This piece on the Davos discussions suggests that, if we’re real about confronting the rise of populism and the anger and frustration by which it is fuelled, we’re going to have to contemplate the prospect of the “R” word – redistribution. Written by Peter Goodman, the article is punchy and direct. “What is striking,” he […]
Smart cities: what next? Post 5 of 5
This is the fifth and final post in a series about smart cities, based on some advisory work that I did last year for Cisco. You can read the first post here, the second one here, the third one here and the fourth one here. The posts are based on the proposition that in the […]
Smart cities: what next? post 4 of 5
This is the fourth post in a series about smart cities, based on some advisory work that I did last year for Cisco. You can read the first post here, the second post here and the third post here. The posts are based on the proposition that in the end, if the smart city idea […]
Smart cities: what next? Part 3 of 5
This is the third post in a series about smart cities, based on some advisory work that I did last year for Cisco. You can read the first post here and the second post here. The posts are based on the proposition that in the end, if the smart city idea is to be both […]
Smart cities: now what? Part 2 of 5
This is the second post in a series about smart cities, based on some advisory work that I did last year for Cisco. You can read the first post here. The posts are based on the proposition that in the end, if the smart city idea is to be both interesting and genuinely transformative in […]
Smart cities: now what? Part 1 of 5
The Economist has just released this report on smart cities – “the real story of how citizens and businesses are driving smart cities.” It seemed like a good excuse to put some of my own thoughts together on a topic whose flavoursome profile sometimes seems to outstrip both substance and impact. But a topic which […]