Living in the Internet of Things

Living in the Internet of Things, Twitter Debate
26th March, 1-2pm

Join us on Twitter for a debate about the Internet of Things, chaired by Professor Jon Dovey from UWE's Digital Cultures Research Centre. You can follow the debate here and use the #DCRCUK hashtag to take part.

Cities across the world are about to enter the next phase of development. A near invisible network of radio frequency identification tags (RFID) is being deployed on many consumer items. These chips can connect to the Internet in an instant, creating a global network of physical objects or the ‘internet of things’. Is this the ultimate convenience in supply-chain management, the ultimate tool in future surveillance, or the real enabler for a grassroot local new politics?

In this event innovation and media theorist Rob van Kranenburg examines the impact these systems could have on our wider societies; and what alternative technologies could safeguard privacy and empower citizens.

A Digital Cultures Research Centre event supported by the Pervasive Media Studio and Watershed.

Related links:
Digital Cultures Research Centre
Pervasive Media Studio

Posted on Thu 4 March 2010.


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