Internet of Things (IoT) in the North
 |
| Photo courtesy of www.control4.com |
In the southern part
of the Philippines, Davao and Cebu are tech superstars. Of course, tech
companies abound, tech industry is at its most promising stage — who could ask
for more?
But the North seems
more laid back, it has this watch and see attitude, and even though the
national government is pushing the envelope in the provinces it seems that a
lot of things need to be done first before we finally embrace technology and
modernisation.
Why is this?
Most of the local
officials are not open and exposed enough to technology. I know of a few
influential officials that squirm at the word. They say that they were born and
raised without and that their constituents do not need it or are not aware of
it. Such people deserve a perfect slap on their faces to wake them up to
reality.
Whoever said that
technology is not necessary yet and their community can live without it must be
living in a rainforest or is a caveman, Mayor.
****
Today, we are
entering the era of interconnected devices. The Internet of Things (IoT).
Google acquired Nest Labs - a company which manufactures and sells intelligent
devices running on Big Data or cloud technology that connects other devices to
it.
Google will soon
launch Android One, an Android phone that will also communicate with other
devices at home like the television, the door, your zircon or coffeemaker and
your ref. It can also talk to your car, the Android Car.
With all these up and
coming, the people in the North can just not afford to watch things as they
happen. We have to be in. We have to join the bandwagon and create things that
will make our future a better place to live in.
The 4th DICT Congress
in Pangasinan on October 9-11, is themed “ The Internet of Things- Star the
future now”. The congress aims to open up and involve the Pangasinenses to the
future of technology which is the IoT.
It wants to encourage citizens to build their own IoT contribution and
specialise because there is no place in the Philippines that is niching on it.
Pangasinan is full of
talents and its labor force is huge. A big portion of the urban workers come
from Pangasinan. And we are trying to create our own opportunities here.
By introducing IoT
and what the future holds to our students, we envision our digital natives to
go and create software or devices hacked from ordinary things we see around and
convert it to more useful devices that the entire community can benefit of.
Learn more about the
Internet of Things and DICT 4 on my next
column. The congress is scheduled
October 9-11 in Lingayen and Dagupan City Pangasinan respectively.
Tweet me @vanjpadilla
for more stories and conversation.
