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IoT devices used in care predicted to rise to ‘billions’ in a few years
The use of sensors to monitor individuals’ wellbeing is set to take off agreed Roy Grant of City of York Council, Mark Lowe of Pinacl Solutions and Karantis 360’s Nick Hampson, in the recent CLGdotTV discussion on care in the home....Read more
Public anxiety about drones could stymie economic and social benefits
PwC UK drones lead Elaine Whyte, Dedrone’s Amit Samani and Tris Dyson of Nesta discuss the economic and social potential of drones and whether public anxieties might be allayed through regulation and control by public authorities....Read more
Ask your taxi driver: ‘do you live in a smart city?’
Darren Capes of the IET, Chris Dyer of Yotta and Linda Chandler of Hyperlocal Cities discuss with LGiU’s Ingrid Koehler what ‘smart life’ looks like and the role of councils in shaping it....Read more
Public sector yet to get smart about workforce
Leatham Green of the PPMA and Jonathan Key of LabourXchange tell Jane Hancer of CC2i that public sector approaches to recruitment, retention and management are stuck in a pre-digital age...Read more
Council customer accounts: time to ‘roll back’
Ian Litton (Positive Attributes), consultant David Wilde, Salman Chaudhri (FutureGov) and Martin Sadler of Digital Gaps agree that councils need to be thinking differently about collecting and using customer data for identity and authentication....Read more
Deprioritising tech may be the smart route to public service transformation
Jason Kitcat (Essex CC) Richard Farrell of Netcall and Sleuth Co-op’s Hilary Simpson discuss how local authorities might overcome challenges of legacy systems, digital skill shortages and the persistence of old-style procurement....Read more
