Government’s duty to set open standards for Internet of Things deployment: Vivian Balakrishnan

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SINGAPORE: The Government’s approach to the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions is based on avoiding “walled gardens”, said Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the IoT Asia 2018 Conference on Wednesday (Mar 21).

Dr Balakrishnan cited a closed platform – where the product or service provider has control over all operations – as the biggest hurdle. He stressed that it is crucial for the Government and public officials to insist on open standards to avoid this.

“Every big IT company wants to create, behind its own walls, a unique ecosystem, and is trying to lock us in. I would state, as a public official, that it is the duty of the Government to avoid being trapped by vendors behind walled gardens.