The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not have a plan for the wider digital transformation that is needed to replace its outdated IT systems, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
Defra provides many critical digital services including disease prevention, flood protection and air quality.
Weiterlesen: GB: Defra has no plan for 'critical' digital transformation, report says
The City Operations Centre aims to position the Scottish capital as a leader in the UK for smart security and surveillance as well as integrate other data sources.
The City of Edinburgh has officially opened its new City Operations Centre, which aims to position the Scottish capital as a leader in the UK for smart security and surveillance tools.
Weiterlesen: GB: Scotland: Edinburgh takes key step in smart city journey
The internet of things (IoT) is fast becoming a reality.
The combination of the UK’s developing edge computing platforms and high-speed, high bandwidth 5G and full fibre connectivity brings advanced artificial intelligence (AI) driven applications and services within reach of almost every business in the country. We now live in a world where machines interact with each other more than humans do.
Weiterlesen: GB: IoT and the edge – an evolving relationship
A new CCTV network which has been rolled out across Edinburgh will help manage the Capital’s Hogmanay celebrations and deter anti-social behaviour like the firework-throwing on Bonfire Night and the arson attack on the city’s war memorial, the council has claimed.
The new state-of-the-art CCTV system significantly expands security coverage and replaces analogue cameras with high-resolution Internet Protocol (IP) devices. And a new city operations control centre will be staffed and receive real-time data from the camera network 24/7.
In the fight against climate change, much attention is placed on greening our energy-production methods, which can feel a world away for city dwellers who might never have seen the inside of a power plant.
But when we look closer, just around us, we realise that the cities we live in are actually a major driver of energy demand, from the electricity needed to power buildings, to the food trucked in to be cooked in restaurants.