Northern Irish capital has released a Resilience Strategy comprising 30 programmes which will focus on resilience for children, climate and connectivity.
Belfast has launched its first climate plan as it looks to build resilience after warning the city will use up its share of the carbon budget within nine years.
Read more: GB: Northern Ireland: Belfast launches Climate Plan with stark carbon warning
City of Edinburgh Council has received a mixed review for tis digital efforts from Scotland’s central auditor.
Audit Scotland has published a report on the council’s overall performance that includes a section saying it has made improvements in the area through its partnership with CGI, but that it has not made the expected progress with transformation.
Read more: GB: Scotland: Edinburgh Council gets mixed review for digital efforts
Tech Export Academy to boost innovation
The United Kingdom has launched a new tech academy that will give 30 firms involved in smart city solutions the opportunity to undertake a trade mission to Thailand next year.
The nine-month Tech Export Academy programme will provide the 30 British companies a package of support to help them expand their business in Asia-Pacific.
The city council is aiming to use Precisely’s Confirm asset management system in deploying internet of things technology, writes Andrew Waterworth, Confirm UK director at Precisely
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning to increase its use of internet of things (IoT) technology to further its plans as one of the UK leaders in the development of smart places.
The council had already adopted Precisely’s Confirm solution to consolidate data on the assets under its jurisdiction but is now also looking to connect smart infrastructure to Confirm using IoT connectivity – including smart waste litter bins, gully sensors and air quality sensors.
Read more: GB: Edinburgh adopting IoT technology to further its plans for smart places
Business mobility services provider Alphabet has announced the provision of a series of vehicles to the digital infrastructure platform CityFibre to fuel the growth of the company’s full fibre networks with gigabit speeds.
With full fibre networks currently in place in more than 60 towns and cities in the UK, CityFibre has dedicated a number of teams out in the field, meaning the running of a fleet is now a key part of its business.
Read more: GB: Alphabet partners with CityFibre to help boost smart city development