Dive Summary:
- Zpryme Sr. Research Analyst Megan Dean writes that the independent smart grid projects being developed across the world affect each individual country in two key ways—via parterships with international firms and technology developments that translate into products offered internationally.
- Dean asserts that IBM, GE, and Cisco Systems, have been able to shape the global smart grid by modifying their products in various projects across the globe, thus making them more competitive globally.
- She also stresses that collaboration and international experience can help individual countries to avoid mistakes that have been made before during deployment.
From the article:
Currently, each country worldwide has deployed its section of the smart grid independently, with little collaboration or sharing of information. Although each country has the same idea to create a connected, energy efficient electrical system, each has been driven by its own goals and interests.
Despite the centralized view of countries, deployment of the smart grid internationally affects growth of individual countries in two main ways. First, international firms partner with countries to utilize core technology and further develop their product offerings. Second, smart grid advancements in one country produce products offered internationally. ...
