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Internet of Everything

Geschreven door Ben van Lier - 06 mei 2013

The American company Cisco has its own ideas about how the Internet of Things (IoT) will develop in the future – it foresees a slow but sure transformation from the Internet of Things to an Internet of Everything. According to Cisco, this Internet of Everything will come into existence once different networks (e.g. Internet, telecom) are seamlessly interconnected. These interlinked networks will make possible billions – and later trillions – of connections, which in turn will create new and hitherto unimaginable possibilities, while at the same time causing new and unforeseeable risks.   Lees meer >>

Networks and (self) organization

Geschreven door Ben van Lier - 29 maart 2013

In the near future, networks consisting of both people and objects, like the Internet of Things, will cause huge changes in organizations. However, the exchange and sharing of information that takes place independent of place and time will not only encourage innovation; it will also present threats if we fail to anticipate these changes adequately or are insufficiently considerate when dealing with these changes.  Lees meer >>

Smart shoes and mobile healthcare

Geschreven door Ben van Lier - 26 februari 2013

When I go jogging on a Sunday morning, I am seeing increasing numbers of runners with devices attached to their arm. Often it’s an iPod connected to sensors in their shoes, the sensors registering the amount of time the shoe is in contact with the ground. The information derived from this is then combined with an individual training schedule. A virtual coach will then indicate how the performance compares against the personal training schedule.  Lees meer >>

De Softwarecatalogus: informatiebron of marketinginstrument?

Geschreven door Lidwien Meijers - 25 oktober 2012

KING publiceerde onlangs de Softwarecatalogus. Leveranciers die actief zijn op de markt van de lokale overheid hebben in deze catalogus per product aangegeven welke standaarden worden ondersteund.   Lees meer >>

Zevende Kaderprogramma van de EU

Geschreven door Leen Blom - 08 oktober 2012

De Europese Commissie streeft ernaar van Europa de meest kennisintensieve, concurrerende en duurzame economie ter wereld te maken. Met het Europese Kaderprogramma, dat loopt van 2007 tot en met 2013, wil de Europese Commissie de wetenschappelijke en technologische basis van de Europese Unie verbeteren en de Europese concurrentiekracht versterken.  Lees meer >>