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

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series: Public-Private Partnership is King

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  Stu Higgins - November 16, 2015 - 1 Comment

  Good for Citizens, Good for Government Fast. Reliable. Easy to use. As a consumer, this is what I have come to expect from the technology that I use. Many…

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series: Stay Protected While Always Connected

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  Stu Higgins - October 21, 2015 - 0 Comments

  Cyber Security Awareness Month Cybersecurity for all October is #CyberAware month. This year marks the 12th anniversary of this…

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  #DigitalCitizen Series: Learn without Limits

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  Stu Higgins - October 7, 2015 - 0 Comments

  Connected Smart Work Centers Learn Without Limits Today’s new technology trends, particularly those around digitization and the Internet of Everything, present education with an unprecedented opportunity. We now have…

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series: Special Edition

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  Stu Higgins - September 18, 2015 - 0 Comments

  We interrupt this program for a special message This week we kicked off our presence at some exciting events to discuss ongoing issues facing city, country, public safety, and defense…

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series: Appointment Day with the CIO

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  Stu Higgins - September 15, 2015 - 0 Comments

  Citizen-centric Services in the Digital Era Governments today face a challenging and rapidly changing environment. Ambitious reforms and revenue generating operations are taking precedence, even while a trend of cost…

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

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  Stu Higgins - August 27, 2015 - 1 Comment

  Transportation and Mass Transit Motorways, public transport, bridges, railways, ports, airports and their cyber networks are all a part of critical transportation infrastructure, which is essential to the daily function…

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  #DigitalCitizen Series: TRAFFIC ALERT: SMOOTH SAILING AHEAD

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  Stu Higgins - August 4, 2015 - 1 Comment

  A Work Day Journey for the Digital Citizen Wake up. Get ready for the day. Hurry up to…wait in traffic? According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, traffic congestion in…

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  Public Sector

  #DigitalCitizen Series Kickoff: The Internet of Everything and Tomorrow’s Digital Cities, Today

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  Stu Higgins - July 23, 2015 - 0 Comments

  It’s Here and It’s Happening Now As large populations shift to urban areas, cities are under tremendous pressure to compete economically and grow sustainably. In the era of digital disruption,

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