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Recycling: is it worth it?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0013 February 2019|Environment|

How AI is transforming local government

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0011 February 2019|Digital, Employment, jobs and careers, Government and politics|

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) ….

Free for all: fare-free public transport is going places

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:004 February 2019|Environment, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

Photo: GilPe CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

At the end of 2018, the coalition government in Luxembourg announced plans to abolish charges for anyone using trains, ….

New year, new high street: it’s time to reshape our town centres (part two)

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0029 January 2019|Business and economy, Planning, development and property, Regeneration and community development|

Dunfermline town centre

This is the second of a two-part blog on high streets and town centres. In our last post, we highlighted some recent publications that have sought to address the challenges facing our high ….

New year, new high street: it’s time to reshape our town centres (part one)

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0028 January 2019|Business and economy, Planning, development and property, Regeneration and community development|

Wigtown town centre © Copyright Jim Barton

“One thing is certain. The high street landscape has now irrevocably changed and there is no point clinging on to a sentimental vision of the past. We have to ….

“For many children we are the first point of contact”: supporting children’s mental health in schools

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0021 January 2019|Education and Skills, Health and social care|

A 2018 evidence review from Public Health England reported that one in 10 young people have some form of diagnosable mental health condition. This, the report suggests, equates to as many as 850,000 ….

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

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:0014 January 2019|Digital, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

digital city_unsplash

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 ….

Lessons from America: ideas and caveats from the US midterm elections

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:40+00:007 January 2019|Government and politics|

This month, a new session of the United States Congress met for the first time since November’s mid-term elections. The election results brought mixed fortunes for the country’s main political parties. Although the Republicans retained control ….

Reeling in the year: a look back at 2018

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:39+00:0017 December 2018|Business and economy, Digital, Education and Skills, employment, Employment, jobs and careers, Government and politics, Health and social care, Housing, Planning, development and property|

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 ….