Projects supported by the partnership, it says, include initiatives addressing water management, climate change, sustainability and health. Other areas of collaboration include smart metering, analytics and the management of big data.
“Solving global challenges is only possible through meaningful collaboration and I am delighted that we have been able to formalise our long term partnership with IBM today,” said Professor Janice Kay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) for the University of Exeter. “Exeter already has excellent links with organisations such as the Met Office, and the potential for further collaboration will bring an added dimension to our work with IBM.”
“New technologies and the increase in the number of objects connected to the internet have created a deluge of data in recent years and IBM, alongside the University of Exeter, will work to harness this information and create integrated systems to improve efficiency,” said Jeremy Budd, Vice President Sales, IBM UK & Ireland. “We believe that it is possible to optimise operations to minimise environmental impact and improve social outcomes in a manner that also maximises performance, and look forward to working with both students and academics to achieve this.”
(Image: Jeremy Budd, Vice President Sales, IBM UK & Ireland (left) with Professor Mark Goodwin)