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.

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.