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

An immersive gaming experience in one of London's most scenic and venerable boroughs reveals the impact 5G networking could have on smart tourism.

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.

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.