The Connected World Thursday 18 th June 2015

What are we talking about? "In the next century, planet earth will don an electronic skin. It will use the Internet as a scaffold to support and transmit its sensations.“ - Neil Gross 1999 The IoT, a phrase coined by in 1999 by Kevin Ashton, defined as “the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and service by exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator and/or other connected devices” 1

Some basic IoT facts Only.06% of “things” that could be connected to the Internet are currently connected Adoption of IPv6 is a must have for the IoT to be successful, increasing IP addresses from 4.3 billion (32 bit) to 3.4x10 38 (128 bit) There will be between 26 and 50 billion (depending on who you listen to) connected devices by out of 4 companies are currently exploring the IoT internally, and 68% are allocating IT budget to it. 83% of IT experts and other IoT stakeholders believe that the IoT will ultimately benefit the world Wide deployment of IoT technologies in the auto industry could save $100 billion annually in accident reductions Cities will spend $41 trillion in the next 20 years on infrastructure upgrades for IoT The IoT has the potential to reduce energy consumption up to 40% as it helps in optimising usage of energy at home and on factory floors Data gleaned from Intel, Cisco, Gartner, McKinsey and the Pew Research Internet Project study.

What is driving the IoT

How does this work in practise? Ethernet cable (cheap hardware) Router (connectivity) Mobile advertising (new business model)

Care in the home Using discreet wireless sensors placed in the home, the software tracks routines and activities, and informs caregivers and providers when issues of concern arise. This type of solution offers consumer friendly technology to assure families that everyone is safe, while also gathering powerful behavioural data to support providers in delivering the independence, improved care and peace of mind for everyone. The opportunity for the NHS is:- To save £1.3-£1.7bn through the greater utilisation of home healthcare 14.5m bed days and between £1.1bn and £1.3bn could be saved by moving patients into the home when clinically safe to do so Home healthcare could save the NHS £300 - £390m nationally by reducing avoidable hospital readmissions Source – BUPA “The Opportunity for Home Healthcare in today’s NHS

Smart Meters For the UK Government this will: Help them plan to build a secure, sustainable energy supply for the UK and therefore help cut our energy bills. It's also key for the UK's transition to a low- carbon economy. For the consumer, it will Allow them to see what they are spending – in pounds and pence Let them know how much gas and electricity they are using Give them the potential to save energy and cut costs For the energy provider it will: Allow them to analyse consumer data to develop usage and predictive models Reduce costs by not having to visit homes to collect data Be more efficient and timely with their bill production By the end of 2020, around 50 million smart meters will be fitted in over 26 million households across Wales, Scotland and England

“Intelligent” mailboxes In rural areas significant time is wasted by mailmen visiting outlying mailboxes to check to see if there is any mail to pick up. Currently the Royal Mail has 115,300 mailboxes many of them in remote areas. Install a cheap device (Rasberry Pi?) which has a movement sense which sends out a message whenever it detects a posted letter, this allows the Royal Mail to detect whether they need to send a postman to that mailbox or not. Saves time and therefore money, increases customer satisfaction as no posted letter should be missed and means that more remote mailboxes can be installed without the fear of having to service them unnecessarily

Predicting Weather “events” If you could predict safely predict severe weather events (in this case flood warnings) the benefits would be:- Emergency services could plan ahead, arranging for extra staff and calling-up volunteers (potentially saving lives, and also keeping reactive costs to a minimum) Communities could organise themselves, and make sure the elderly and vulnerable are taken care of (communities helping themselves) Individuals and households could move their precious possessions upstairs or to another safe place (less heartache for them, and fewer claims for insurance companies) Using data from a variety of sources, including: Weather (The Met Office), Emergency callouts (Fire and Rescue services) Environmental data (Environment Agency) Real time data (from boreholes)

The IoT The Hartree Centre

Chris Brown Big Data Lead