The Internet of Things (IoT) is bubbling up behind almost “Everything” in recent years. The concept of connecting allsorts of objects, components and devices to a central network where Big Data can then be crunched to analyse and react to human behaviour, environmental conditions and an object’s status, has the potential to revolutionise the world we live in. But is this new technological construct a profit driven private sector enterprise, or a society driven public sector initiative? A recent report by Gartner suggests that despite increasing pressure on authorities to use IoT technology to balance resource constraints with sustainability concerns, the private sector will account for the vast majority of IoT connections over the next 5 years. In fact, many believe that public sector organisations are a step behind when it comes to adopting innovative technologies, but a new study from Cisco suggests that this belief is, in part, mistaken. “The public sector is an […]