The Internet of Things (IoT) is a vision. It is being built today. The stakeholders are known, the debate has yet to start. In hundreds of years our real needs have not changed. We want to be loved, feel safe, have fun, be relevant in work and friendship, be able to support our families and somehow play a role - however small - in the larger scheme of things. So what will really happen when things, homes and cities become smart? The result will probably be an tsunami of what at first looks like very small steps, small changes. The purpose of Council is to forecast what will happen when smart objects surround us in smart homes, offces, streets, and cities. Internet of People is the consultancy branch that advises corporations, public organizations, individuals and institutions on how to manage and facilitate the changes that the Internet of Things will bring.

Stefanie Peitzker:A World Full of Interesting Things: And a New Lab for the Internet of Things

Bosch and HSG collaborate: Think tank for the internet of things: "That´s inspiring: Bosch is now working very closely with the renowned University of St. Gallen. In fact, Bosch and HSG have founded a lab with the special focus on doing research for the internet of things and services. Even more concrete, the aim is a think tank environment for business models to make them viable. Read more about Stefanie Peitzker:A World Full of Interesting Things: And a New Lab for the Internet of Things

Birgit Niesing: Swarming and transporting: Multishuttle Move

Multishuttle Move: "A single ant is not especially intelligent, but as a community, the insects are able to solve intricate tasks. Now scientists want to use this swarm intelligence in logistics. The idea is to replace traditional conveyor techniques with many autonomous transport shuttles. But what advantages do the autonomous transporters have over conventional continuous roller conveyor systems? Read more about Birgit Niesing: Swarming and transporting: Multishuttle Move

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IoT-i Smart Textiles, By Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Design Automation Division

Nowadays it is possible to integrate conductive fibers and electronic components into fabrics. These innovative "Smart Textiles" measure technical or physiological data and thereby offer advanced functionality. They are applied for example in vehicles, in safety clothes for firefighters and police officers or in medicine to monitore vital parameters. Read more about IoT-i Smart Textiles, By Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS - Design Automation Division

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Lelylan: Hacking the Internet of Things, Hardware solutions compare

Lelylan Blog: " When you connect devices to the web you face different issues. The first one is to understand which is the best electronic device to use. In Lelylan we are experimenting physical nodes, devices that defines a set of web services to connect your house to the web. In order to build a physical node you can use different hardware solutions varying on computational power, wireless capability and budget. Read more about Lelylan: Hacking the Internet of Things, Hardware solutions compare

Torsten Grabs
 & Colin Miller: Building the Internet of Things

Torsten Grabs
 & Colin Miller: "There’s a lot of buzz about the “Internet of Things” (IoT) lately, and for good reason. Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg estimates 50 billion devices will be connected to the Web by 2020 (bit.ly/yciS7r [PDF download]). To put this number in perspective, right now there are about 1.5 billion Web-connected PCs and fewer than 1 billion Web-connected phones—50 billion is about seven devices for every human being on the planet! Read more about Torsten Grabs
 & Colin Miller: Building the Internet of Things

Trevor Marshall: When devices, computers, vehicles, appliances and houses talk directly to each other, it all changes

Trevor Marshall: "Dr. Seuss’ famous book was published more than a half-century ago, and yet the tale of the Cat who wreaks havoc for two kids has relevance in today’s connected world. As the story unfolds, the Cat releases two helpers–Thing 1 and Thing 2–who, despite the Cat’s assurances to Fish, are not “good Things.” Read more about Trevor Marshall: When devices, computers, vehicles, appliances and houses talk directly to each other, it all changes

Quentin Hardy: Big Data’s Grass-Roots Revolution

Quentin Hardy: Big Data’s Grass-Roots Revolution:"The Big Data revolution may be raising more questions than it is answering. Who owns my behavior? Where does my government begin and end? Should I be able to bet on the outcome of a trial? By accident and design, people and companies are putting huge amounts of information about prices, locations, intentions and just about everything else into large databases. Read more about Quentin Hardy: Big Data’s Grass-Roots Revolution

Andrew Fisher: Humanising the Internet of Things

Andrew Fisher: "What happens when web connected, physical devices are so cheap that the hardware is disposable? What happens when a smart device can be handed out for free with a Happy Meal or as part of conference schwag? As yet we don’t quite know where this will go, but those who have web thinking in their core DNA and who can also become skilled in designing and building physical things will architect new products and services. Read more about Andrew Fisher: Humanising the Internet of Things

Charline Dietrich (in French): connected white products : or, if not all actors get equipped, abundance of information will be lost.

Charline Dietrich: "The Internet of Things consists, to make it simple, in connecting objects. In some sort, it is about the extension of Internet to the real world of objects which surround us. The advantages they bring are huge: better control of energy, traceability of products, better medical follow ups, simplification of daily chores.

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In France, the research establishment, Instituts Carnot has issued a white paper titled Smart Networked Objects and Internet of Things

John Kirkley: In France, the research establishment, Instituts Carnot has issued a white paper titled Smart Networked Objects and Internet of Things, which takes an ever broader view of the practice and potential of IoT. The paper's executive summary states, "We now see the deployment of a new generation of networked objects with communication, sensory, and action capabilities (wireless information transport networks, RFID, WSAN, etc.) for numerous applications.

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The Internet of Things and education

Educational Technology Center:"If stu­dents are col­lect­ing data out in the field for research, tag­ging phys­i­cal objects to find and ana­lyze data about the object (and have to feed into other pro­grams for analy­sis) is one way the Inter­net of Things can be used in edu­ca­tion. Once the stu­dents set up the process (tag­ging the item, asso­ci­at­ing cer­tain data and com­mends to feed that data to other servers for analy­sis), they can sit back, col­lect the data and run it through var­i­ous pro­grams for their research. Hav­ing to go out to the phys­i­cal object all the time to col­lect data on dif­fer­ent con­di­tions will be a thing of the past.

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Mike Anderson from The PTR Group discusses the Internet of things

Mike Anderson from The PTR Group discusses the Internet of things: "The Internet of Things Consumers increasingly want inter-operability of their devices. They want to program their DVR via their mobile phone. They want their music available everywhere. They want their television to update social networking sites. But, as developers, how do we make this possible?

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China will develop the Internet of Things (IOT) industry but local governments should avoid excess investment in the sector

Source: "China will develop the Internet of Things (IOT) industry but local governments should avoid excess investment in the sector, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Tuesday.

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Coordination of the rollout of IPv6 in Germany

Based on RIPE-501 and further IPv6 profile approaches, the German government (Ministry of Interior and The Federal Office of Administration) initiated a R&D project to develop a comprehensive IPv6-Profile focused on the requirements of the public administration in Germany.

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JURY: New Year Contest IoT on Panopticon

It is amazing to see how this New Year Contest could produce so rich and inspiring analyses. It is hard to distinguish the contributions, they are all different and to some extent complementary.

The Jury – consisting of Francesca Bria and Gérald Santucci – had a difficult task to perform!

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