Module 4 The Future of Connectivity: Technological Connections
Imagine a world where every device you own is connected and constantly "talks" withothers, minimizing your own interaction with them. From the concept of the "smartphone" to the new "smart home," the way devices communicate with each other has the very real opportunity to enhance our lives on personal, community and global scales. Advances are already being made in the retail, healthcare, energy, and transportation sectors, as well. Along with the benefits of increased technological connectivity, there are also legitimate concerns about data security and privacy. Read and watch the resources below to learn more about the new world of connectivity from a technological perspective.
Definitions/Concepts to know:
Things to watch:
1. The Internet of Things/Everything: Overview
What is the Internet of Everything?
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- The Internet of Things: Jeff Hagins at TEDxSF (11 min.)
2. The Internet of Things/Everything - Sectors of Society it will impact
- Transportation Cisco Live U.S. 2014 Keynote: Internet of Everything Transportation
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- Healthcare
True Stories of the Connected: Rural Healthcare in Northern Canada
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Connected Medical Devices in the Internet of Things
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- Humanity/Meaning
Rethink money and meaning with the Internet of Things
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3 maxims to remember:
- People above machines
- Faces before screens
- Grand challenges ahead of small conveniences
Things to read:
1. Overview of The Future of Connectivity:
- The Future of Connectivity: The Future of Everything (PDF; Center for Public Policy Innovation)
2. Future of the Internet:
- Pew Research Internet Project
- Digital Life in 2025 (PDF)
- What will the Internet look like in the next century? Links to an external site.
- Stop calling the decentralization of the Internet "balkanization" Links to an external site.
3. The Internet of Things (IoT)/The Internet of Everything (IoE):
- The Internet of Things will Thrive by 2025 (PDF - Pew Research)
- The Internet of Everything (Cisco)
- Cisco Blog
- The Internet of Everything: How More Relevant and Valuable Connections Will Change the World Links to an external site. (Cisco; White Paper)
- How much is the Internet of Everything worth? Cisco says $19 trillion (c|net)
- Getting everyday objects to think (c|net)
- Internet of things the way of the future in a connected world (The Australian)
- CES 2014: Cisco's Internet of Everything vision (Information Week)
- Intel CEO: 'Make everything smart' (Information Week)
- Cisco Live: Internet of Things vs. Internet of Everything (Government Technology)
- Futurist Policy Initiative: Internet of Everything Links to an external site.(PDF; Center for Public Policy Innovation)
- The Internet of government things Links to an external site.
4. Key Issues in the Internet of Things/Everything: Privacy & Security
- Internet of things: Current privacy policies don't work (Information Week)
- Internet of things big security worry, says HP Links to an external site.
- Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World (Federal Trade Commission)
- Why Tech's Best Minds are Very Worried about the Internet of Things (Wired.com)
- The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy (Computerworld)
- The Internet of Things Changes Everything for Security (Government Technology)
Swimming with sharks: Security in the Internet of Things
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Conferences:
- Connections Links to an external site. (Hosted by Parks Associates)
- Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Links to an external site.(Sponsored by Consumer Electronics Association)
- Internet of Things World Forum Links to an external site.
- Internet of Things (IoT) Privacy Summit Links to an external site.
- Internet of Things Major Conference Links to an external site.