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 […]
“In the difficult decade ahead we will need all the honest informed advice, and loyal in-house dissent, that we can get.”
The resignation of the UK’s Ambassador to the European Union, Sir Ivan Rogers, in the context of continuing uncertainty about Britain’s Brexit negotiations, has prompted some timely reflections about the value and impact of the traditional notion of an impartial and professional public service capable of advising governments of different political persuasions. It has also […]
