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2013
Book Article
Titel
The "Internet of Things" and "industrial production" as part of the early identification initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Abstract
The main objective of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's initiative for early identification of skill needs is to pinpoint the skills and qualifications required for the new skill requirements emerging from impending changes in the world of work and for which widespread demand may well grow over the next three to five years. Three projects relevant to the ""Internet of Things"", which is one focus of the initiative, were completed inthe fields of logistics, industrial productionand ""smart house"". This article considers the technological as well as definitional and conceptual issues involved in the implementation of the Internet of Things in industrial production.