According to the IDC report, the actual applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the public sector today are still limited, which has as much with the early stages of the technology as with the management approach to using it.
“IoT applications in the public sector can span a variety of domains: public security, defense, environmental protection, transport, and health," said Massimiliano Claps, Research Director, IDC EMEA Government Insights. "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."
Added Claps: “The Internet of Things 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."
