Norway to invest in IoT
From The Research Council of Norway:
"Norway has strong ICT groups and companies that are international leaders in several areas of vital importance to future Internet solutions, such as search engines, mobile services, national databases and infrastructure. For this reason, the VERDIKT programme has chosen "Future Internet" as the overall thematic framework for this autumn's initiative. Future Internet is also a key priority area of the ICT theme under the EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, in which Norway is taking active part.
Three thematic priority areas
Within the overall framework of the call for proposals, the programme will give priority to the thematic areas of Social networks, the Internet of Things and Mobile Internet - all new priorities under the VERDIKT programme. Successful projects within these areas will have a substantial impact on our use of the Internet in the future.
"Future Internet refers in general to some of the greatest ICT-related
challenges and opportunities the world is facing. New areas in which
the Internet is being used are emerging all the time. Our focus on the
Internet of things is an example of this," says Ms Råd.
New business models and the potential for individual users to fuel advancements through file sharing technology and social media will lead to more rapid development of the Internet. "Additionally, the Internet will become even more essential in the modernisation of public services, and the technologies will play a crucial role in coping with the challenges related to global climate change and energy needs," explains Ms Råd."
