Are you Smart Enough to be SMART?
Generally, the word SMART is used to praise someone, it may be simply for the person’s appearance or mental ability. With technology becoming smarter like never before, every possible thing is becoming smart. Yes, we can say we are smart people and want smart things. A basic telephone became a smartphone and school classrooms became smart classrooms. The foundation of this development is to revolutionize the era of hyperconnectivity. With the developing and emerging technological trends, the habits of consumption have also changed. After smart devices and appliances, the world is all set to witness smart cities, smart buildings, and smart campuses.
If we think a bit more about the smart world, it is kind of making us lazy. Technology has affected us in several ways. In the future, technology will step in and change various things. Smart devices will take decisions for us like Chatbots making shopping decisions with the help of AI and ML. With increasing development, the consumer has become smart. It has been defined by several experts that several forces will affect and shape the future of Consumers. Keeping in mind the concept of sustainable development, we are growing and inventing at the best we can.
Forces that are changing the world:
1. The Internet-of-Things (IoT): The installation of smart devices is one of the applications of IoT. Sensors and detectors help in measuring and detecting various things like humidity, light, fire, water, etc. Even these sensors are capable of sensing services so that they can be improved. As you know, most of our banking and financial transactions are based on IoT, card swiping to online transactions are possible due to this technology. IoT is something that aims to improve the quality of life.
2. Big Data: As is always said, data is the gold of the era. With the availability of advanced tools, it is capable to predict future data. Real-time monitoring helps to predict and make decisions based on historical data.
3. Cloud Computing: With the increase in data mining, the space for storing data has also increased. The cloud computing services that provide space to store data has also improved. Saas, Paas, and Iaas are on-demand cloud services. This technology has added a good amount of value in terms of connectivity, security, and availability of data.
4. Blockchain: This technology mainly aims towards data security and connectivity improvement. In current times blockchain has so many applications and companies are continuously trying to leverage this technology. In the coming time, the advancement in this technology is fast and fearless giving rise to various new secure algorithms and other security features.
5. Virtual Reality: VR has mainly improved the digital interactions which further helped in the development of education, training, and business meetings. It has given a new path to practical studies when someone is not actually present there. 3D models and AR/VR has improved the learning styles for the students.
6. Future technologies: 5G and next-generation power systems are among the two main technologies that will change the world. 5G will increase the bandwidth to 400 MHz, which will be around 10 times faster than 4G.
New SMARTS of the FUTURE:
1. Smart Energy: PoE is a concept of new power transmission over Ethernet, it is capable of carrying 60 watts of electric power and data over ethernet cables. The main focus of the new methods is the optimized use of power. The focus is to make the process reliable, sustainable, and cost-efficient.
2. Smart Government: Govt Offices are adapting the new smart technology. All the applications for government-related work can be filled easily. So, there is no more standing in queues and wasting time.
3. Smart Businesses: E-commerce has given rise to many new businesses. Everything is available online now and it leads to the promotion of various handicrafts. You can order anything sitting at your home from mobile.
4. Smart Schools: Education is within the reach of everyone, even children living in remote areas can learn like normal children. Various e-learning platforms and interactive smart classrooms have made the concept of education very interesting and understandable.
So, in a nutshell, all one needs to be smart is to use the smart equipment that is designed to help us and make our work easy. Try to explore and learn new technologies, most importantly, try to make kids and aged people aware of them. Let’s all gear up to the SMART world of the future and cherish the new technologies.
