Joseph A di Paolantonio<p>Involvement with IBM’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmarterPlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmarterPlanet</span></a> and briefings on their original <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Watson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Watson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveComputing</span></a> efforts shaped our thinking about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetOfThings</span></a>, as did working with John Morada when he was at CapGemini. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartRegions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartRegions</span></a> and the impact of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a> when considered as an ecosystem shifts the focus from technology to the health and security of the people using and the environment of the region. All areas and interfaces become important, not just technology <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoTday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoTday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoTday2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoTday2024</span></a> 12/n</p>