OVERVIEW
Encouraging students to study
subjects they enjoy is always good advice. Nevertheless, there
are subjects that are so important in life that, despite whether we enjoy them or not,
we simply should try and study them. One such subject is the “Internet of
Things” (IoT) – its potential is extraordinary, it will be a basic key
ingredient of life and work in the 21st century, and is touted to
become the biggest tech trend ever.
Previous tech trends were generated by the introduction of personal
computers and later, the internet. IoT –
is generating a similar trend but at an incredibly far greater scale. It’s the
new megatrend unfolding right now and is likely to reshape the world as we know
it.
WHAT IS THE
INTERNET OF THINGS
The Internet we use today is actually an “Internet of
Computers (IoC)” which links up and allows communication between people,
between computers, and between people and computers. The coming “Internet of
Things” has an additional group of players linked to the system – i.e.,
“things”. This includes practically anything with an on/off switch. In this new scenario, there will also be
communication between “things” themselves, between “things” and computers,” and
between “things” and people. By 2020, it is estimated that the number of devices connected range from 26 to 100 billion. It has been stated that the new rule of the
future is going to be, “Anything that can be connected, will be connected.”
LIVING AND
WORKING SMARTER
Connecting equipment, tools, and machines to the IoT
network will make them smart.They will be able to respond to or be
directed remotely by another “thing,” a computer, or a person. Some examples of communication under the IoT scenario
include:
·
Your alarm clock wakes you up at 6 a.m. and then
notifies your coffee maker to start brewing your coffee ;
·
Your car figures out the best route to your
meeting venue and takes it;
·
Knowing that traffic is heavy, your car realizes
that you will arrive late and texts the other party notifying them of your late arrival;
·
Your office equipment knows it is running low on
supplies and reorders more.
SO WHAT NOW?
Discussions on IoT have been taking place all over the
world as people try to understand how it will impact their lives. People are also trying to identify and
understand the many opportunities and challenges that will come up as more and
more devices start to join the IoT network.
For now, the best thing we can do is educate ourselves
about what IoT is and its potential impacts on how we work and live.
“How the Internet of Things and Smart Services
Will Change Society” and other FREE ONLINE IoT COURSES
“How the Internet of Things and Smart Services Will
Change Society” is a free, online, introductory course that is aimed at anyone
interested in learning about the “Internet of Things”. It does not require the user to have any technical knowledge as everything is explained easily and
informally.
Syllabus:
Part One: Societal Perspective
1.
Key Trends and Terms – IoT and Industry 4.0
2.
Smart Services
3.
Effects on Society
4.
Challenges and Opportunities for Society
Part Two: Business Perspective
5.
Key Trends and Terms – Digital Transformation
& Business
6.
Smart Software for Smart Services
7.
Enabling Technologies
8.
Challenges and Opportunities for Business
REFERENCES
Posted by: Dr. Nat Tuivavalagi
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