There has been a recurring challenge that I’ve faced numerous times over the past three years: how do you describe the Internet of Things (IoT) to someone that has no idea what it’s about? From friends and family, to children …
I arrived in India after an exciting few days at the Innovate 2016 event in Manchester, co-hosted by Innovate UK and the Department for International Trade. Cities of the future were an important theme of the event, showcasing UK innovation. …
In 2016, Design for Social Change (D4SC) had been toying with the idea of expanding internationally with two of our products: Changify – a people powered decision-making platform for urban service providers to identify and priortise most pressing urban issues to …
If you don’t have a market, you don’t have an innovation. This was something learnt through experience in industry. It doesn’t matter how clever your technology or idea is, without someone willing to pay for it you just have a …
We recently took 10 UK firms to Malaysia and Singapore, with UKTI, on an entrepreneur Connected Cities mission to help them find partners in the region. Here are their learnings and recommendations from the mission. Bronze Software Labs, Richard Howells Reasons …
Preparing for Connected Cities entrepreneur mission The 2016 Innovate UK/UKTI Connected Cities Mission got underway properly on Tuesday 23rd February with the International Readiness Workshop. We learned a lot of general tips about how to do business in South East …
