Internet of Things (IoT) Reaching Tipping Point, According to New IDC Government Insights Report

[Former Member]

The Internet of Things is transforming the world by integrating machines (things), systems and people where the combined data can offer profound visibility and insight to achieve remarkable results and enable new business models. A new report, “The Coming of Age of the Internet of Things in Government,” (Document # GIGM01V) from IDC was released this week.  The IDC report covers the drivers and challenges as well how it will be used in the public sector.

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is reaching a tipping point that will make it a sustainable paradigm for practical applications that can change the future of individuals, enterprises and the public sector,” said Massimiliano Claps, Research Director, IDC EMEA Government Insights. “IoT applications in the public sector can span a variety of domains: public security, defense, environmental protection, transport, and health. In each of these domains, connected objects can provide situational awareness that can help citizens and government personnel act and react at the operational level, monitor the status or behavior of people and assets to make management decisions, and support very fine-grained, sensor-driven analytics that help with planning decisions.”

You can read more at http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24087613

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