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Re-localising the Smart City by putting “place” back into “digital”

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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Mar 2, 2020
Designing Digital Cities

Designing Digital Cities

Designing Digital Cities - 27th Feb, 2020 at Arnolfini, Bristol, UK

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Jan 8, 2020
Malta - a Resilient island with Huge potential but some Big challenges too.

Malta - a Resilient island with Huge potential but some Big challenges too.

Oct 19, 2018
From Meatless Meat to Trustless Trust – can Blockchain change the way that we work together to create Knowledge in Smart Cities?

From Meatless Meat to Trustless Trust – can Blockchain change the way that we work together to create Knowledge in Smart Cities?

Apr 20, 2018
Shaping Successful Smart Cities

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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Dec 8, 2017
From Gigabit Bristol to Gigabit Britain

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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Mar 2, 2020
Smart from the Ground-up: or how to avoid smart Nimbyism through digital empowerment

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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Aug 30, 2017
How to Eat the Data Elephant? Cut it into Bytes!

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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Aug 30, 2017
Where do I plug-in my mobile?

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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Aug 30, 2017
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