解读智慧地球

A Study on the Smarter Planet

“智慧地球”的概念自2009年美国IBM公司抛入中国以来，引发了从中央到地方、业内到业外的一阵热议。对于“智慧地球”，业界人士仁者见仁、智者见智。文章围绕IBM高管的演讲稿中的3张图片，深层次地解读“智慧地球”。文章认为智慧的目的是为了保护地球、发展人类，因此借助科学技术、引入智慧已成为各国发展经济的必要手段，智慧将融入各行各业的发展之中。文章指出，引入智慧的主要工具是物联网，因此发展物联网成为所有工作的重中之重。

IMB ＇ s ＂smarter planet ＂ initiative has sparked widespread discussion since it was brought to China last year, and opinions differ on it. Focusing on the three pictures used in IBM ＇ s executives ＇ speeches, this paper seeks a more in-depth study of the smarter planet concept. It introduces the main purposes of smarter planet： to protect the Earth and develop human potential. The introduction of greater ＂smartness ＂ based on science and technology has become a necessary means of achieving national economic growth, and it is envisioned that such smartness will penetrate the development of all industries. This article points out that the main tool of introducing smartness is the Internet of Things. Hence, developing of the Internet of Things is of the utmost importance.