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Milton Keynes Artificial Intelligence Festival

Milton Keynes AI Festival Celebrates Innovation

The Milton Keynes Artificial Intelligence Festival is currently being held at the historic Bletchley Park (28 October - 1 November 2024), bringing...

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Milton Keynes: Leading the Way in Smart City Innovation

In a recent LGiU article, Milton Keynes is highlighted as a leader in smart city innovation, evolving significantly over the past decade through...

MK:Smart at the 2024 OU Research Showcase

MK:Smart at the 2024 OU Research Showcase

Around 250 people gathered at Unity Place in Central Milton Keynes last Thursday, to take part in the “Shaping the Future” event organised...

Leveraging Innovation and Partnerships: Milton Keynes' Approach to Urban Challenges

Leveraging Innovation and Partnerships: Milton Keynes’ Approach to Urban Challenges

Milton Keynes is leading the charge in smart city initiatives, addressing key urban challenges such as sustainability, health, and social equity....

Exploring iSpot: An Interview with Prof.Advaith Siddharthan, the project’s leading researcher

In the ever-evolving world of biodiversity research and citizen science, iSpot has emerged as a significant platform, bridging the gap between...

Milton Keynes has been recognized as one of the top places to live in 2024

In March 2024, The Times recognised that Milton Keynes (MK) is one of the best cities to live in.  MK offers a vibrant lifestyle with ample...

Scaling-up community care with MK:Communities

The GATEKEEPER project, a large-scale pilot initiative across Europe focusing on smart living environments, was financially supported by the EU’s...

City Council Secures £1m for drone project

Milton Keynes City Council secured £1m government funding for drone deployment to expedite medicine delivery, alleviate traffic, and cut carbon...

Self-driving shuttles coming to Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes City Council and partners secured £2m grant funding for new self-driving shuttle services, part of the StreetCAV project. This aims...

The Mark – Milton Keynes 5G project kickstarts after successfully securing funding through DSIT

The Mark - Milton Keynes 5G project kickstarted in November 2023 and will end in March 2025. The project's primary objective is to create and...

A new research platform from The Open University invites collaboration on societal challenges

A new Open University research platform is open for collaboration on some of the most important challenges of our time. The Open Societal...