Cities will be at the forefront of the IoT, provided we can write better software, according to "Father of the internet", Vint Cerf, who headed up a panel discussion on IoT at NYU's Brooklyn-Based PolyTechnic School of Engineering. Cerf outlined the challenges facing software developers, stating the key hurdles as: access to and control of data, adherence to interoperable standards, and the security and integrity of personal data. The keynote speaker was Dr. David Chaum, Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy & Innovation (CITPI) at George Mason University. : The talk is available here and was part of a series of lectures related to the Internet of Things and cyber-security hosted by NYU PolyTechnic. end-users to view their consumption of municipal resources, and connected neighbourhoods to centralise administrative tasks, such as regulation, tax information, educational facilities and libraries.
Cities will be at the forefront of the IoT, provided we can write better software, according to "Father of the internet", Vint Cerf, who headed up a panel discussion on IoT at NYU's Brooklyn-Based PolyTechnic School of Engineering. Cerf outlined the challenges facing software developers, stating the key hurdles as: access to and control of data, adherence to interoperable standards, and the security and integrity of personal data. The keynote speaker was Dr. David Chaum, Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy & Innovation (CITPI) at George Mason University. end-users to view their consumption of municipal resources, and connected neighbourhoods to centralise administrative tasks, such as regulation, tax information, educational facilities and libraries.