Internet of things: funding to double, David Cameron announces
Funding for research into using the internet to improve everyday devices will more than double as part of efforts to make the UK a world leader in digital technology, David Cameron has announced.
The prime minister announced an extra £45m to develop the "internet of things" as he arrived in Germany for the CeBIT 2014 trade fair.
He is attending the event in Hanover – where he is due to hold talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel – as Britain is the official "partner country" of the event.
Combining British ingenuity with German engineering would put the two countries at the forefront of a new technology-based "industrial revolution", he suggested.
The prime minister said: "I see the internet of things as a huge transformative development – a way of boosting productivity, of keeping us healthier, making transport more efficient, reducing energy needs, tackling climate change.
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