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Financing the UK’s infrastructure: private and public gains

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Startup My City

The concept of what constitutes a smart city is vague, and ranges from a narrow definition of technology to one that considers quality of life more broadly across a range of areas, such as education, the environment, safety and governance. 

Bridging the Gulf: LatAm-GCC trade and investment

The relationship between the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and Latin America has thus far been characterised by modest trade and investment flows. But a deeper investigation reveals that the two regions rely on each other for essential products, such as food and agricultural produce from Latin America and hydrocarbons and fertiliser from the GCC.

Risk to critical infrastructure from a cyber-attack to increase according to EIU study

Securing the digital city

New report focuses on the app economy and what kinds of collaborations among governments, enterprises and startups are most useful

Major investment needed in UK infrastructure

What are the UK‘s infrastructure needs in order to support economic growth while achieving environmental goals. This infographics looks at the investment needed as well as how specific drivers such as population growth have impacted those needs.

By how much will the world warm: 1.5, 2 or 3 degrees Celsius?

By John Moorhead, Managing Director at BSD Consulting, and Tim Nixon, Managing Editor of Sustainability at Thomson Reuters

The future of urban Britain

What will the British urban landscape of 2035 resemble? This infographic will explore the expected changes in the infrastructure, urban planning, public services and digital environment of future cities.

Surging cities

How does the city of Los Angeles track information for relevant quality of life indicators? Hear from Ted Ross, General Manager and Chief Information Officer and Peter Marx, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Los Angeles discuss the importance of data and how the city's government leverages it daily in a new video on Surging cities.

Surging cities

Through three case studies and a video, explore how cities such as Boston, Jakarta, Delhi and Los Angeles are effectively putting information and data to work. While one city tweets to stay dry during monsoon season and another is focusing on partnerships to build its technological capibilities, these cities are looking to the future and finding new value in data.

What lies ahead? Watch our video and download the case studies to learn more.

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