Reimagining Digital Placemaking: Technology and the Public Realm towards 2030

West of England secures £5 million government funding to test 5G in Bristol and Bath

Building an inclusive economy through virtual working

Stephen Hilton announced as First Fellow of the new University of Bristol, Bristol Digital Futures Institute

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

Smart Cities apply technology, connectivity and data to the urban experience, but they could easily become Fake Cities. Their factories still produce things – but they are staffed by robots.

West of England secures £5 million government funding to test 5G in Bristol and Bath

Bristol Futures Global has been appointed by the West of England Combined Authority to lead the 5G Smart Tourism programme

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.

Data is fuelling innovation in cities but let's also consider the type of data-enabled society that we are seeking to create.

How can the agile, demand responsive and dynamic nature of the digital world change the way we think about and plan city infrastructure?

Today I travelled from my home city of Bristol to London. Before I left for the station, I looked up the bus time on my app so that I didn't have to stand waiting at the bus stop in the rain. Fortunately, Siri had reminded me that I would be needing a brolly.