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There are a number of domains in which IoT is enabling human life and work in a noteworthy way .Including automation , transportation , health-care and disaster management . IoT enables an object to listen , hear , see and communicate at the same time . IoT thus transforms the devices from being smart by incorporating its pervasive and ubiquitous computing , communication technologies , embedded devices and many other applications to influence and revolutionize human life . Looking into the future , the Internet will no longer be considered a network of computers . Instead it will consist billions of smart objects along with embedded devices . As a result of this , the application of Internet of Things ( IoT ) will exponentially rise bothin scope and size , providing new opportunities as well as challenges . A number of countries have developed long-term national strategies for the implementation of IoT . For instance , broadband access in Japan is facilitating the communication between people , things and things , and people and things