“PropTech is one part of the wider digital transformation of the property industry. It describes a movement driving a mentality change within the real estate industry and its consumers regarding technology-driven innovation in data assembly, transactions, and the design of buildings and cities” (Andrew Baum and James Dearsley, reported in Davenport, 2019).”
The movement to use PropTech to make cities smarter is transforming municipal governments worldwide. But that’s only one side of the story. For companies, smart cities represent major business opportunities – and not only for tech firms selling systems to government agencies.
Andrew Baum
The opportunities of PropTech in the UK; A talk by Clive Crawford – Director, HEFDS / Founder, University Partnerships Programme; Leon Ifayemi, Founder and CEo of Proptech startup SPCE; and Former head of Media City in Salford, Jon Corner.
January 2018
Amazon’s best-selling item during the 2017 winter holiday period was the Echo Dot, with millions sold across the world. Alexa, their AI assistant, turned on Christmas lights more than a million times during the season and told tens of millions of jokes. For consumers, IoT devices are […]
January 2018
As organisations transition towards more digital integration, the scope of cyber security is expanding and shifting towards ‘cyber safety’ in a much broader sense. The familiar concept of CIA (confidentiality, integrity, availability) does not meet the new requirements of ensuring safety of any organisation’s broadened […]
December 2017
The Internet of Things (IoT) will bring smart capabilities to all areas of our modern lives. In some respects, it already has, but we should expect to see more with even greater sophistication. For an example we need look no further than the quantified self. […]
November 2017
This years’ Budget had a strong focus on digital, identifying as a priority how the UK can seize the opportunity and maintain its position at the forefront of the tech revolution. With a raft of policy and funding announcements that strike at the core of […]
November 2017
This post follows the launch of TBI’s first major publication on tech policy. You can read the full report here, and a foreword by Tony Blair here. The defining characteristic of the modern era is change, particularly change driven by advances in technology. This is […]
November 2017
techUK has launched its new paper, Top Actions to Accelerate IoT Implementation, making a series of recommendations to both Government and industry to help drive the adoption of an increasingly mature technology to increase business productivity and improve the lives of citizens. The IoT market […]
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