Liz St Louis, director of smart cities at Sunderland City Council, explains how the city is leading the way in digital transformation and is determined to leave no one and nowhere behind.
From education to housing, and healthcare to environment, the expectations of what a city must provide for its residents, businesses and visitors are ever-growing. In order to embed new technology to enable life enhancing improvements, an evolving infrastructure is vital. In Sunderland LoRaWaN and expanding public wifi networks are enabling digital transformation on a city-wide scale.
Weiterlesen: GB: North East England: Sunderland: blueprint for a connected city of the future
Buses will travel up to 50mph on the 14-mile route that crosses the Forth Road Bridge and is made up of A-roads, motorways, bus lanes and private land.
The UK’s first autonomous bus service, AB1, is launching in Scotland and will carry its first passengers on 15 May by the CavForth partnership.
A fleet of five Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV vehicles will cover the new 14-mile route, in mixed traffic, at up to 50mph across the Forth Road Bridge from Ferrytoll Park & Ride in Fife to Edinburgh Park Transport Interchange.
Weiterlesen: Scotland launches UK’s first autonomous bus service
Plans to turn the Weaver’s Cross regeneration site into the Belfast 'Smart City Centre' have emerged from City Hall.
Elected representatives at a recent Belfast City Council committee meeting heard an update from officers on the Belfast Smart District programme, including details on the commencement of a first phase “to leverage and maximise innovation opportunities for the city, communities and businesses building on the new Weavers Cross regeneration”.
Thousands of trees have been planted across Aberdeen while Glasgow’s Clyde Climate Forest has received a £200,000 funding boost from the eight local councils.
The Scottish cities of Aberdeen and Glasgow have made significant announcements in their aims to increase tree populations.
Thousands of trees have been planted across Aberdeen as part of a plan to replenish and grow the city’s woods and other green areas, while Glasgow’s Clyde Climate Forest (CCF) has received a £200,000 funding boost from the eight local councils across the Glasgow City Region.
Weiterlesen: GB: Scottish cities progress plans to increase tree populations
Natalie Duffield, CEO, WeLink explains why the 60GHz band of wireless connectivity can be the catalyst for change as part of the Digital Transformation in the Public Sector Week. #techUKDigitalPS Digital transformation is changing the way we live and work in previously unimaginable ways and the public sector is no exception. The use of technology can help to improve public services, increase efficiency and reduce costs. We believe 60GHz Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is a key technology that has a vital role to play in driving this transformation. It can be the catalyst for change.