“If we can reconceive of our government so that the interactions and the interplay between private sector, nonprofits, and government are opened up, and we use technology, data, social media in order to join forces around problems, then there’s no problem that we face in this country that is not solvable,” said incumbent US president Barak Obama. During Obama’s two term presidency great strides were taken in the fields of smart technology and the internet of things (IoT). Obama raised billions for Smart Grid development in 2011; he initiated the ‘Smart Cities Initiative’ in 2015; and has consistently supported green technologies such as renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy storage, through tax credits and subsidies. Earlier this month, in case you missed it on the news, Donald J. Trump won the US presidential election. Trump garnered much of his support on “reversing everything Obama did,” which begs the question, for those of us in the […]