This coming March 4-5, 2016, be prepared to be amazed by the technology of the things around us with the first ever Internet of Things Summit Philippines 2016. Aimed to introduce the IoT ecosystem to the country, the IOT Summit 2016 will feature more than 50 exhibitors from the tech industry, all of which are big movers of the Internet of Things in the Philippines and in Asia. The event also aims to create an avenue for the audience to appreciate the technology, bridging in the gaps and helping the Internet of things to unleash its full potential through various medium.
Being the social media and texting capital of the world, the market in our country is undeniably big, with millions of users of smartphones, laptops, and wearable technology that is getting to be popular to most of us.
The IoT Summit Philippines 2016 will focus more on what´s the latest advancements on wearables, connected devices, smart appliances, connected homes, smart phones, 3D Printing and wireless cameras, among many others.
This will not only have the exhibition and a plenary, but will also have pre events that will ultimately culminate towards the opening of the summit. Bootcamps and hackathons shall also take place on February at Palet Express, Makati powered by A Space prior the event to reinforce the audience, with more than 200 participants varying from students, to programmers, to engineers, I.T. developers and the system integrators.
The Bootcamp will be headed by Microsoft Philippines, Egizmo and Thinklab as the training partner while the IoT Hackathon is a project of Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communication Technology Office (DOST-ICTO), all happening at A Space_Palet Express, Chino Roces Makati City.
About 200+ makers composed of High School, College Students, Engineers, I.T. Professionals, System Integrators and developers will be expected to showcase their prototype project on March 4-5 which will open to the public to see. (Insert photo of a hackathon)
WHAT IS INTERNET OF THINGS AND WHY IS IT RELEVANT TO OUR LIVES?
For those who are not as familiar, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that refers to “all devices that collect and transmit data via the Internet” 1. Simply put, this term is a “machine to machine communication” 2 which no longer requires assistance of humans to actually function. These connections date back in the early years, and in fact, everyone in the world is actually using at least one item that uses this technology. The lack of the right term to address such technology might be a better explanation why majority of people may have not known this phrase, but it does not necessarily mean that it is not being used by many. One good early example of the internet of things is the usage of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), which are dated back in 1974. More modern examples are cellphones, laptops, and wearable devices like the iWatch or Fitbit.
With the continuous rise of the tech industry in the Philippines, major companies and start-ups are catching on the new revolution that this type of platform has to offer. The IOT Summit aims to drive more opportunities to this unceasing movement of IoT in the country, as well as prepare the industry and community in the foreseeable future, where most devices will also take part to this one of a kind technology.
The Internet of Things Summit Philippines 2016 is happening on March 4-5, 2016 at the Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines. The event is organized by Econnext Ideas and Media and Red Wizard Events Management in partnership with DOST-ICTO and supported by Smart, Smart Devnet, and PLDT Innolab with American Technologies.
You can check out the event website at iotexpoph.econnext.com or like their facebook : https://web.facebook.com/iotexpoph/ for more details or if you want to be an exhibitor or major partner, you can email info@econnext.com or text 09209734926 and 09179048777.
Sources
VIDEO REFERENCE FOR BLOGS (Source – Forbes.com): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/05/13/simple-explanation-internet-things-that-anyone-can-understand/#324415fb6828
1 – Morgan, Jacob. ‘A Simple Explanation Of ‘The Internet Of Things’ (May 13, 2014) https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/05/13/simple-explanation-internet-things-that-anyone-can-understand/#324415fb6828
2 – Burrus, Daniel. ‘The Internet of Things is Far Bigger Than Anyone Realizes’ https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/
