Historically cities have been established on conservative models, and therefore one of the major challenges when it comes to creating smart cities is to move away from a model rooted in an old approach, and take a different path.
Read MoreIt’s the epicentre of the tech industry, where it all seems to happen... Silicon Valley... and I’m looking forward to heading there this month to attend the 2017 Smart Cities...
Read MoreThere is a lot of conversation (which some may see as hype) around how the technological transition that we think is within our grasp involving driverless vehicles will...
Read MoreI am thrilled to be appointed to chair the Advisory Board of Swinburne University’s Smart Cities Research Institute. The Institute aims to tackle challenges facing cities by collaborating actively with industry, business and...
Read MoreThis article originally appeared in the March 2017 edition of Infrastructure Magazine published on 21st March 2017. View PDF here. By David Singleton, Chairman, Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia It’s no...
Read MoreMany people are talking about smart cities. There is a lot of commitment to the idea, a lot of investment in the concept and a lot of effort being put in by people, governments, corporations and educational institutions around the world to develop approaches to smart cities.
Read MorePlanning for cities is a complex topic. There are lots of objectives that we are trying to satisfy and ultimately, transport is just one of many issues we need to solve for our cities.
Read MoreAt the upcoming SMARTBUILD: Smart Communities & Built Environments conference (25th – 27th of July 2016) in Singapore, I am excited about presenting on the topic of ‘Urban Mobility: Is There a Better Way to Achieve Sustainability?’
Read MoreI have previously argued the case for major changes to the infrastructure we will need to support autonomous vehicles, which also supports the current modes of transport our cities rely on so heavily.
Read MoreAs we approach the reality of widespread implementation of the autonomous vehicle, we are facing the most significant and fundamental change in transport since the 18th Century when the steam engine was invented.
Read MoreQ: What do you get when you mix a frog, a kangaroo, 47 Australian PhD students, 14 jurors, 8 French PhD students who acted as mentors and 8 coaches?
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