1、State of the Connected World2023 EditionI N S I G H T R E P O R TJ A N U A R Y 2 0 2 32State of the Connected World2023 EditionPrefaceExecutive summaryIntroduction1.Key priority areas1.1 Ethics and integrity1.2 Cybersecurity1.3 Equal access2.Other focus areas2.1 Environmental sustainability2.2 Finan

2、cial and operational feasibility2.3 Interoperability and system architecture3.The pandemic effectConclusionAppendicesAppendix A:MethodologyAppendix B:2023 State of Connected World survey demographicsContributorsEndnotes3567814202627293133363839404245Cover:Rick Muigo/UnsplashContents 2023 World Econo

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5、rs,Partners or other stakeholders.3State of the Connected World2023 EditionThe internet of things(IoT)and related technologies continue to transform peoples lives,with use cases growing in such areas as healthcare,education,living and workspace,and more.The COVID-19 pandemic that spread around the w

6、orld in early 2020 and continues to affect it today has underscored the important roles IoT and other technologies have in confronting the worlds myriad challenges.For example,as governments put social distancing measures in place to curb the spread of the pandemic,businesses are using IoT tools to