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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Milton Keynes

In this edition, we focus on Milton Keynes - a city designed by its own development corporation, and built, from the 1960s onwards, with seven core values in mind.

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Lime e-scooters integrated with Uber app in London and Milton Keynes

Smart cities accelerator to be launched in Osaka

Robot deliveries roll out in Milton Keynes’ centre

UK's first driverless pod trial demonstrates last-mile potential

Milton Keynes trials Aurrigo autonomous shuttle

How do we ensure enough water in 2050?

Smart cities MOOC open for registration

London and Edinburgh top smart city ‘leaderboard’

Milton Keynes implements smart street lighting programme

Lime and Pedal Me team to help Londoners travel to vaccination centres

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Milton Keynes is a town in southern England and was one of the first ’New Town’ development plans implemented by the UK government in the 1960s. With a population of just 229,941 (2011 population census), it covers an area of 89 square kilometres - having grown from just 53,000 in the 1960s.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Milton Keynes

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In this edition, we focus on Milton Keynes - a city designed by its own development corporation, and built, from the 1960s onwards, with seven core values in mind.

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City Lights: Geoff Snelson, Milton Keynes

City Lights

In our new City Lights series, we talk to the people who are working to make smart cities a reality. Meet…Geoff Snelson, Director of Strategy and Futures at Milton Keynes Council.

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Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

Majority want high-speed rail to replace short-haul flights

Research also reveals that within cities, 72 per cent would use public transport more if it was better connected, with shorter journey times a major factor.

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.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.