Opinions

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

If they want large-scale digital transformation to succeed, public sector organisations must look at their infrastructure, says Darren Watkins, VIRTUS Data Centres.

Technology will shape and change the face of cities dramatically. Oliver Gassmann, Co-author of Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities, explores what those changes might look like.

Cities that want to benefit from autonomous vehicles tomorrow need to think about infrastructure today, says Mike Beevor, Pivot3.

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?

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

The push for smarter cities means the data centre real estate market must get creative, says Arun Shenoy, ServerFarm.

David Rose, Veea, explains how edge computing helps deliver smarter cities.

GDPR came into force in May this year. Now what? Colin Tankard from Digital Pathways takes a look.

Combining citizen data with data from IoT systems and smart city sensors can help create truly actionable and life-saving intelligence. TEOCO’s Daniel Itzigsohn looks at how we can achieve this.