Internet of things Challenges and opportunities for developing

Internet of things Challenges and opportunities for developing economies A Latin American perspective Olga Cavalli CCAT LAT Argentina 1 Forum on Internet of Things in Smart Sustainable Cities: A New Age of Smarter Living Singapore, 18 January 2016

ITU Centre of Excellence ICT Training for Latin America and the Caribbean - 1987 Telecom regulations – Internet networks – Spectrum management – Mulitistakeholder environments ICT Infrastructure – Internet Governance 2

Four of the 15 largest cities Mexico DF Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires • Urban population of the region: 585 million in 2030 • Io. T + M 2 M: better transportation, cleaner water, better sanitation and cheaper electricity 3

Io. T and Smart Cities Business opportunities for Latin America with revenues estimated US 860 B • • • Source: CISCO Education Health Manufacture Wholesale and retail Finance Services 4

Many projects: mainly connectivity and traffic control • • Panamá: intelligent connected city Santiago de Chile: Smart City Santiago Quito: “Quito te conecta”: access points Guadalajara: Digital Media Center + smart city Medellin: wirless network + smart grid México DF: Traffic control Río de Janeiro: Innovation center Sao Paulo: Telehealth+transport + education 5

Buenos Aires • Io. T competition contest: involve entrepreneurs and citizens in the most complex solving urban challenges using public information as a platform • Traffic and urban transport: rapid bus network + public bicycle circuits + bicycles 6

Internet penetration: Average LAC: 56, 6 % World average: 44 % Average penetration: • Argentina: 80 % • Brazil: 57, 6% • Costa Rica: 88% • México 49, 3 % • Uruguay: 56 % 7 Source: ITU – ICT Facts and figures 2015 / Internet World Stats

Network Readiness Index Environment Rediness, quality Usage Impact of ICTs Source: Network Readiness Index - World Economic Forum § § § 1 Singapore 12 Korea 38 Chile 46 Uruguay 49 Costa Rica 64 Colombia 69 México 84 Brazil 90 Perú 91 Argentina 103 Venezuela 105 Paraguay

IPV 6 Deployment § § § § § Perú 34, 35 % Brazil 27, 95% Colombia 22, 83 % Uruguay 21 % Venezuela 18, 67 % Argentina 16, 94 % Costa Rica 14, 34 % Bolivia 14, 19% México 12, 63 % 9 Source: http: //6 lab. cisco. com/stats/

Opportutinties and Challenges • Main focus on Internet access + traffic control + energy savings • Infrastructure balance: regional + national • Avoid creating new divides • Privacy regulations • Security challenges • Multistakeholder approach Many thanks! Muchas gracias! @olgacavalli 10