The document discusses Project Distance, which aims to create an Internet of School Things ecosystem in the UK. The goals are to make science fun by linking data collection to curriculum, inform next generation school design, and better prepare students for the digital economy. It will create an open API information hub in the cloud for schools to measure and share data. The objective is to identify incentives for educators, students, and businesses to openly share certain types of data for the first time. Key areas being explored include ambient intelligence platforms, data and service discovery, trust/security, microtransactions and incentives, and architecture/design patterns.