News, blogs, and events

Newcastle Named Smart City of the Year
Digital Leaders Awards recognise Newcastle’s commitment to use technology to transform services and improve lives

Perils and Insurance Risks Facing Global Cities
Urban Foresight presents research on the changing nature of risk in global cities

Fleet Revolution® Roadshow in Durham
Speaking to SMEs across the length and breadth of County Durham.

Launch of Fleet Revolution® programme in North East England
Fleet Revolution is making it easy for SMEs to save money by making the switch to electric vehicles (EVs)

Helping Wales Make the Switch to Electric Vehicles
Urban Foresight has won a series of contracts that could dramatically increase the availability of electric vehicle charging points across Wales.

Launch of North East Smart Ports Testbed
New digital technology project that aims to work with ports and smart suppliers in North East England

Mountain Bike Innovation Hub in the Scottish Borders
Urban Foresight’s cross cutting expertise in innovation and local economic development has been recognised with a new commission to test the demand and business case for a new innovation hub.

New €10.2M Project on the Future of Automated Driving
Urban Foresight joins Horizon 2020 R&D consortium on ICT solutions for Connected and Autonomous Road Transport, harnessing the economic potential of ICT solution for connected and autonomous vehicles.

10 Things the EV World is Discussing in Japan
Dr. David Beeton shares the key talking points from the International Electric Vehicle Symposium

Dundee Named Europe’s Most Visionary Electric Vehicle City
The World Electric Vehicle Association presented Dundee City Council with an E-visionary award for its pioneering initiatives to encourage the use of electric vehicles.

Low Carbon Access Strategies for Remote Airports
Urban Foresight is commissioned to review opportunities to decarbonise transport to and from remote and peripheral airports.

Innovation Hubs for Smart Technologies in Logistics, Construction and Engineering
Using latest technologies in robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, self-driving vehicles, the Internet of Things, and virtual reality.

GX: The Emerging Tech Series So Far
Looking back and ahead on the Urban Foresight curated programme as part of the Great Exhibition of the North

Mapping Newcastle’s System of Systems
New report provides the UK’s first overview of how digital technologies are creating the country’s smartest city in Newcastle.

Urbanites in Sofia for EIP-SCC General Assembly 2018
Urban Foresight participated in the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) Marketplace General Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria earlier this month.

Finance & Investment at Smart City Summit Algiers
As a dedicated smart cities consultancy, Urban Foresight is always keen to share knowledge on the subject. Lately, Urban Foresight was in Algiers for the Smart City Global Technology & Investment Summit.

Using Smart Digital Technology to Shape the Future of Social Care
Launch of a new Test Bed to use digital technologies to help improve social care for vulnerable adults in Sunderland

Bringing Big Ideas to the Great Exhibition of the North
Urban Foresight has been commissioned to run a series of workshops and networking events to elevate innovation and collaboration between SMEs based in North East England.

Catch-up on the 17th E-cosse Forum and GreenFleet Scotland
Speaker presentations from the 17th E-cosse Stakeholder Forum and GreenFleet Scotland are now available to view.

Second Edition of the City Innovation Brief
Latest research report from Urban Foresight for the Future Cities Catapult.

Equipping SMEs for innovation
Urban Foresight commissioned by Sunderland Software City to run a series of rapid-fire workshops

Catch up on the 16th E-cosse Stakeholder Forum
Videos of all speakers from the 16th E-cosse Stakeholder Forum now available

Tender released for smart mobility projects in Dundee living lab
Dundee City Council has made nearly £1M available for real-world testing of innovations in mobility and new transport technologies.