{"id":20528,"date":"2015-10-15T13:22:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T13:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=20528"},"modified":"2015-10-15T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T13:22:41","slug":"new-smart-cities-accelerator-opens-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/new-smart-cities-accelerator-opens-london\/20528\/","title":{"rendered":"New smart cities accelerator opens in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>Internet of Things consortium has opened a new facility in London dedicated to researching and testing technologies to use in smart cities\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Technology has the ability to revolutionise numerous aspects of everyday living. As the Internet of Things continues to develop, it is becoming increasingly apparent that technology will become a major facet of cities going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a bid to push the smart cities agenda, Internet of Things consortium <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypercat.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>HyperCat<\/span><\/a> has launched a new facility in London.<\/p>\n<p>The consortium, which includes members such as IBM, Intel, and Arm, has launched a new accelerator to push this agenda. It has the backing of organisations such as Innovate UK, the Mayor of London\u2019s Office, BT, KPMG, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/priorities\/planning\/old-oak-park-royal\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation<\/span><\/a> (OPDC).<\/p>\n<p>The #HyperCatCity accelerator is based at the Urban Innovation Centre, which is run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/futurecities.catapult.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Future Cities Catapult<\/span><\/a>. It will bring together like-minded organisations with expertise in the smart cities sphere and will cover areas such as access to data, technology enabled health care, safe transport, and smart energy.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flexeye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Flexeye<\/span><\/a> and a founder of #HCC Justin Anderson said: \u201cThe #HyperCatCity Accelerator is bringing together great thinkers and big businesses to shape the smart strategy for the UK\u2019s biggest urban regeneration project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accelerator also provides a fantastic venue \u2013 perfectly located in the Future Cities Catapult centre \u2013 for the companies involved to showcase their services and collaborate to deliver value for a wide range of cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Future Cities Catapult\u2019s Chief Business Officer Scott Cain said: \u201cWe actively support the new #HyperCatCity accelerator as it aligns with our goals and shares our collaborative approach to the complex and compelling challenge of making cities better for all of us who live, work, learn and move through them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internet of Things consortium has opened a new facility in London dedicated to researching and testing technologies to use in smart cities\u2026 Technology has the ability to revolutionise numerous aspects of everyday living. 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