Guidelines for Internet of Things Deployment Approaches – The Thing Commandments

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the interconnection of objects (or Things) for various purposes including identification, communication, sensing, and data collection. “Things” in this context range from traditional computing devices like Personal Computers (PC) to general household objects embedded with capabilities for sensing and/or communication through the use of technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). This conceptual paper, from a philosophical viewpoint, introduces an initial set of guiding principles - also referred to in the paper as commandments - that can be applied by all the stakeholders involved in the IoT during its introduction, deployment and thereafter.