By 2015 Each Person Will Use 7 Devices Connected to the Internet

According to the European Commission, currently an "ordinary citizen" has at least two devices with Internet connection. But in 2015 there will be, on average, seven devices connected to the network for every consumer.

The forecasts were released yesterday for the purpose of drawing public attention to the rules that dictates the development and usage of intelligent devices connected to the Internet - the so-called "Internet of Things" (IoT).

The European executive believes that the number of devices connected to the Net will reach 25 billion by 2015 and after five years the number will double, i.e. 50 billion devices. So you "know what framework is needed to fully realize the potential economic and social benefits of IoT," reads a statement.

In the future everyday objects such as mobile phones, cars, appliances, clothing or food will be connected wirelessly to the Internet and can collect and share data. This implies finding a way to ensure an "adequate monitoring devices that collect, process and store information".

"For example, if a university professor sets aside a morning class for feeling sick, students' alarm clocks and coffee machines will automatically be reprogrammed, giving them an extra hour of sleep. If an elderly person forgets to take a very important pill, a text message alert may be sent to a close relative or even a local emergency center for someone to come into contact with this elderly person to make sure everything is alright", the note says detailing methods.

Among the main concerns issues relating to the processing of data for patterns of behavior, location and user preferences are listed - that have generated so much controversy.

Thus, a public consultation was scheduled on July 12. The results will be taken into account in the recommendation to be submitted in the summer of 2013, the governor adds, stressing that IoT is a "priority of the Digital Agenda for Europe".

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