Stu Higgins

Head of Smart Cities and IoT
Public Sector

Stu is responsible for all Cisco's UKI Smart City engagements and IoT (Internet of Things) projects within Cisco's UKI Public Sector team.

He is a passionate advocate for harnessing digital technologies to improve the lives of people throughout large and small communities, whether they are working, learning, studying, at play or just out and about having fun. Stu also believes that technology has a significant role to play in addressing the issues people face in their everyday lives.

Stu's work involves helping towns, cities, regions and other communities explore how they can digitise their environments and use technology to address the challenges experienced by their residents, visitors and local employees.

Stu also represents Cisco on several industry boards and advisory panels focused on Smart Cities and IoT.

You can also follow Stu on theCisco Government Blog.

Articles

Public Sector
The smart city dream is becoming a reality
Stu Higgins - November 27, 2017 - 0 Comments

Wouldn’t it be great to live somewhere where the air was fresh, you could always find a parking space, and you were free to walk anywhere with your children safely?
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Public Sector
How smart cities can be a breath of fresh air for tackling pollution
Stu Higgins - November 9, 2017 - 0 Comments

Rarely a day seems to go by without another press story about the impact of air quality on our health or yet another report about the dangers of air pollution
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Public Sector
Easing the pain of parking in towns and cities
Stu Higgins - September 14, 2017 - 0 Comments

An personal issue with a global impact I’ve talked before about the pain and isolation of being stuck in traffic, struggling to get to work or – even worse –
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Public Sector
Funding More Intelligent Cities – Part 2
Stu Higgins - July 11, 2017 - 0 Comments

Stu Higgins, Head of Smart Cities and IoT – UK Public Sector and Matthew Smith, IoT Market Development Director Solving the financial conundrum Last time, we talked about the dilemmas…
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Public Sector
Funding more intelligent cities: part 1
Stu Higgins - July 7, 2017 - 0 Comments

The financial conundrum Stu Higgins, Head of Smart Cities and IoT – UK Public Sector and Matthew Smith, IoT Market Development Director From waste management to lighting, from transport control…
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Public Sector
Smart ideas for more intelligent towns and transport services
Stu Higgins - May 15, 2017 - 1 Comment

We’ve all been there; stuck in traffic, sometimes for hours, anxious and frustrated, knowing that we’re going to be late for work, miss that important appointment, or not see our
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Public Sector
Digital devolution – breathing new life into a traditional role
Stu Higgins - May 8, 2017 - 0 Comments

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. That may or may not be true – but for the UK’s elected mayors, what was once a ceremonial post
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Digital Transformation
How the connected city can ease urban growing pains
Stu Higgins - January 26, 2016 - 2 Comments

In our latest media partnership, we teamed up with Vice Media’s Motherboard, to explore the pros and perceived cons of the Bristol is Open smart city experiment. The resulting 15-minute panel discussion
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Digital Transformation
#Digital Citizen Series Finale: Building a Global Digital Community
Stu Higgins - January 26, 2016 - 0 Comments

We’re ready, are you? We are now in an age so surrounded by the proliferation of technology that the United Nations has declared access to the Internet a basic human…
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Public Sector
Upping Your Liveability Index
Stu Higgins - December 17, 2015 - 1 Comment

As cities and countries around the globe are facing an onslaught of new and confusing challenges such as urban sprawl, safety and security, traffic congestion, and transportation accessibility, it is…
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