Smart Stuff: Creating the future of the Internet of Caring Things Market

• How can businesses create data-driven products and services that aid consumers’ most important needs?

• What are people’s unmet expectations and aspirations around hardware and software innovation?

• And how can we create a more ‘caring’ future together?

In this workshop, we invite participants to identify and explore the current challenges that businesses and other stakeholders in the North of Tyne region should address within the Caring Things sector.

Together, citizens and businesses will be able to develop design insights about care and data-driven technologies that will help people live better lives, as well as solutions that will be beneficial to your end-users and stakeholders.

This is an opportunity for eligible businesses to ensure your products are designed ‘with’ your target market not ‘for’ them, in order to create and build cross-collaborative relationships enriching your product or service’s lifecycle development.

Open call

In our first cohort, we are looking forward to welcoming 10 new-to-programme businesses that are developing products or services that help us to live our lives the way we want to, that enable us to care about ourselves or others, be it a family member, our pets, our gardens, our communities, or our planet.

Due to high demand and our commitment to offering the best quality services and outcomes for businesses, any qualifying businesses that do not receive a space will be placed on a waiting list for the next cohort.

Caring Things

The Internet of Caring Things is a network of connected devices and services with a clear mission: to actively care for people – their physical and mental well-being – and what really matters to them – such as safety, security, sustainability and connecting with their loved ones.

Please note: to be eligible for this workshop you must be a company registered within the North of Tyne region (Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland).

This event is brought to you by Ageing Intelligence® and the Internet of Caring Things programme as part of the UK National Innovation Centre Ageing (NICA).

Your personal data will be stored securely in line with regulations set out under GDPR. Registration data may be shared with essential programme and event partners or the funder for the purpose of the IoCT programme and evaluation.

If you have any questions about the event or are interested in learning more about the Internet of Caring Things programme, please contact: [email protected]

About Ageing Intelligence® and the Internet of Caring Things programme

A £5.6 million pound project running through to 2027, the Ageing Intelligence® and the Internet of Caring Things programme is delivered by U.K. National Innovation Centre Ageing (NICA), VOICE® and Centre of Process Innovation (CPI) to support economic growth and improve the health and wellbeing of those living and working in the North of Tyne. Together we are developing the first network of connected objects and cognitive systems with a clear mission: to actively care for people and what matters to them.

This project is part-funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority and Newcastle University, in partnership with Centre of Process Innovation (CPI).

The North of Tyne Combined Authority is a partnership of three local authorities: Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, and Northumberland County Council and the North of Tyne Elected Mayor. Find out more at: https://www.northoftyne-ca.gov.uk/

Host or Publisher The UK's National Innovation Centre for Ageing