Meniscus Systems Limited Shortlisted in Selection Process CivTech

Meniscus received news this week they are through to the short-listed stage of the CivTech ® Pilot 2016.

The CivTech® Pilot is seeking new technologies to drive bold innovation in the public sector. It brings together private sector innovation, public sector organisations and citizens to develop more efficient and effective products and services, which will translate to new, better, faster and easier experiences for everyone.

Backed by the Scottish Government, it is going to provide an unprecedented route for entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs and other businesses to develop the benefits of digital transformation in the public sector, creating an opportunity for businesses to win public sector contracts.

The first of the six-part challenge process saw all 85 applicants completing their application to determine the overview of their idea, their level of innovation, and commercial potential.  The second stage in the process, the Exploratory stage, included assessments on the participant’s business acumen, team and exploratory skills.

Meniscus Systems Limited has successfully reached the third stage of the selection process and is hoping to provide a potential, and successful, solution for challenges taking them into the Accelerator stage where they will work to further develop their potential solution, engaging closely with the Challenge Sponsor and the CivTech ® pilot team, further establishing the viability of their potential solution, and address any issues that have been brought up.

The six Challenges are simply a problem which a Challenge Sponsor (public sector organisation) would like solved. CivTech® pilot is focusing on the following areas.

Challenge 1: How can we help improve air quality in urban areas?

Challenge 2: How can we make our flood forecasting information better used by a wider audience?

Challenge 3: How can we get health and social care data and analysis to the widest possible audience?

Challenge 4: How can we make our data publications more accessible and appealing?

Challenge 5: How can we promote the tourist destinations along the A9?

Challenge 6: How can we use technology to design smart roads?

Mike Everest, Managing Director and owner of Meniscus Systems Limited, commented, ‘We are delighted to have been shortlisted in two very diverse and exciting markets, challenge 1 and 6, namely Air Quality work and a SMART Road project for the A9 dualling. This is a long-term development of the A9 as a dual carriageway.’

Mike further said, ‘We have a pitch to present next week to see if we make it to the next stage of the challenge, which will be the Accelerator stage where an initial implementation of the project takes effect to start to meet the needs of the challenge.’

Civtech® will announce the Accelerator finalists on 5 September 2017.