We live in a world of unparalleled change, much of it good (think of the benefits of mobile communications, the internet and advances in food production that have led to a steady reduction in global poverty), but alongside these benefits come real problems (from the changes needed to address climate change through to the more immediate struggle with cyber-security). As leaders, we all know the dangers of ignoring the changes […]
A quantum leap in computing would turn our world upside down
I’VE spent decades building tech businesses based on computer power – often in areas such as security and encryption. Until now all of the hardware has been what we call ‘classical computers’, that is machines that see everything in numbers made up of 0s and 1s. This binary processing makes things easy for machines by […]
LPWAN and the democratisation of the IoT
Until recently, patchy cellular network coverage represented a significant barrier to the development and expansion of the internet of things (IoT), in remote areas especially. Innovative projects in the US would be at the mercy of Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, while rollouts in France would be subject to the vagaries of Orange and SFR. […]
Reducing risk: The irrational human mind
If you doubt we are heading into the future at extreme speed then consider for a moment the rate at which the world economy has increased over recorded history. To do this, sketch a graph of Humankind’s productive output, measured over the last 10,000 years, and see how it appears that there is nothing on […]
How can the UK’s world-leading education brand thrive post-Brexit?
If there’s one area where Britain leads the world, it’s higher education. Small in size compared to the ‘mighty’ USA, the UK usually has four entries (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL) in the world’s top 15 universities. Take a look at the current Times Higher Education World University Rankings top 15: University of Oxford California […]
Look after your analogue brain to thrive in the digital future
It’s funny to watch busy crowds these days; full of ‘connected citizens’ walking badly along the pavement or through the concourse, heads down and eyes glued to a smartphone held in one or both hands. Whatever the internet, Google, WhatsApp, etc., have brought us, they haven’t done much for our grace and dignity when walking […]