increased revenue streams.

But can it detect corruption? An interesting question which I believed can be a controversy and dilemma for many organizations depending on which side of the fence you are sitting – will IoT become your friend or foe? IoT is all about monitoring and managing your precious assets. The tiny embedded sensors can become your faithful watchdog or spies that silently send messages about their conditions and environments. Uk.businessinsider. Humans are consuming more energy every year, and utility companies are scrambling to meet the demand. The International Energy Agency expects global energy demand to increase by 37% by 2040, which would likely put a strain on energy supplies.

But utility companies are finding solutions thanks to the Internet of Things. The IoT is making energy use more efficient, which should help relieve some of the stress on energy demand. Smart meters have become the top IoT device among utility companies in the last several years. Why the Internet of Things could change politics. The ‘internet of things’ will bring major changes in many areas of life, including the political arena. What will be the new communication tools, strategies and narratives for policymakers? Any device with an on-and-off switch can (and should) be connected to the Internet.

This is the basic idea of the industrial internet, also referred to as the ‘internet of things’. The industrial internet will transform policymaking. What Does The Internet of Things Mean? The Fourth Urban Revolution - LABCITIES. How Big Data is changing life in cities, for governments and citizens alike. New York City has been a Big Data pioneer for decades. In the early 1990s, the city launched the CompStat data-driven policing system, so that, in the words of former NYPD department chief Lou Anemone, officers could stop “just running around answering 911 calls” and start analyzing patterns to prevent crime. Utility and Consumer Data: A New Source of Power in the Energy Internet of Things.

We are living through what you could call the era of the electricity dilemma. On one hand, electricity remains a driving force of economic development. On the other hand, electrical infrastructure is not only extremely expensive, but its continued reliance on fossil fuel sources is one of the major contributors to carbon pollution. More than 1.3 billion people still aren’t connected to the grid, largely because of the cost and complexity of the process. Data analytics giant SAS shopping for big data partnerships in Israel. Must-See IoT Smart Lighting Talk. Karl Jónsson about "The Internet of Things and Lighting beyond Light" To Predict the Trajectory of the Internet of Things, Look to the Software Industry. IoT technologies is expected to connect 50 bl devices to network by year 2020-Voice&Data.

Internet of Things is changing the workplace.