* Internet of Things, M2M This calls for convergence of technologies. A curriculum change at Higher Institutions of Learning will be able to adopt to a new posture of enabling traditional courses like mechanical, electrical engineering innovate along those lines.
* Net Neutrality & OTT: Support content development due to low barrier to entry on OTT. Appreciate OTT platforms as alternative channels to leverage on and encourage budding broadcasters into it.
* Big Data appreciation is needed across different segments on applications of big data in solutions provision guided by harnessing the information contained herein the data hindsight, insight and foresight. Government to deploy enough resources to better utilize big data in making planning. Allow open access to certain extend to encourage innovators to develop algorithms that can provide insights that can change our future.
* Virtual Money/BlockChains: Awareness within the regulatory space environment of the emerging technology will go a long way in creating an enabling environment by attenuation of its resistance. Block chain application beyond fintech be encouraged to support big data.
Day 8 of 10:
* Internet of Things, M2M
* Net Neutrality & OTT
* Big Data
* Virtual Money/BlockChains
The Background:
Internet of Things is a vision (now a reality) of physical objects
(machines, vehicles, buildings, etc) fitted with sensors that allow
them to communicate with each other. The smart-city concept
envisions sensors continuously reporting status (e.g Traffic status,
Pollution Status, Maintenance Status) of the different objects to
allow for efficient management response. A lot of data exchanges
arises hence the term Big Data with its associated data analytics
requirements.
Meanwhile, Virtual Money/Currency (Bitcoin, etc) threatens to disrupt
the need for a centralised banking institutions. Over The Top (Skype,
Twitter, FB, Youtube) have been around longer but the need to regulate
or NOT to regulate them continues to be debated.
Given recent developments on the KiCTANET list on Virtual money what
should our position on these and other emerging issues be from a
policy perspective ? is there need to embrace the issues?
Your comments are welcome
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