The relationship between science, technology and society during the Covid-19 pandemic
The case of Internet of Things in Canada
Student names (alphabetical order): Jad Baghdane, Tianyang Jin, Hugh McKenzie, Leslie Poso, Siming Shen, Pouya Yousefi
Supervisor: Gita Ghiasi
Course: ENGR-392-2204-RR
Abstract
The Internet of things (IoT) are applied in more and more areas in life and industrial production and play an important role, particularly in the pandemic. This research investigates the development of the internet of things in recent five years and how societies, particularly the Canadian society, benefit from IoT in the pandemic. My team investigates and collects data from the Engineering village and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) about both IoT and ten areas related to it. In this research, my teammates and I collect data about the publications and patents registered from 2015 to 2020 worldwide and in Canada about IoT to illustrate how does Canadian society contributes to IoT. We also investigate the data about how the employment rate and businesses in different areas/industries change during the pandemic, which will help to understand the effect of IoT in the economy and society. This research will help to understand the development of IoT during the pandemic and after the pandemic from socio-economic aspect.