Knowledge Base

The term “smart” has been used for some time now to broadly describe the adoption of technology by a city or infrastructure owner. The expression […]

Last year, BP, set course on a journey towards reaching net zero carbon and announcing itself as an integrated energy company. BP’s announcement sets goals for reaching […]

Missed the second edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders? Issue #02 “Insights” reveal: 5 emerging trends, one year on, […]

Decarbonising the global economy is a significant challenge. To meet this challenge, it is vital to continuously strengthen the integration of renewable energies in the […]

With restrictions starting to ease and the vaccination roll out well under way, we thought this would be an opportune time to update you on […]

Cities are major contributors to climate change, despite only covering a small percentage of the Earth’s surface. Across the globe, cities account for nearly 80% […]

What will the roads of Oxford’s future look like? Will we see self-driving cars going anywhere, anytime soon? By what date might cars powered by […]

One consequence of Brexit is that Britain will desperately need a modernising industrial strategy. In Boris Johnson’s mind, a key element of this is the […]

Check out the inaugural edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest of thought leadership from across the Smart Classes community! Issue #01 “Insights” reveal: […]

There are 7 things that successful Smart Cities do differently according to IoT Analytics’ latest research. The 7 success factors include the empowerment of citizens, […]

Investment in London’s utility networks – energy, water and digital – will be essential to help the city recover from COVID-19, achieve net zero carbon, […]

Imagining future cities has long been a favourite activity for architects, artists and designers. Technology is often central in these schemes – it appears as a […]

By 2023, research and advisory firm Gartner predicts that 30% of smart city projects will be discontinued. Mark Enzer explains that reports of their demise have […]

With cleantech playing a key role in the building of new transport hubs, stations are amongst the public destinations under pressure to become smarter and […]

As the fightback against coronavirus continues, sending most of us into uncharted territory, we’re offering “Mover” Packages on the Smart Classes Innovator Directory free of charge for a limited […]

With the current coronavirus situation evolving daily and duty of care to delegates, speakers, sponsors and staff of paramount importance, we’ve taken the decision to […]

Are you wondering which of the UK’s Smart City Tech events will enable you to most effectively present your solutions, success stories and thought leadership […]

We spend up to 90% of our time indoors and around 16 hours a day in our homes, so it is unsurprising that poor indoor […]