One year into the role, Westminster City Council’s first Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Aruj Haider, reflects on her successes and challenges as she aims to bring together some of the UK’s richest and most underprivileged communities. The Westminster Way culture change programme at Westminster...
In 1993, Vienna hosted the World Conference on Human Rights, the first such gathering since the end of the Cold War. When the Austrian capital reflected on the 20-year anniversary of that historic conference, it led the city council to adopt a declaration in December...
Mobility operator Bolt has teamed up with Allianz Partners to provide insurance for its e-scooters across 26 European countries. The new three-year partnership will see Bolt scooter users covered by two types of insurance that are already embedded in the rental fee – personal accident...
The growth of digitalisation puts some jobs at risk but is leaving others unfilled. Sarah Wray looks at how the City of York’s smart transport team is tackling these twin issues. Leaders in several industries from hospitality to haulage are reporting a critical shortage of...
Governments and city authorities need to “pull out all the stops” to provide favourable regulatory and tax frameworks and financial support for technologies that can help to meet climate goals. This is according to a new report from Economist Impact commissioned by international law firm...
In the UK, women make up 47 percent of the working population, but only around 20 percent of the workforce in transport. “It matters that women aren’t represented in transport because ultimately, women predominantly use our transport systems, especially our public transport systems,” Sonya Byers,...
Persuading people out of cars involves a mix of hard infrastructure, soft measures and even a little bit of public shaming, said city leaders at an industry event this week. The shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the need to expand infrastructure rapidly to support...
capitaltribunenews.com talks to innovation leaders about what they achieved this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2022. What achievement are you most proud of in 2021? Andrew Collinge, Advisor, Digital Dubai Andrew Collinge Keeping going! It has been another year in which collaboration...
Holding company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in neutral host small cell operator Dense Air. Dense Air acts as a ‘carrier of carriers’, providing shared wireless infrastructure that can support multiple operators at the same time. This aims to...
Baltimore is kicking off a plan to close its digital divide by 2030 by building city-owned open access fibre infrastructure throughout the city. Research shows that almost 100,000 Baltimore residents don’t have wired internet services at home. Mayor Brandon Scott has pledged to “treat broadband...
