Charles Mok discusses China's repressive digital practices, including the Great Firewall that censors the internet, massive government surveillance through tools like facial recognition, and the social credit system. He notes that China is exporting this model of digital control through projects like the Digital Silk Road and by providing technologies to other countries. However, China faces pushback in some Western nations and its efforts to influence global technology standards have met resistance from organizations like IETF and IEEE. Overall, China is actively working to spread its model of internet governance and fragment the global internet while facing challenges to its vision from advocates of multistakeholder governance.
This document provides an overview of the existing and upcoming IT infrastructure in India. It discusses the status of existing infrastructure including telecom, digital India initiatives, and the telecom infrastructure in states like Gujarat. It also outlines some of the major upcoming infrastructure like technologies for education, healthcare, farmers, and security. Additionally, it mentions some of the prevailing policies for infrastructure development such as the National Digital Communications Policy 2018 and the Internet of Things Policy 2016.
The presentation touches upon issues of strategic futures, digital twins, blockchain and the development of skills in the context of investment policy.
The document discusses the growing interest and impact of the Internet of Things (IoT). By 2020, it is estimated there will be over 30 billion connected devices globally. Countries like South Korea are well positioned to benefit due to its advanced economy, supportive regulatory environment, and major industries involved in technology. Success with IoT depends on having the right business environment, a strong local innovation ecosystem, and companies capable of innovative strategies. The IoT will significantly change both individual and business operations around the world over the coming years.
Glenn Andrew Hughes of PwC presented on financing solutions and public-private partnerships for building smart cities. He discussed key global and local urbanization trends, including rapid urbanization, aging populations, and climate change impacts. Hughes also outlined Vietnam's smart city development story and priorities such as e-government, transportation, and resource management. Some challenges to smart city implementation are lack of funding, policies, citizen participation, and infrastructure. PwC proposed a three-tier development model for public-private partnerships with varying partnership models as cities progress in their smart development. Managing risks such as corruption, contract changes, and permitting will also be important.
Financing Solutions and PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) for building smart cities Glenn Andrew Hughes - PwC
Smart cities and internet of things integration
Charles Mok looks at the impacts of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the metaverse. He discusses both benefits and concerns, such as privacy issues with facial recognition, mounting ethical concerns with the industrialization of AI, and debates around decentralization. He also examines implications of the Ukraine conflict, including hacker activity and big tech's response, as well as what the future internet may look like in regards to issues like social credit, censorship, and online freedom.
This document discusses key regulatory issues related to the Internet of Things (IoT). It addresses licensing and spectrum management to ensure sufficient spectrum availability for diverse IoT applications. It also covers switching and roaming to support large IoT users and mobile devices, as well as addressing and numbering to provide a large address space for globally addressable IoT devices. Additionally, it discusses competition policies to prevent lock-in and barriers to entry. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of security and privacy regulations to significantly reduce vulnerabilities in IoT systems and ensure individual control over personal data.
This document discusses 7 trends in IoT for 2017 according to Prof. Ahmed Banafa. The trends are: 1) IoT and blockchain will converge to address scalability, privacy and reliability concerns, 2) more IoT devices will be vulnerable to DDoS attacks, 3) IoT will create more mobile moments through connected devices, 4) AI and containers will be applied to analyze IoT data, 5) new wireless connectivity options will be tested for IoT, 6) there will be a shortage of IoT security and marketing talent, and 7) new business models are needed that bundle services with IoT products. The document concludes that IoT is becoming more complex and integrated but barriers remain before its full benefits are