Nine out of 10 Scottish citizens believe IoT and smart-tech will enhance healthcare delivery
Nearly nine out of ten of Scottish citizens believe the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technologies will enhance healthcare delivery in Scotland. Eighty-eight per cent of people polled in…
CENSIS makes key appointment to strengthen Scotland’s global IoT appeal
CENSIS – Scotland’s national innovation centre for sensor, imaging and Internet of Things (IoT) – has appointed a new board member to strengthen its knowledge exchange proposition between business and…
Scottish Government-backed IoT network helps deliver safer water systems in the Highlands
A Scottish Government-backed Internet of Things (IoT) network has helped a local council improve the way it monitors water safety levels in over 100 buildings. A national IoT network –…
University of Edinburgh’s IoT research and innovation centre preparing the ground for massive network expansion
An Internet of Things (IoT) network comprising 10,000 devices with 100,000 sensing elements capturing data is set to be rolled out next year as part of the city region deal…
The public sector and the Internet of Things. Could 2019 be the year when smart networks really take off in Scotland?
At the beginning of the month a new supplier framework was launched by the Scottish Government’s procurement and commercial directorate. Released without fanfare, the new Dynamic Purchasing System is intended…
Edinburgh festivals to harness power of data to drive innovation
Edinburgh’s festivals are set to be enhanced by an innovation drive at the heart of a government-backed ‘City Region Deal’ – in a bid to improve the ability of organisers…
‘Transformational’ IoT network launched
Smart infrastructure firm Boston Networks has launched the UK’s ‘most advanced’ Internet of Things network. IoT Scotland will provide a wide area wireless sensor network for applications and services to collect…
New chief executive announced at innovation centre CENSIS
CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation centre for sensing, imaging systems, and IoT technologies, has appointed entrepreneurial technologist Paul Winstanley as its new chief executive. In a career spanning more than three decades,…
Trail-blazing suspension tool using IoT gives mountain bikers a better ride
If you’re hurtling downhill over rocks and mud at 50km/h, you want your bike suspension to work for you, not against you. But suspension set-up is a dark art for…
Scotland’s sensing, imaging, and IoT centre of excellence awarded £9.25m
CENSIS, the centre of excellence for sensing, imaging systems, and the internet of things (IoT), has been given £9.25m over five years to “cement Scotland’s place as a world leader…