Joe McKendrick recently zeroed in on a key question in this ZDNet article and it’s possibly the key question right now for the Internet of Things: “…with all these vendors jumping into what looks like a lucrative space, will standards evolve to make it all work? Or will we finally get everyone on the same […]
Organized this year by Open for Change and DE CONNECTORS, the 4th Open Development Camp was held October, 2014 at De Balie in Amsterdam. ODC 2014 built on the success of the Open Data for Development Camps in 2011 (Amsterdam) and 2012 (Nairobi & Amsterdam), and Open Development Camp 2013 (Amsterdam). The Camp and it’s […]
As groups, governments and communities around the world innovate and expand their collaborative potential, open data is quickly becoming an advantage as well as a concern. Denise McKenzie, executive director of the Communications and Outreach Program for the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and Ron Exler, a senior consultant with the OGC, addressed this issue recently […]
Since iOS 8 and Android KitKat were released, a new mobile design paradigm has quickly emerged. Paul Adams, the VP of Product over at Inside Intercom, provided a detailed explanation of the development trend of using “Cards” here, but here’s a quick summary of what cards are doing for mobile experience: [Mobile] Notifications used to […]
API Report author and API all-purpose evangelist Kin Lane worked with Steven Wilmott to launch the API Commons in November of 2013, a site dedicated to the purpose of providing “a simple and transparent mechanism for the copyright free sharing and collaborative design of API specifications, interfaces and data models.” On the site, API authors […]
The OpenStand Paradigm embraces standards that support interoperability and are developed through an open participatory process. The process by which these standards are produced and the output–open standards–are essential for systems and data to be interoperable and for digital innovation. As big data and open data intersect, and we realize the benefits and value of […]
Oleg Logvinov, Director of Market Development at STMicroelectronics and current Chair of the IEEE P2413 Standard for an Architectural Framework for the Internet of Things Working Group, contributed this article to Electronic Design Magazine. In reference to the IoT, Logvinov says, “At it’s heart, it is the disruptive convergence of technology, telecommunications, data, and people. […]
The potential of the internet continues to be realized as a direct result of the principles of openness that governed its very inception and early development. The idea that any person can have access to the free exchange of information, ideas, and data has created the connectivity framework that enables today’s rich innovative culture. However, […]