By CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University have shaped a partnership designed to capitalize on the rising function of Northeast Ohio because it issues the Internet of Things (IoT) — a time period used to describe the giant interconnected community of digital gadgets that’s revolutionizing how folks work together with expertise.
Cleveland State president Ronald Berkman and Case Western Reserve president Barbara R. Snyder formalized the partnership with a signing of a memorandum of understanding on Friday, May 5. The effort builds upon an preliminary $200,000 planning grant from the Cleveland Foundation that allowed the universities to “assess regional expertise in IoT technology areas and identify gaps to be filled.” The grant was half of a basis initiative designed to enhance digital enhance civic engagement and training.
The partnership will focus on course improvement, pupil exchanges, joint analysis packages and financial improvement initiatives with third-parties to “support the continued expansion of the Internet of Things and make Cleveland a national hub for research and development,” the universities mentioned in a information launch.
Snyder and Berkman introduced the effort at a regional IoT symposium developed by the basis grant. Speakers represented such organizations as the MetroLab Network, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense and a number of Fortune 100 firms.
