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  • Smart cities aim to make urban life more efficient – but for citizens’ sake they need to slow down

    Sometimes you want to take it slow. Fabrizio Verrecchia/Unsplash. , FAL Guest post by Lakshmi Priya Rajendran, Anglia Ruskin University All over the world, governments, institutions and businesses are combining technologies for gathering data, enhancing communications and sharing information, with ....

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  • Teaching offenders to code: supporting digital skills and reducing reoffending among those leaving prison

    Breaking the cycle of reoffending by teaching prisoners to code In the UK, we have one of the highest numbers of adults in prison in western Europe, and of those who have been in prison, almost half will re-offend within ....

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  • Digital Leaders Week: Closing the digital divide

    Today, in our final Digital Leaders Week blog post, we’re looking at the issue of digital inclusion. As you look around, it may seem as if everyone is online. In the street, on the bus, in cafes and shops, most ....

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  • Digital Leaders Week: Digital government – looking beyond Britain

      This week, the Knowledge Exchange blog is marking Digital Leaders Week with a look back at some of our digital-themed blog posts from the past, and focusing on more recent digital developments. Our blog has often taken an international ....

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  • Digital Leaders Week: Digital transformation in local government

    Today is the start of Digital Leaders Week, a celebration of the opportunities and challenges for the digital transformation of Britain’s businesses, public services and society. Here at the Knowledge Exchange blog, we’ve been taking a keen interest in digital ....

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  • How AI is transforming local government

    By Steven McGinty Last year, Scottish Local Government Chief Digital Officer Martyn Wallace spoke to the CIO UK podcast and highlighted that in 2019 local government must take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver better outcomes for citizens. He ....

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  • The ‘Netflix of transportation’ – could MaaS be the future of urban mobility?

    Congestion, air pollution, inadequate public transport services – these are just some of the issues cities around the world are having to try and mitigate.  Could Mobility as a Service (MaaS) be the solution? A recent webinar presented on Intelligent ....

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  • Reeling in the year: a look back at 2018

    It’s been another busy year for The Knowledge Exchange Blog. We’ve covered a variety of subjects, from housing and the environment to education and planning. So as the year draws to a close, now’s a good time to reflect on ....

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  • Gender pay gap at universities could get even worse – here’s why

    This guest blog was written by Nisreen Ameen, Lecturer at Queen Mary University London. Britain has one of the largest gender pay gaps in the European Union, with women earning roughly 21% less than men. This means that women in ....

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  • Do we really need a middle class? How the UK Government should respond to the challenge of job polarisation

    By Steven McGinty At the beginning of the year, former government advisor and HR expert Kevin Green gave a TEDx talk entitled “Why our jobs matter now more than ever before”. In his talk, he explains that technologies such as ....

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