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The Internet of Things in a Smart Society: How Government Policy Can Help Seize Opportunities and Mitigate Threats

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The IoT is a revolutionary development for both society and governments. In this chapter opportunities and threats of the IoT are discussed. Linking technological, societal, economic, and policy-oriented aspects of the IoT, this chapter introduces a conceptual framework to map and analyze the factors or obstacles that arise in addressing IoT opportunities and threats, and possible government measures to mitigate these factors. By adopting a broad view and paying attention to the relations between different factors, this chapter shows that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for IoT-related issues, as different problems and solutions are interdependent and require a coherent government approach.

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Abbreviations

CE:

Conformité Européenne

CLTC:

Center for Long-term Cybersecurity

GDPR:

General Data Protection Regulation

IoT:

Internet of Things

ISO:

International Organization for Standardization

IT:

Information technology

R&D:

Research and development

SWOT:

Strengths, weaknesses opportunities, threats

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Pool, R., van Berkel, J., van den Braak, S., Harbers, M., Bargh, M.S. (2020). The Internet of Things in a Smart Society: How Government Policy Can Help Seize Opportunities and Mitigate Threats. In: Gil-Garcia, J.R., Pardo, T.A., Gasco-Hernandez, M. (eds) Beyond Smart and Connected Governments. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37464-8_2

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