Abstract
Internet of Things (IoT) makes a significant contribution to development in economical, social and ecological terms. In this work, the current context to successfully apply IoT in developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations is studied. Potential and opportunities of the IoT in the developing world as well as the current challenges of IoT in developing countries are reviewed. The research methodology is focused on the IoT context in the developing world as well as profitable IoT projects carried out in developing countries, using the SDGs as a reference. Key features as a technical challenges, environmental conditions or social differences are studied to contextualize IoT in developing countries. Finally, the combination of low-cost IoT and pay-as-you-go is presented as the best scenario to better disseminate the Internet of Things for Development (IoT4D) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Highlights
In 2017, at the 7th Internet of Things (IoT) Week held in Geneva, the IoT research and industry community, jointly with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other stakeholders, expressed their support for researching, developing and leveraging IoT technologies for sustainable development and for building a brighter future for our planet and its inhabitants [1].IoT should not be restricted only to the challenges of industrialized countries; in the developing world IoT can act as a key piece to achieve stronger and sustainable development
In 2017, at the 7th Internet of Things (IoT) Week held in Geneva, the IoT research and industry community, jointly with ITU and other stakeholders, expressed their support for researching, developing and leveraging IoT technologies for sustainable development and for building a brighter future for our planet and its inhabitants [1]
Developing countries are ideal for IoT innovation: the problems faced by the developing world can open up diverse and unexplored
Summary
In 2017, at the 7th Internet of Things (IoT) Week held in Geneva, the IoT research and industry community, jointly with ITU and other stakeholders, expressed their support for researching, developing and leveraging IoT technologies for sustainable development and for building a brighter future for our planet and its inhabitants [1]. Results showed that the 95% of projects studied are small/medium sized and the 70% of these Internet of Things for Development (IoT4D) projects are led by private sector (80% originate in the Americas and Europe) These IoT solutions could be replicated in the developing world generating new business opportunities; the lack of access to digital infrastructure could put both countries and individuals at risk of being left even further behind in economic terms [16]. In most developing countries women are disproportionately affected because their access to resources and energy benefits is further limited by gender disparities as the role of the woman in developing countries is to collect wood and water This situation has negative consequences such as the physical effects of drudgery in traveling long distances to obtain fuel wood and water, the health effects of indoor air pollution and reduced school attendance. As reported by the World economic Forum’s report [15] ‘‘Internet of Things Guidelines for Sustainability’’ (2018), the full potential of IoT acting as a catalyst to sustainable development is achieved when sustainability is integrated at the design phase of the IoT initiatives
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