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'We're 20 years into a 100-year rollout' – Internet of Things inventor

It may be a buzzword but IoT has an intriguing story behind it.

Tue, 30 Apr 2019

An entrepreneur isn’t a personality type, says British tech pioneer Kevin Ashton – it simply means a person believes a solution to a problem exists and that it can be found.

Mr Ashton may not be a household name but his idea certainly is.

He coined the term “Internet of Things” (IoT)

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