What makes a city a city?
Recently I spoke at the smart buildings show in London. This event took me back eleven years (March 2007) to the early days of “smart”. The birth of smart was […]
Tag Archives: smart cities
How to ensure your IoT project succeeds – Hardware Challenges
This post is the second in a series of seven chapters intended to help individuals and organisations on the journey to deploying a successful Internet of Things (IoT) transformation. The […]
How to ensure your IoT project succeeds – The 7 critical factors you need to get right
Note: This blog is intended to be a part of a set of reference materials. It consists of this introductory post with each of the seven sections below linking to […]
Don’t buy IoT in isolation, Have a Digital strategy
I advise many companies on technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), their digital strategy and the challenges and opportunities of our increasingly digital future. Unfortunately, what I see repeatedly is […]
Habitat III paves the way to a new city model for the 21st century
Recently I attended the United Nations Habitat III event in Quito, Ecuador and I’ve been reflecting on what I learnt in attending this prestigious event and the many interesting meetings […]
The journey to better cities and a new urban agenda
Later this month I’ll be attending the United Nation’s Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador representing Future Cities Catapult. The Habitat event happens every two decades and the focus for […]
Rotterdam shows the path to becoming a smart city and harnessing the Internet of Things
For much of the last year, I’ve written about how cities are changing, about how the shift to smart cities and the uptake of the Internet of Things will happen. […]
Technology is re-inventing waste management & it’s a good thing
Smart Waste companies began years ago on the premise that technological advances could have a transformational impact on how we manage waste. Today this is a reality! For decades, waste management […]
A world without waste? Yes, it’s possible in a circular economy
If like me, you watched the recent COP21 Climate discussions in Paris with interest, you might also have been wondering where the innovation and leadership might emerge from for protecting […]
Cities are accelerating their Smart City initiatives
Recently I’ve attended a number of events, including Smart Cities Week in Washington DC and it seemed like there has been a significant change in the language of many cities. […]
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