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On The Edge of The Second Digital Revolution The Internet of Things

| February 2015

The first digital revolution was driven by greater interconnections between people through the Internet and the web. This revolution provided the backbone that made it possible to create a truly global community.

The world is on the verge of a second digital revolution that will serve less as a backbone but more like a nervous system. The Internet of Things (IoT) is building on the first digital revolution but in a more profound way that had envisaged. The IoT is a new world in which objects are linked wirelessly to a network that enables data to be shared.

Smartphones are only a rudimentary beginning of the second digital revolution....

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For Academic Citation: Juma, Calestous.“On The Edge of The Second Digital Revolution The Internet of Things.” Skylife, February 2015.

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Calestous Juma