Citizens Now Have Consent – Part 1

Citizens Now Have Consent – Part 1

Part 1: The Story So Far For smart cities to be considered a success they will have many different types of services e.g. for health, mobility, energy, and crime. How services are delivered, measured, and valued will be transformed and citizens will now consume...

Smart City Design

Smart City Design Our simple mission is to bring smart city data to a useful conclusion,  in a safe, secure and sustainable manner.   KnowNow provides this design service today to customers globally.  How? The world around us is swamped with data.  Turning this data...
IoT Demonstrators a Go Go

IoT Demonstrators a Go Go

Demo Time KnowNow will be undertaking a mini tour of its IoT demonstrator in September.   The story kicks off with an update to the demo we already have showcasing IBM Bluemix at the IoT Lab in Hursley.  The demo is a bite-sized version of BeatHouse. We...
Security Rules of Thumb from KnowNow

Security Rules of Thumb from KnowNow

Why do I need security in the first place? Your data is being used by many organisations and yet you have minimal control.   Sometimes the data used will benefit you.   Sometimes it will be for the benefit of others.   The balance is starting to shift in our ever...
What makes a Smart City?

What makes a Smart City?

Or….5 things you need to do first Having just come back to the UK from a smart cities conversation on the other side of the world, I would like to share some thoughts.   The role of KnowNow is to prepare the IT architectural blueprint for this new smart place.  ...