Opinions

Improving mobility is complex, affected by many inter-related and shifting trends. Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob, looks at how we move towards ’mobility heaven’ and avoid ’driverless car hell’.

The benefits of smart cities will only be realised when digital infrastructures can cope, says Neil Cresswell, VIRTUS Data Centres. What’s the role of next-generation data centres?

Simon Brammer, Ashden, discusses the need for technological integration to decarbonise our buildings.

The need for agreed IoT standards has never been more urgent, says Gavin Summerson, City Standards Lead, Future Cities Catapult.

Can cities and telecommunications providers be the smart city power couple or will cities prefer to play the field?

Paul Zanelli, TRL, explores how we make CAVs – and their benefits – a reality.

Todd Weller, Bandura Cyber, explores how increasingly connected cities can mitigate growing cyber threats.

Franco Castaldini, ThoughtWire, rounds up the smart building trends to look out for.

Given today’s financial and operational pressures, cities are looking for new ways to drive change and fund local services. Data is a largely untapped resource, says Albert Seubers, Atos.

As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.