From smart education to smart bins, projects led by BAI Communications and Sunderland City Council show how digital technology can enhance everyday life
Sunderland City Council, in partnership with BAI Communications (BAI), is developing pioneering new use cases for smart city technology and digital infrastructure, as it works towards its ambition to become the UK’s most advanced smart city and put the North East at the forefront of digital innovation.
Weiterlesen: GB: Northern England: How smart city technology is transforming Sunderland
Aberdeenshire Council will trial six smart technologies in partnership with North that will provide access to real-time data insights in areas such as air quality, buildings, social housing, water monitoring and waste.
A new project will see Aberdeenshire Council trial six smart technologies in partnership with IoT and solutions provider North, as part of the company’s IoT Accelerator Pack programme.
Weiterlesen: GB: Scottish council uses IoT to digitally transform towns
A new interactive map reveals the technologies that could one day power our cities – and help countries reach net zero targets.
Created by EON, the map shows multiple smart innovations, including landing pads for drone deliveries, hydrogen-fuelled buses and a football stadium powered by wind and solar energy.
Weiterlesen: GB: Interactive map reveals the technologies that could power our cities
Sunderland City Council: Sunderland – the UK’s leading smart city (Local Digital Capital case study)
To coincide with the publication of our 2022 Local Digital Capital Index report, a tool designed to aid discussions and decisions in strengthening local tech ecosystems across the UK, we asked the techUK community to provide case studies to celebrate the contributions made by the tech sector to drive forward levelling up, digital adoption, develop digital skills, connect people, and harness R&D in the UK’s nations and regions.
This case study is focused on digital infrastructure.
An assessment of the UK's progress in developing smart cities.
Digital transformation has jumped forward five to seven years with the events of the last 12 months. While 2020 was a difficult year for many reasons, it has provided some signs of encouragement when it comes to the development of smart cities. The Government’s plans to equip 20 percent of the UK with gigabit connectivity by 2025 may seem a tad ambitious, but that’s not to say the UK is standing still. Businesses up and down the UK have had to think in a digital-first way in order to function effectively through the pandemic. The steps taken to enable remote working and to futureproof operations will serve the public sector well as third parties look to provide the supporting network architecture for smart cities.