Realisation of this future state demands training and upskilling of employees. While there are many courses available on topics like machine learning and TensorFlow (an open source platform for machine learning), employees need to know how to use wearables in their daily job, how to provide effective instructions to robots and cobots, and how to […]
Will the government realise the agricultural potential of IoT?
When it comes to the agricultural potential of IoT the Australian Government just does not seem to get it. A 2015 report and a 2016 parliamentary enquiry both failed to make more than passing reference. A new enquiry is now underway. Will it do a better job? On 3 September the Federal Government launched an […]
Five ways to increase manufacturing productivity through AI
Rob Stummer, CEO Asia Pacific of ERP software company SYSPRO, argues Australian manufacturers should explore ways to develop application-specific AI and find new avenues to enhance existing processes with AI to achieve significant improvements in productivity. The Australian Productivity Commission has blamed falling investment in research and development and a lack of innovation by local […]
Huawei homes in on 6G
Back in December 2018 I wrote a blog: “5G is passé. 6G is coming!” observing that, although there had been little mainstream mention of the next generation of cellular technology, 6G, work was already underway in a number of labs.” I detailed a number of those initiatives, and observed: “not surprisingly none of the big […]
Watson IoT: IBM’s AI enabled IoT platform
IBM’s Watson IoT business unit recently held an IoT Exchange in Sydney, comprising separate ‘academies’ focussing on Watson IoT’s role in enterprise asset management (Maximo), real estate/facilities management (Tririga) and engineering lifecycle management (Engineering). IoT Australia caught up with Kareem Yusuf, general manager of IBM’s Watson IoT business unit and Joe Berti, vice president offering […]
IoT security often overlooked in cyber defence
In September last year, the ABC Investigations journalism unit published an in-depth report looking into the use in Australia of surveillance cameras manufactured by Chinese companies, Hikvision and Dahua, with security ramifications for any organisation installing Internet-connected devices. Security researchers assert that vulnerabilities in Hikvision and Dahua cameras leave them open to malicious actors looking to syphon […]
The IoT opportunity right outside your door
Evan Cummack, head of IoT at Twilio, argues that IoT represents an opportunity greater than smartphone apps: for those with the creativity and the skills to seize the opportunity. The ‘Internet of Things’ is mainstream. ‘Alexa, dim the lights’ has exactly one meaning and requires no explanation. Bizarre, perhaps, but undeniably futuristic. The smart home […]
Vic Government details farm IoT trial technologies
The Victorian Government has released details of the IoT technologies that will be available to farmers participating in Victoria’s on-farm IoT trials. However it has yet to select suppliers of either these technologies or of the networking technology that will support the trials. The Victorian Government called for expressions of interest for its planned on-farm […]
The smart city will know who you are and where you are
Smart Cities World reported recently that Somerville in Massachusetts had become the second US city, after San Francisco, to ban the use of facial recognition technology by the city government. It quoted a Boston Globe report that the motion had been passed unanimously by the city council, and quoted the council’s ordinance saying the council had expressed […]
Smart cities: Australian leadership in three acts
This is my last smart city blog. So I’m going to let loose. I think Australia has an opportunity to demonstrate leadership—possibly world leadership—in smart cities. It’s not going to be easy. A gambling man would bet against it. The challenges are many. They include: – Very complex processers with lots of interdependent moving parts. […]
