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We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

Opinions16 Nov 2020by Mark Nicholson: CEO, Vivacity Labs

Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs

Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?

Opinions01 Jun 2020by James Bristow, SVP EMEA, Cradlepoint

Fixed Wireless Access’s speed and flexibility could have it serve a crucial role in helping businesses and public services rebuild in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, writes James Bristow, SVP EMEA, Cradlepoint

Ian Lloyd: Strategic Growth Manager, Siemens

How to power smart cities in a clean, low-carbon future

Opinions22 Nov 2019by Ian Lloyd: Strategic Growth Manager, Siemens

Microgrids transform urban energy into localised, efficient, resilient and sustainable systems, and investment in them will be critical to the future operation of the energy system, says Ian Lloyd, Strategic Growth Manager, Siemens.

Nick Sacke: Head of IoT and Products, Comms365

Who cares about dirty air?

Opinions16 Oct 2018by Nick Sacke: Head of IoT and Products, Comms365

Air pollution is high on the agenda at the moment. Nick Sacke, Comms365, looks at how IoT technology can help.

Stephen Parkes: Research Associate, Sheffield Hallam University

Cities are charging employers for parking spaces to help fund local infrastructure

Opinions03 Oct 2018by Stephen Parkes: Research Associate, Sheffield Hallam University

Stephen Parkes, Sheffield Hallam University, looks at new ways to fund transport infrastructure.

Nick Chrissos: Director of Innovation, Europe at Cisco Systems

Three smart city lessons from Manchester’s CityVerve

Opinions30 Aug 2018by Nick Chrissos: Director of Innovation, Europe at Cisco Systems

As the technical lead on the CityVerve project in Manchester, Cisco’s Nick Chrissos shares the takeaways for other cities.

Jim Nolan Executive Vice President, Chordant

Smart cities, smart future: Finding the middle ground

Opinions06 Jul 2018by Jim Nolan Executive Vice President, Chordant

Successful smart city projects need to balance technology, governance, economic and social needs. Chordant’s Jim Nolan looks at how to find a way ahead.

Alice Goudie, Senior Location Intelligence Consultant, Emu Analytics

The road to EV adoption: UK infrastructure priorities

Opinions22 May 2018by Alice Goudie, Senior Location Intelligence Consultant, Emu Analytics

The UK is on the cusp of a transport revolution but we must act now to ensure that the infrastructure is in place so that we can embrace the change and become a world leader in clean transport. Alice Goudie, Emu Analytics, looks at what’s required.

Think smart to tackle future traffic, by Dr. Graham Cookson, chief economist at INRIX

Opinions23 May 2017by Melony Rocque

Degrees of separation, by IBM's Annika Grosse

Opinions16 Jan 2017by Melony Rocque

The weather has an enormous impact on us all, yet despite this, an insufficient amount of organisations use weather data in a wide scale and proactive way

The ground rules of stimulating innovation: Healthcare Hackathon Hamburg (HHH), by IBM’s Annika Grosse

Opinions28 Nov 2016by Annika Grosse, IBM

A quick lesson in how to stimulate innovation

Dr Graham Cookson, chief economist, EMEA, INRIX

Why the end to BST means an increase in weather-related car accidents by Dr Graham Cookson, chief economist, EMEA, INRIX

Opinions29 Oct 2016by Dr Graham Cookson, chief economist, EMEA, INRIX

Technology and data have the ability to significantly reduce driving accidents at a fraction of their multi billion pound cost

Does your city think with you? A cognitive one does, says Annika Grosse, IBM's leader for Cognitive Business Solutions in Europe

Opinions17 Oct 2016by Annika Grosse, IBM

Data is the relief for parking pain, by Prof. Graham Cookson, chief economist, EMEA, INRIX

Opinions03 Oct 2016by Dr Graham Cookson, chief economist, EMEA, INRIX

When it comes to parking the issue is all about communication and not the lack of spaces

Fit for purpose by Priscilla Boyd, product manager, Siemens Mobility, Traffic Solutions.

Opinions24 May 2016by Melony Rocque

When will smart cities become the norm rather than the exception?

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Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

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