The last 2025 edition of Smart Classes Digest, our quarterly e-digest for the Smart Classes and Smart City-Region stakeholder communities, is now available to read and completely free of charge!
Issue #24 “Insights”:
- The power of place: how local realities shape national connectivity
- Learning cities: a blueprint for a better urban future
- When cities begin to feel: the rise of emotional AI in urban spaces
- Transport, transformed: why access is the new ownership
- AI integration in UK local government – current status and key players
- Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste
- Sustainable urban behaviour: the missing piece for nature-positive transformation in cities
…plus thought provoking contributions from our Digest sponsors, Allego and Calvium:
- Beyond power: how to accelerate EV charging deployment in the UK
- Equitable places: digital technology for feminist urban design
We also:
♦ Keep you posted on the current schedule of Smart Class events;
♦ Look ahead to PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2025 (London, December 4th), TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2026 (Birmingham, February 25th), WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2026 (Bristol, April 2nd) and TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2026 (Leeds, June 30th) – Qualifying delegates can register via the event website pages for a free place. Up to 5 technology companies (software or hardware solution providers/vendors) can also participate at a Smart Class in an innovation sponsorship capacity – this option can also be extended to innovative consultancies, agencies and advisory practices. Contact us now if you’d like to discuss 1H 2026 or 2H 2026 event sponsorship opportunities with a member of our team!
♦ Look back at all the keynotes and innovator presentations from TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025 (hosted at The Wellington Hotel, Westminster, on October 9th) and TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2025 (hosted at Riddle’s Court, Edinburgh, on September 11th) – qualifying stakeholders can also apply for a free access link to the video recordings and slides from these events!
♦ Share our final “Retrospectives Round-Up” of TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2025 (hosted at Liverpool Town Hall on July 3rd);
♦ Place FIDO Tech, SmartSurvey, WeMove and Zenobē under the “Innovator Spotlight”!
CLICK HERE to access Smart Classes Digest #24
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Our 2026 Digests will be published on March 10th, June 9th, September 8th and December 8th.
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