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MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

At a recent roundtable event, city leaders cut through the MaaS hype.

Manchester road tests MaaS

A MaaS trial in Manchester in the UK generated fascinating insights.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 15 – Kathy Oldham, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Will Cavendish, Arup – Building digital resilience

The latest Urban Exchange welcomes Kathy Oldham, Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Will Cavendish, Global Digital Services Leader, Arup who discuss how cities can build digital resilience.

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InLinkUK rolls out call-blocking algorithm to prevent kiosks being used for crime

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

PwC outlines a vision for smart cities built around people, not tech

Manchester ranks most AI-ready city outside London in the UK

Manchester launches free-to-download WalkSafe safety app

Bee Network connects passengers with real-time updates

Manchester to enjoy improved mobile signal

£2m Manchester Prize opens applications for AI breakthroughs

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

‘Drivers are guests’: How Oslo cut traffic deaths to almost zero in 2019

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Manchester (UK)

Manchester is a city in England with a population of 514,414 as of 2013. It lies within the United Kingdom’s second-most populous urban area, with a population of 2.55 million. In 2014, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked Manchester as a beta world city, the highest-ranked British city following London.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Never fear, Watson is here!

Currently, the average data breach takes organisations an average of 201 days to identify and an average of 70 days to contain

Swedish city on path to smart

Energy company Mälarenergi is working with ABB to develop smart city solutions for the city of Västerås

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