Whether you are an advocate or skeptic of The Internet of Things there is something we can all agree upon; behind the hype, the realisation of smart cities, smart grid, connected homes, automous vehicles, telehealth and many other modern day systems will all rely on the ability to conceive, engineer and deliver systems constructed with a plethora of electronic materials, techologies, components and software. What will be the UK’s role in all this be? How can we become a cutting edge sector and society? NMI Board Member and ARM’s VP of Public Affairs – Stephen Pattison – gave us his views at the NMI Summit.