ioe: time to act

IOE: TIME TO ACTALFONSO FUGGETTA (@ALFONSOFUGGETTA)CEFRIEL – POLITECNICO DI MILANOVENICE, JULY 8TH, 2014

JUST ONE (MORE) NUMBER(SOURCE: GABRIELLA CATTANEO - IDC)

• IDC predicts that IoT/IoE will connect 30 billion endpoints and generate $8.9 trillion in revenue by 2020

“IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN”

“IT WILL NEVER WORK”

IT’S HAPPENING, IT’S WORKING

ICT IS EVOLVING EVEN FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED

BUT WE ARE EXPLOITING IT ONLY MARGINALLY

FIVE KEY ENABLING INGREDIENTS

• Miniaturization

• Ubiquitous Connectivity

• Software

• New Materials & Sensors

• Decreasing Cost and (virtually) Unconstrained Scalability

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ITALY?AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE (DAINESE)

THE DARK SIDE ...

• Too often, very superficial knowledge of the topic

• Too many followers

• In general, too slow, too little

WHAT DO WE NEED?(FROM A TECHNICAL/MANAGERIAL VIEWPOINT)

• Pervasive wireless (wireline/fiber) connectivity

• A comprehensive understanding of technological trends

• Ecosystems (public, private) to define standards and common infrastructures

• Coopetition

“Stop Waiting (or Following), Start Leading.”