opinion
"Designers of technology have
to ensure that the devices of
the future are too useful and too
such as a light, kettle or TV, that they
habitually would do and provide an early
alert that something might be wrong.
Such a simple, but brilliant, idea.
In a very real way, that technology has
the potential to allow older generations
to retain a sense of independence in
their own homes – benefiting them and
reducing the need for hospital or carehome admissions.
Evoke’s own health-check kiosks
are greatly enhanced by new IoT
devices. The connectivity and sharing
of data improves diagnosis accuracy
and patient outcomes. While still in its
relative infancy, it’s clear the technology
has a huge role to play in the ongoing
personalisation of medicine.
Smart cities
The panel also touched on the concept
of smart cities and, in particular, the
reduction in traffic congestion that could
be achieved by the IoT. Technology
can be installed to monitor traffic flow,
provide real-time information to drivers
and ease congestion through variable
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speed limits and instruction to use the
hard shoulder.
The reduction in pollution and the
economic benefits resulting from more
efficient commuting will be brilliant – not
to mention that it will just be nice to sit in
fewer traffic jams!
Security and drawbacks
Of course it would have been easy to get
caught up in all of the potential benefits,
but a lively and engaging audience posed
some interesting questions.
The issue of security – what should
and what shouldn’t be connected – and
the importan