The Decree establishing the National Plan for Internet of Things
(Decree No. 9,854/2019) was published on June 26, 2019, to regulate
and encourage this technology in Brazil.
Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the digital interconnection
of everyday objects with the Internet, through intelligent sensors
and software that transfer information to increase the
services’ efficiency.
Among the objectives of the Decree, it is possible to indicate
the incentive to the improvement in people's quality of life;
the promotion of efficiency gains in services through the
implementation of IoT solutions; the professional qualification
related to the development of this technology, with the subsequent
creation of new jobs in the digital economy; and the increase of
competitiveness among IoT Brazilian companies’, through the
promotion of the sector's innovation ecosystem.
