If common standards are achieved, Kevin Ashton's futuristic vision of our connected world could soon become a reality.
He helped our principals consider why and how to implement B.Y.O.D., and last winter I observed the results of our connected community work: a teenager kicked back on a sofa in a high school library "e-reading" on her own personal device.
So ask yourself, what can you do to help make the future of our connected world safe and secure?
Eighty-five percent of our connects each month come from the dial-up world, and 8% to 10% of people are new to the Internet entirely".
In a statement, he said: "Transport is an engine for growth and our major roads are vital to the prosperity of our nation, connecting people to jobs and businesses to markets.
In China, children are the most important family members and for many of our clients, connecting with the parents through their children is a winning tactic.
Members of our network connect to share experiences, seek out resources, ask questions and learn from each other.
It helps us to understand how the vast, complex problems of our time connect with our private inner lives.
The game is effectively an exploration of our highly connected, privacy-free society, where shadowy authorities wrestle with hi-tech con artists for control of our data.
They hold "a mirror to our secret desires and fears," they allow us "to confront our long-term crises," and they help us "to understand how the vast, complex problems of our time connect with our private inner lives".
