News, views and events about digital identity
Interactive locations and intelligent digital signage (iLIDS)
When: March 27th, 17:00 – 19:00
Where: You. Smart. Thing. 5th Floor, Somerset House, 37 Temple St, Birmingham B2 5DP
Interactive locations and intelligent digital signage (iLIDS), are being used to create ‘smart city’ environments the world over, where the environment itself becomes the user-interface.
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Tackling isolation and loneliness through transport-led interventions
The costs, causes and impact of isolation and loneliness are many and varied.
Watch this video and visit https://yousmartthing.com/freedom to tell us your opinion on where you think the You. Smart. Thing. Travel Assistant should be integrated, in order to have the greatest impact on rural isolation and loneliness.
Read MoreTOC Ability is a new digital platform providing a blueprint for removing barriers to travel for disabled passengers. The £1.4 million TOC Ability research and development project has today released its final report, which shows how digital technology can be harnessed to enhance the accessibility and inclusivity of rail services for disabled customers.
Read MoreJanuary 31st, 16:30 – 19:00.
A late afternoon / early evening networking event for friends, clients and collaborators of Enable iD, at our new central Birmingham offices.
Read MoreVisit the You. Smart. Thing. demonstration suite
As part of our commitment to helping SMEs design new data-driven products and services, supported by the European Regional Development Fund backed Big Data Corridor project, You. Smart. Thing. has invested in a suite of ‘Internet of Things’ hardware.
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Capturing and sharing accurate train consist information:
‘iLIDS’ stands for ‘Interactive Locations and Intelligent Digital Signage’. It is part of the Department for Transport’s £9m Innovate UK ‘Accelerating Innovation in Rail’ programme under which Enable iD, The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), Arriva UK Trains and research partners the University of Surrey are researching, developing and testing new technology to improve information, safety and accessibility on railway station platforms.
Read MoreInteractive Locations and Intelligent Digital Signage (iLIDS)
The Department for Transport has awarded UK technology company, Enable International, together with The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), Arriva UK Trains and research partners the University of Surrey, funding through its £9m Innovate UK ‘Accelerating Innovation in Rail’ programme. The money will be used to research, develop and test new technology to improve information, safety and accessibility on railway station platforms.
Read More‘Smart-train’ Passenger Counting & Real-time Information System Successfully Piloted by Chiltern Railways
“It’s been fantastic to be able to engage train staff and passengers in testing a system that reconciles real-time information from individual carriages with timetabled train services.”
Chris Thompson, Chief Strategy Officer, Enable iD
Read MoreTue 6 February 2018, 09:30 – 13:00 GMT, @ iCentrum, Birmingham B7 4BP
Read MoreTOC Ability – January 2018 development update
TOC Ability is a seven-partner consortium who are developing a digital platform to improve the rail travel experience for customers with accessibility needs in the UK. Co-funded by the Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) TOC’16 Innovation Programme, the project aims to improve travelling by train for disabled people.
Read MoreWe don’t want satisfactory, we want wow!
If you can deliver ‘wow’ in the fast-paced technology market, if your team treats every problem as a new opportunity, and if you can clearly demonstrate market-leading expertise, we’d love to hear from you!
Read MoreA Technology Project Manager at Enable iD…
A bit about me, joining the company and what I do here at Enable.
Read MoreWe don’t want satisfactory, we want wow!
If you can deliver ‘wow’ in the fast-paced technology market, if your team treats every problem as a new opportunity, and if you can clearly demonstrate market-leading expertise, we’d love to hear from you!
Read MoreGB rail industry funds improved passenger accessibility
TOC Ability is a new digital platform concept being designed to connect train operator and service provider systems, bringing real improvements to train journeys for disabled customers.
Read MoreDelivering tailored innovation support for regional SMEs
“For every organisation and citizen across the UK to realise the full potential, benefits and value of big data, it’s vital we raise understanding and awareness of what big data is and where the opportunities lie.”
Sue Daley, Head of Programme for Big Data, Cloud & Mobile, TechUK
