Is 5G the answer to connecting rural communities?

Nov 6, 2018 | Digital

5G is coming. Preliminary rollout of the next-gen mobile communications system is predicted to begin in the latter stages of 2019. The technologies of tomorrow, from self-driving cars to the latest smartphones, will be underpinned by high-bandwidth, low latency 5G...

5 Reasons Behind The Decline of the UK High Street

Oct 18, 2018 | Council

Vacant units and boarded-up shop fronts; vape stores and betting outlets rubbing shoulders with bric-a-brac emporiums and struggling independents. Sound familiar? This grisly scene is one many shoppers will be familiar with across the UK; our high streets are deep in...

Smart Tourism – a thoroughly smarter way to travel

Oct 17, 2018 | Digital

Our cities are changing – fast. With a growing population, the demand to improve and enhance the services that hold a city together are increasingly onerous. The future prosperity of a city lies within technological development. Smart Cities are the city of the...

Data-Driven Innovation at the heart of Edinburgh’s quest to become European Data Capital

Oct 5, 2018 | Case Study, Council, Feature, Smart Cities

The ways in which digital data is handled and used are changing. Data Driven Innovation means data is fast becoming one of the most important resources available in today’s tech driven world. However, analogies defining data as the “new gold” for...

The Connected City Platform and Edinburgh 2050: Building a better city

Oct 4, 2018 | Council, Digital, News

Edinburgh’s pioneering Council are engaging citizens in a new initiative, Edinburgh 2050, which asks residents to submit the vision they have of the city they would like to see by 2050. What do the citizens envisage Edinburgh looking like by the mid-point of the...