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'Internet of things' to get £45m funding boost | 'Internet of things' to get £45m funding boost |
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The UK government will spend an extra £45m on developing so-called "internet of things" technology, David Cameron has announced. | The UK government will spend an extra £45m on developing so-called "internet of things" technology, David Cameron has announced. |
The pledge more than doubles the funds available to UK technology firms working on everyday devices that can communicate over the internet. | The pledge more than doubles the funds available to UK technology firms working on everyday devices that can communicate over the internet. |
The prime minister was speaking at the CeBIT technology trade fair in Germany. | The prime minister was speaking at the CeBIT technology trade fair in Germany. |
Mr Cameron said the UK and Germany could find themselves on the forefront of a new "industrial revolution". | Mr Cameron said the UK and Germany could find themselves on the forefront of a new "industrial revolution". |
"I see the internet of things as a huge transformative development - a way of boosting productivity, of keeping us healthier, making transport more efficient, reducing energy needs, tackling climate change," he said. | "I see the internet of things as a huge transformative development - a way of boosting productivity, of keeping us healthier, making transport more efficient, reducing energy needs, tackling climate change," he said. |
'Revolution' | 'Revolution' |
"Take British ingenuity in software, services and design, add German excellence in engineering and industrial manufacturing and together we can lead in this new revolution." | "Take British ingenuity in software, services and design, add German excellence in engineering and industrial manufacturing and together we can lead in this new revolution." |
The extra investment announced at the Hannover event, of which the UK is the official "partner country", will take the total being made available to £73m. | The extra investment announced at the Hannover event, of which the UK is the official "partner country", will take the total being made available to £73m. |
Sir Mark Walport, the government's chief scientific adviser, will now carry out a review into how these new technologies can be best exploited. | Sir Mark Walport, the government's chief scientific adviser, will now carry out a review into how these new technologies can be best exploited. |
Analysts say the internet of things could transform daily life. | Analysts say the internet of things could transform daily life. |
It allows devices from heart monitors to kitchen appliances to communicate through wireless internet connections. | It allows devices from heart monitors to kitchen appliances to communicate through wireless internet connections. |
US research firm Gartner predicts there will be nearly 26 billion devices connected to the internet of things by 2020. | US research firm Gartner predicts there will be nearly 26 billion devices connected to the internet of things by 2020. |
Mr Cameron also said that the UK and Germany would work together to develop 5G, the next generation of mobile internet access. | |
He announced a new collaboration between the University of Dresden, King's College University in London and the University of Surrey. | |
"With 4G, an 800 megabyte movie takes around 40 seconds to download, with 5G that would be cut to one second," said Mr Cameron. |
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