As part of the plan, it is seeking to unlock access to funding as well as work with a commercial charge point operating partner with whom it will share profits.
The Scottish capital of Edinburgh is putting plans in place to boost electric vehicle charging across the city with 500 new public charge points.
Read more: GB: Scotland: Edinburgh plans to boost electric charging across the city
Transport for London has continuously been at the forefront of implementing new technologies city-wide, transforming how people travel. With 2023 marking the 20th anniversary of the Congestion Charge, as well as the expansion of the world-leading Ultra Low Emission Zone to further tackle air pollution, Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer at the Greater London Authority, has taken the opportunity to showcase TfL’s trusted global innovation leadership.
The 20th anniversary of the Congestion Charge is a reminder of how Transport for London (TfL) sets the pace globally in developing world-leading technology. And – as the Mayor of London prepares to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) London-wide to tackle air pollution – I think it’s time to showcase how trusted TfL is globally as an innovator, which is maybe something that we need to celebrate more at home.
Read more: GB: Driving urban transformation and shaping future mobility in London
The Smart District will be a testbed for ideas and technologies that maximise investment opportunities as well as address the city centre’s key challenges.
Belfast City Council has announced proposals for a Smart District to support the transformation of Belfast city centre, one of several initiatives in its Smart Belfast Urban Innovation Framework.
Read more: GB: Northern Ireland: Belfast proposes smart district for urban innovation
Controversial plans in Oxford that make it harder to drive directly between different areas are not being considered in Swindon, council bosses have said. /p>
But the concept of '15-minute cities', where basic essential services are within walking or cycling distance of residential development, has already been used to inform new developments including the New Eastern Village scheme.
Digital technologies are changing our daily experience of public services, much of it for the better.
Over the past few decades, government departments have migrated information and forms from paper onto a screen, with numerous benefits. HM Revenue and Customs, for example, can celebrate over 20 fun-packed years of online tax returns, from just 38,000 filed in 2001 to around 11 million in 2022.
Read more: GB: Renewing ambition for government’s digital transformation