Mastering Internet of Things

Deriving some immediate consequences

From the preceding vision, we can derive a set of keywords immediately:

• Interoperability (as opposed to proprietary or bespoke): Without interoperability based on standards, there can be no ubiquitous access to devices.
• Openness (as opposed to closed off or sealed): The members of the society collectively pay for its authorities to perform its duties. The data they collect must be accessible by members of the society. If not, any decisions they make will be made using sub-standard information that is not smart. Access to devices also means devices must be open in the sense that they can be reutilized by different parties. Requiring service providers to install duplicate devices in the same areas where ...