Digital healthcare technology providers have not yet earned the public’s trust, and clear policies with regards to data ownership and privacy could outweigh even aspects of performance when it comes to nurturing confidence in their technologies. These are among the findings of an online consultation organised by Pitch‑In in July 2020 to explore people’s attitudes towards digital healthcare technologies and their health data.

SERAS - a UK-wide network led by Sheffield Robotics to enhance Skills and Education for Robotics and Autonomous Systems - is working with Pitch-In to identify and address skills gaps around IoT. In particular, a recent workshop aimed to encourage women and a diverse age range to develop IoT skills.

A collaboration between Pitch-In, start-up Ioetec and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), which is part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network, is helping manufacturers large and small reap the benefits that IoT can bring to their business operations.

In June 2020, VOICE, an international network of patients, carers and the general public organised an online workshop with the title, “Will the Internet of Things care for me?”

Pitch-In has helped in building a growing IoT ecosystem across the Sheffield City Region where start-ups, such as security specialists Ioetec Ltd, are working with university groups to exchange knowledge and ultimately address technological and industry challenges in IoT.

The Pitch-In team, together with co-hosts Ioetec, were excited to hold the first Sheffield IoT Summer Meetup on 30 July. The event featured our placement students who are working on IoT projects and excellent guest speakers.

Attitudes towards the use of digital technologies for helping to contain the Covid-19 pandemic are shaped in large part by the degree of trust that people have in the government. This is one of the findings of an online consultation organised by Pitch-In in June 2020 to explore people’s concerns around a particularly topical question: the use of Internet of Things-related technologies for tackling the pandemic in the UK.

Calling undergraduate students at the University of Sheffield interested in technology and the Internet of Things! Paid summer internship opportunities available (working from home) - apply by 20th May 2020.

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An overview of the latest Newcastle IoT Meetup which featured a talk from COSMONiO, a software development company designing AI-based systems focusing on computer vision and image processing.