Title: Internet of things in industries: a survey for sustainable development

Authors: Mohammad Zarei; Ayoub Mohammadian; Rohollah Ghasemi

Addresses: Department of Business and Entrepreneurship, Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), End of North Karegar St., Tehran, 14155-3961, Iran ' Faculty of Management, Department of IT Management, University of Tehran, Jalal ale-Ahmad Highway, 14155-6311, Tehran ' Department of Business and Entrepreneurship, Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), End of North Karegar St., Tehran, 14155-3961, Iran

Abstract: Nations have developed their plans for sustainable development, including social, environmental, and economic aspects. Internet of things (IoT) has been introduced as the next wave of innovation. However, there is still little evidence of progressing IoT in developing countries. Therefore, making policies for investors and tech-entrepreneurs are much needed. Iran, as a transition economy, follows its 1404 economic outlook and should prioritise industries for using IoT. Thus, the aim of this study is to prioritise these industries. In the Iran Telecommunication Research Center and by using the multiple attribute decision making (MADM), criteria weight and prioritising the industries were obtained and each aspect of 'sustainable IoT', obtained and for this aim and to prioritise the industries the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) and ELimination Et Choix Traduisant la REalité e (ELECTRE) methods applied. The result is, respectively, healthcare, energy, smart home, transportation and retailing. The research sheds light on how policy makers can implement policies to use the IoT for achieving sustainable development.

Keywords: sustainable IoT; sustainable development; internet of things; policy making; developing countries; grey AHP; analytical hierarchy process; GAHP; TOPSIS; ELECTRE; developing countries; Iran; industrial IoT; sustainability; healthcare technology; energy technology; smart homes; transport; retailing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2016.079586

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2016 Vol.10 No.4, pp.419 - 442

Received: 02 Jul 2015
Accepted: 28 Jan 2016
Published online: 04 Oct 2016 *

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