The internet of things revolution has washed ashore in Ireland, but to unlock the potential for thousands of new jobs, local heroes in the form of county council leaders and entrepreneurs need to step into the breach, writes John Kennedy.
Ireland is full of unexpected surprises. For a country that has had no choice but to have a world view just to survive over the centuries and recent decades, sometimes our politics and policies can come across as twee, insular, suffocatingly local and with a lot of tunnel vision thrown in. You could apply this across a plethora of issues from water charges and domestic waste charges to health and education.
And then, out of the blue, you discover amazing people doing amazing things that are extraordinarily visionary and ahead of their time.
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“Irish businesses and farmers have been quick to understand the benefits that the Sigfox dedicated IoT network provides,” said Mark Bannon, CEO of VT Networks last week.
The IoT revolution can have a host of benefits for dealing with health-related issues and especially chronic health issues that clog up resources in Irish hospitals. Among the projects being tested using technology as a bedrock is a project by North-East Doctor on Call (NEDOC) to enable paramedics to visit patients and facilitate a remote diagnosis by GPs and consultants, as well as the use of internet of things (IoT) sensors in the home to monitor patients’ welfare.
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We need more towns like Crossmolina to experiment with smart technologies like street lighting.
We need more county councils like those of Cavan and Mayo to open the doors to innovation and remove unnecessary infrastructural roadblocks.
All we need is imagination and innovation in the most unexpected places. The jobs will follow.
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