Oct 31, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Cities Podcast, Dr. Helena Pacitti, an Associate Lecturer at UNSW with a PhD in behavioural neuroscience, discusses the impact of AI on education. As concerns about the effects of social media on mental health and cognitive development continue to grow, Jason de Sousa and Dr. Pacitti...
Mar 13, 2023
Tim Williams is a passionate advocate and expert in designing, procuring and delivering better cities.
Originally from the UK, Tim was a founding member of the Blair Government’s Prime Minister’s delivery unit, which drove significant policy reforms to British Government services, and served as special adviser on...
Dec 7, 2020
Over the last 20 years there has been accelerated growth in house prices across the World's major cities, with Australian cities running towards the top of the pack.
Average house prices in Sydney and Melbourne have increased between five to six times in the last two decades. At the same time real wages have run...
Sep 21, 2019
David McCredie, CEO of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce, joins Smarter Cities to discuss the UK's decision to leave the European Union (Brexit).
While Brexit has dominated UK and EU affairs for the past three years, it is still not clear on which side of the debate the coin will fall. Is Brexit a path to...
Sep 7, 2019
Urbanist Seamus McCartney advocates a community centred approach to development. Can ‘ground up’ development really lead to better places?
Smarter Cities: In this series, Jason de Sousa explores urban life and how it's changing around us with people focused on creating better places, cities and new ways of getting...