Future cities UK: creating better places to live, work and play
How a 拢1.5 million investment helped cities deliver an additional 拢100 million in private investment to make their cities smarter.
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Innovate UK challenged 30 cities to improve urban living and working using new technologies. 皇冠体育appy needed to show how they could achieve this by working with businesses and partners.
Each city received 拢50,000 to investigate ideas for solving urban living problems. 皇冠体育appse included challenges in transport, housing, health, energy and pollution.
皇冠体育app cities came up with proposals for a large-scale city demonstrator. This showed how they could integrate different city systems using new technologies.
皇冠体育app winning cities
皇冠体育app winning authority, Glasgow, secured an extra 拢24 million. It is using this to show how technology can make life in the city smarter, safer and more sustainable. It is focusing on 4 key areas 鈥� active travel (cycling and walking), energy, social transport and public safety.
Three other cities, Bristol, London and Peterborough, also won 拢3 million each to progress their work. Projects that are now progressing include guided car parks, city-wide wireless networks, smart transport, intelligent street lighting, community safety and connected health schemes.
皇冠体育app funding was part of Innovate UK鈥檚 urban living programme which works together with the Future Cities Catapult.