Re-localising the Smart City by putting “place” back into “digital”
Stephen Hilton’s opening remarks from Designing Digital Cities focussing on how we re-localise the Smart City - putting people and place at the centre
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Designing Digital Cities
Designing Digital Cities - 27th Feb, 2020 at Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
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Shaping Successful Smart Cities
Shaping Successful Smart Cities - a response by Alex Marsh and Stephen Hilton to the Smart Cities APPG report on Top Tips for Mayor’s
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From Gigabit Bristol to Gigabit Britain
5 years ago we developed a Vision for Gogabit Bristol. With the launch of the Government Full Fibre Network Challenge are we now finally edging towards Gigabit Britain?
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Smart from the Ground-up: or how to avoid smart Nimbyism through digital empowerment
Networks of connected sensors are arriving in cities. Stephen Hilton of Bristol Futures Global considers how to avoid “Smart Nimbyism” by equipping and empowering communities to be smart on their own terms.
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How to Eat the Data Elephant? Cut it into Bytes!
Data is fueling innovation in cities but let's also consider the type of data-enabled society that we are seeking to create.
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Where do I plug-in my mobile?
How can the agile, demand responsive and dynamic nature of the digital world change the way we think about and plan city infrastructure?
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