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Future scoping of truly Human-Centric IoT and Intelligent Networks: A Foresight Approach

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Kaja Fjørtoft Ystgaard,

Katrien De MoorAuthors Info & Claims

IoT '22: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Internet of Things

Pages 81 - 87

https://doi.org/10.1145/3567445.3567452

Published: 05 January 2023 Publication History

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As IoT and network technology become increasingly pervasive, intelligent, and thus more powerful, it will be crucially important for future, sustainable and Human-Centric IoT scenarios that humans and humanity stay in control and can exercise meaningful agency. However, despite a growing understanding that this is of crucial importance, there is no clear shared vision between the multiple stakeholders of what is preferable and how to get there. This paper therefore reports on the first intelligence gathering that is part of a larger foresight study in this respect. More concretely, we report on a horizon scanning study and expert interviews (N=9) conducted in Norway, aimed at identifying emerging issues, trends and developments that may affect future scenarios related to human-centric intelligent networks and IoT environments.

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IoT '22: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Internet of Things

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Ystgaard KDe Moor K(2024)Assessing Ethical Risks in Smart Environment Use Cases: A ForSTI Methodological ApproachHCI International 2024 – Late Breaking Papers10.1007/978-3-031-76821-7_25(360-379)Online publication date: 17-Dec-2024
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