A Framework for Citizen Participation in the Internet of Things

Abstract

In line with the view of the SOCIOTAL EU project, this work presents a crucial next step in the transformation of an emerging business-driven Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure into an all-inclusive one, tailored to the society and with the aim to accelerate the creation of a socially aware citizen-centric Internet of Things. To this purpose, this paper try to establish an IoT ecosystem that puts trust, user control and transparency at its heart in order to gain the confidence of everyday citizens. In line with this view, a privacy-preserving framework which integrates the explored relationships among identity, privacy, trust and reputation concepts is explored.