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How Internet of Things can benefit and

impact to society

by

John Tay

Digital Lifestyle & Society

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Agenda

• What is Internet of Things?

• 3 Elements of IoT

• Role of Digital Lifestyle Malaysia (DLM)

• IoT Perspective around us (sensors, wearable) and

smart applications

• IoT project for blind in Warsaw, Poland

• End

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Internet of Things

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What is Internet of Things?.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a scenario

in which objects, animals or people are

provided with unique identifiers and the

ability to transfer data over a network

without requiring human-to-human or

human-to-computer interaction.

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IoT started by…

Coined in 1999, Kevin Ashton

Founder of Auto-ID Center in MIT

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3 elements of IoT…

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3 elements of IoT…

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3 elements of IoT… (People & Processes)

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Digital Lifestyle Malaysia

Creating mega lifestyle eco-systems to promote use of digital

applications to enhance competitiveness and social life – a Digital

Lifestyle initiative focusing on linking the Internet of Things (IoT) to the

Internet of People, platform for myMaker and ICT adoption for society

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ITU role in Digital Inclusion…for the blind

Digital Inclusion means empowering people through information and

communication technologies (ICTs). The Digital Inclusion activities of the

BDT are designed to promote ICT accessibility and use for the social and

economic development of people with specific needs, including

indigenous peoples and people living in rural areas; persons with

disabilities; women and girls; and youth and children.

Promoting ICTs access, use & knowledge among currently disadvantaged

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Technology available for digital lifestyle

• Blue tooth low Energy (BLE)

• RFID, NFC

• Assistive Technology

• Beacon Sensor

• Wearable

• Tactile pavement

• Voice

• Tone

• Vibrate

• NFC, RFID etc

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Virtual Warsaw Project

CHALLENGE:

There are 40,000 blind and visually impaired people living in Warsaw. This group

report a strong sense of dependency on others and struggle to actively participate

in routine activities such as shopping, spending free time with their friends and

employment.

IDEA:

Virtual Warsaw will support the blind and visually impaired to better access core

infrastructure in the city such as services, transport and cultural sites. Through a

network of beacons which harness new micro navigation technology, individuals will

be supported to navigate the entire city via an app on their smart phone.

IMPACT:

• Increased independence of blind and visually impaired people in Warsaw.

• Better access to public spaces and activities leading to increased participation for

those who are blind and visually impaired in city life

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Project “Virtual Warsaw” in Poland

City of Warsaw – “Virtual Warsaw” beacon based navigation

project to help visually impaired to get around

40K out of 2 million residents are virtually impaired

60-95 hours of training to move safely in the city

200,000 - 400,000 BLE + Low Cost transmitter (Beacon)

Municipality/council buildings

Cultural location

Public transport

Indoor navigation/office

Tourist attractions

User’s location

Mobile Queue Management

Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge Award

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Benefits of IoT

• Tracking behavior for real-time marketing;

• Enhanced situational awareness;

• Sensor-driven decision analytics;

• Process optimization;

• Optimized resource consumption; and

• Instantaneous control and response in complex autonomous

systems.

• Create innovative product

• New Revenue streams

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Some useful smart apps

• KNFB Reader (USD $99)

• Be My Eyes

• Tap Tap See

• LookTel and EveNote

• Color ID

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Thank you and have a nice day(braille)