See.Sense, the Newtownards based technology company behind ICON, the intelligent cycle light have been shortlisted in The BT Infinity Lab SME Awards 2016. BT launched the competition to find innovative ideas from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that will help cities become more connected, efficient and sustainable. It has given SMEs in Northern Ireland a chance to showcase their big ideas for future digital products and services, in areas such as health and social care, transport and education, employment and skills and across the wider public sector.
ICON has the potential to collect crowd-sourced cyclist data on issues like near-miss events, crashes and road surfaces and, with the cyclist's permission, anonymised data can be sent to the cloud via the cyclist's smartphone, giving cities accurate, low cost data that helps them identify how to improve cycling infrastructure and create smart cities. See.Sense will now pitch their product at a "Dragon’s Den" style panel of connected cities experts from BT, The Cabinet Office, the Department of Health, the Department of Transport, Milton Keynes Council and TechHub.
Pictured ahead of the pitch are: Philip McAleese, See.Sense Co-founder and CEO and Irene McAleese, See.SenseCo-founder and CMO along with Brian Ewart, BT Head of Major Deals and Business Development.
