Running head: TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE SMAC

Technology Convergence SMAC

(Social Media, Mobility, Analytics, Cloud)
Michael Fetick, 8427
Coleman University

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United States of Americas Government Interest

Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the
Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on
domestic and international affairs. The 1976 Act also authorizes OSTP to lead
interagency efforts to develop and implement sound science and technology
policies and budgets, and to work with the private sector, state and local
governments, the science and higher education communities, and other nations
toward this end. (About OSTP - The White House, 2015)
On February 24, 2015, Creating IT Futures, the philanthropic arm of
CompTIA [private company], released the Federal Technology Convergence
Commission Report to the OSTP, identifying the potential impact that converged
technologies could have on government communication, cooperation, and the
ability to address the nation's most significant issues. The interconnectivity of
mobile devices, social media, cloud computing, big data, and cybersecurity are
poised to be tremendously disruptive to traditional conceptions of information
technology. While the final product of this convergence may not be immediately
clear, the report identifies a number of steps that the government can take in
order to ensure that it is best prepared to take full advantage of the benefits that
it can offer. The report's impact analysis and recommendations are presented in
the following areas: International Outlook; Federal Public-Sector Community
Impact; Convergence and the Individual Citizen; CIO Guideline; Workforce; and
Procurement. (Service, 2015)

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Digital Convergence
Convergence of technologies to personalize and standardize mass
communications with individual communications is evolving. It can be divided
into technological, market, economic, and regulatory categories; and is taking
place between infrastructures. They are being merged at the content, service,
and application levels. It is changing the nature of communication, consumption,
work and leisure; and, more important, it brings benefits and opportunities as
well as challenges and threats to our society. Some of the biggest challenges are:

The policy challenge is to reach and protect public interests, and avoid
being used politically and artificially to protect vertically integrated
markets by the broadcasters and their regulators.

The regulatory challenge is to respond to technological innovations and

deal with changes in their frameworks and legislation. This requires a
transition to a cross-product, cross-platform, and cross-sectional
licensing.

The industry stake-holders challenge is to remain profitable when their

network operators need to transform their traditional infrastructure and
circuit switched systems.

The universal threat challenge is to implement cyber-security for

massively connected s ystems that are cross-product, cross-platform, and
cross-cultural.

(J.O. & Friday, 2012)

Mobility Universal Applications

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One example is the possibility to save lives and property during a crisis
with an effective response of emergency services, notified by immediate, on-thescene, reports from individuals via their personal cell phones. In 2011, there
were 6.8 billion people on the planet and about 5 billion cell phones. This
extraordinary ability to connect has turned a modern convenience into a lifeline
through a system called crisis mapping. It first gained prominence after the
earthquake in Haiti, when people used their cell phones to send text messages to
a centralized response team. Since then, crisis mapping has been used to help
victims in emergency zones following the tornadoes in the Midwest, the
earthquake in Japan and the unrest in the Middle East. (Leonard, 2011)
Mobility is attained by technology to communicate anytime and almost
anywhere, based on the massive infrastructure of cellular data which is very
different and much better than relying on and configuring Wi-Fi network
connectivity. (Whats the Difference Between Wi-Fi Data and Cellular Data)
Conclusion
Matters of importance are regulated on a global scale by our society.
Government and world committees issue regulations, standards, and guidelines
to direct and guide commercialization of technologies to ensure safe and
equitable access to resources. Social media, mobility, analytics, and cloud
(SMAC) are technologies that have all made their mark independently and are
rapidly changing the world (J.O. & Friday, 2012). The convergence of these
technologies are being used in new ways. Natural use of each technology but
they are not designed for optimal integration.

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I have an interest in this phenomena because I see an opportunity for me

to contribute to the science or develop the utilization of this globalized
technological innovation. This convergence of data can be a synergy of
information that is accessed by all of society. We need to develop the science
into a utility to deliver the information in a timely fashion. This problem has
influenced me to be involved to create something that provides important
information to the right people, who need to know and only what they need to
know, now. In the future, look towards KnowNowData.com
Peer Review
This paper was reviewed by my school team member, Mr. Weilong Qu,
who provided the APA Template with formatting suggestions, with no comment
about the subject matter. I had the template and it did not change this paper.
This paper was also reviewed by my school team member, Mr. Yuxuan Guan; he
also provided the APA Style and Formatting Template with formatting
suggestions, with no comment about the subject matter. It also, did not change
this paper.

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References
About OSTP - The White House. (2015, 03 20). Retrieved from The White House:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about/
J.O., O., & Friday, M. (2012). Technological Convergence. Science Journal of Physics,
2012(2276-6367), 221-226. doi:10.7237/sjp/221
Leonard, A. (2011, May 13). Video: Crisis mappers: Mobile technology helps disaster victims
worldwide. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/security/video-crisismappers-mobile-technology-helps-disaster-victims-worldwide/9325/
Service, T. N. (2015). Technology convergence holds promise to redefine the federal landscape.
Washington, D.C: TechAmerica.
Whats the Difference Between Wi-Fi Data and Cellular Data. (n.d.). Verizon - Mobile Living.
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