The Internet of Things (IoT) has many applications in the developing world in fields such as healthcare, agriculture, resource management and water. There are many initiatives currently underway, such as monitoring vaccines in the cold chain, measuring water pump use with accelerometers, raising crop yields, networking smoke and fire detectors, tracking epidemic outbreaks and many others.
Map of Internet Access and Child Labor
First, let’s get the data from Wolfram|Alpha, using natural language input, on child labor percentages as well as Internet usage data.
Get data from Wolfram|Alpha for relevant statistics across all countries:
This map can highlight countries that have great Internet access but high child labor percentages, and therefore could be good candidates for implementing IoT technology.