Smart Government – The Potential of Intelligent Networking in Government and Public Administration

Increasing numbers of devices are equipped with sensors, actuators and communication units. These smart object interact with humans as wells as with each other. If they are embedded in more complex, so-called cyber-physical systems (CPS), they can, often via apps, be accessed remotely and initiate processes, e.g. in smart homes. CPS intelligently network real and virtual objects and thereby become self-controlled ecosystems that not only assist in providing and analyzing information but also automatically steer and control processes. Governments need to adapt to these changes and become smart governments. They will then be capable of using the new possibilities of smart objects and CPS in the Internet of Things and the Internet of Services for an efficient and effective execution of public tasks.