Towards the fully-connected city: 5G, neutral host and smart cities
A city whose systems share information for the benefits of its occupants is the simplest, and perhaps best definition of a ‘smart city’. With current […]
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Driverless cars and droids in Oxford: the future of transport
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 […]
Millions of electric cars will need charging in future – but how?
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 […]
Smart Classes Digest: Launch Edition
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: […]
An army of sewer robots could keep our pipes clean, but they’ll need to learn to communicate
Hidden from sight, under the UK’s roads, buildings and parks, lies about one million kilometres of pipes. Maintaining and repairing these pipes require about 1.5 million road excavations a […]
Smart Cities of the future: 7 things that successful cities do differently
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, […]
Out of sight but not out of mind: why we need a better approach to planning utility infrastructure
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, […]
Future cities: new challenges mean we need to reimagine the look of urban landscapes
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 […]
Whatever happened to the smart city?
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 […]
Free Innovator Directory Packages: Limited Time Offer, Enlist Your Smart Credentials Now!
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 […]
What might a COVID-19 ‘exit strategy’ look like from a planning perspective and what role will town planners play in taking it forward?
RTPI President, Sue Manns, shares her personal thoughts and reflections during Week 3 of the UK’s coronavirus ‘Lockdown’ How will we look back on 2020 […]
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