Much has been made of the technological age - as the use of technology becomes ubiquitous and infiltrates every aspect of our daily life. But we are also entering the age of the city. We now have 50% of the world's population living in cities for the first time in history, and that is set to rise to 70% by 2050. So are our cities geared up for an influx of technology-hungry residents? Are we in a position to imagine how we will live in the future, and put in place the infrastructure to support it? These were some of the issues faced when The MJ and Microsoft gathered senior local authority figures together in Bristol, as part of the global launch of Microsoft CityNext, a people-based approach to meeting the challenges of the shift towards urbanisation.
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