Connected Places
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -Connected Places is a podcast about the future of our towns, cities and transport systems.
In each episode we speak to thought leaders, senior industry figures, innovators and businesses from around the world about the new technologies that are shaping the places of tomorrow.
Connected Places is brought to you by the Connected Places Catapult - the UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport and places.
We help to connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research and new technologies that can spark innovation and grow new markets.
For more information about the work the Catapult is doing to support businesses large and small, visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter at: www.cp.catapult.org.uk
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Inclusive Innovation in the West Midlands
April 18, 2024 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBThe UK is positioning itself to be a global hub for innovation by 2035. But how do we make sure that the innovation economy creates opportunities for people and communities from all corners of the country? Getting this right has implications not just for businesses and research institutions, but also for the life chances of people and communities who have typically been marginalised or overlooked by the innovation economy. So in this episode we explore some of the latest thinking on i...
Highlights from the Connected Places Summit - 2024
March 28, 2024 11:20 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBLast week was a big one for the Connected Places Catapult. On the 20/21 March we hosted our first ever Connected Places Summit, in the heart of the City of London. It was a big one because even though we run multiple events throughout the year, this was the first time we’ve run a 2-day Summit which brought together all of our flagship projects under one roof. But it also included a keynote programme with some of the most influential thinkers and leaders from across government, business a...
Minding the gaps in London with Graeme Craig
March 07, 2024 12:13 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBAsk any Londoner what the city’s greatest challenge is and they’ll probably mention the housing crisis or, more specifically, the affordable housing crisis. Over the last 40 years, London’s population has boomed from 6.9 million in 1980 to 9.6 million today. London now hosts 6 million jobs, £1.5 trillion of housing assets and a £4 trillion property asset base. All of that growth has put enormous pressure on the affordability of living and working in London. In this episode we meet G...
In conversation with Baroness Brown of Cambridge
January 25, 2024 10:07 - 36 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode we meet Professor Dame Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge; member of the House of Lords and an engineer by training. We talked about the UK Government’s ambition to become a science and technology superpower by 2030; what it’s like to straddle the worlds of academia, industry, and government; the role that data and digital has to play in making our national infrastructure more resilient; and how alloys in aeroplane engines react under extreme pressure! Julia began ...
2023 - A Year In Review
December 13, 2023 02:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIt’s been another eventful year on the Connected Places Podcast and we’ve got a lot to look back on as 2023 draws to a close! In this episode we revisit some of the stories we’ve featured on the show this year, and the fascinating guests we’ve been able to have on. We hear from three companies making extraordinary strides on the use of connected digital twins to tackle real world problems; RoyalHaskoningDHV, National Grid ESO and IOTICS. We return to Bristol Temple Meads station whe...
Meet the Innovators
November 28, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBInnovating isn’t easy. It's risky, it's fraught with failure, and there’s no guarantees of success. In this episode we meet two companies that have had to navigate the innovation rollercoaster to get to where they are. Both companies have been supported by the Connected Places Catapult at various points in their journey. They have each developed two ground-breaking products and collected some great stories to tell along the way. Our in-house journalist, Mike Walter, spoke to Eugene Bar...
Reimagining national infrastructure with Sir John Armitt
October 05, 2023 02:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBThe future of Britain’s national infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. In large part because it’s facing some big challenges. Not least our changing climate and the commitment to decarbonise our economy. But also the question of who pays for it, who benefits from it, and who gets to contribute to the decision-making process about its future. There are also the opportunities that new technologies bring to improve the way we design, build and operate our infrastructure – from tran...
How are tech innovators making flying more accessible?
October 02, 2023 02:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBThere are 14 million people in the UK with some form of disability. For too many, using public transport can be a nightmare - whether it’s getting on and off a bus, or navigating the complex, stressful and often-confusing environment of a large transport interchange. Sadly, when it comes to accessibility, there’s some way to go before we can genuinely say that our public transport system really is open and accessible for all. In this episode we take a look at what airports and airl...
The power of digital twins with IOTICS
September 14, 2023 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBWe conclude our three-part podcast series on digital twins with a conversation with Ali Nicholl, Head of Engagement at IOTICS, a data company helping innovators to better collaborate on digital transformation. Ali and his colleagues are passionate about this. They’re impatient too! IOTICS are on a mission to empower those dedicated to making a meaningful impact on our world. They’re providing the tools to navigate the intricate landscape of data and information, enabling companies to u...
The power of digital twins with National Grid ESO
August 07, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode we meet National Grid ESO, the electricity system operator for Great Britain, and one of the sponsors of the Digital Twin Hub’s inaugural Connected Digital Twins Summit held this summer. The UK Government has a target for National Grid ESO to be running a zero-carbon electricity system by 2035. This ambition is crucial in helping the UK meet its wider zero carbon targets. For National Grid ESO, a major milestone in that journey is the development of a Virtual Energy Sys...
The future of Britain's railways with Lord Adonis
July 20, 2023 09:23 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode we meet Lord Adonis who we were delighted to welcome to our offices last week alongside senior representatives from across the rail sector. Andrew Adonis is a member of the House of Lords and founding Chair of the UK’s National Infrastructure Commission. He was a Government Minister in Tony Blair’s government, and went on to become Secretary of State for Transport under Gordon Brown. So his reflections on where we’ve come in Britain when it comes to rail travel, and what ...
The power of digital twins with Royal HaskoningDHV
June 22, 2023 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBA profound shift is happening in the world of infrastructure. Advances in software, sensing and computational technology are seeing connected digital twins being adopted across whole infrastructure systems and even entire cities. In this episode we meet the global engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV), event podcast partner for the Digital Twin Hub’s inaugural Connected Digital Twins Summit, 22 June 2023 (see below for event details). RHDHV are helping their clients rise to t...
What next for innovation-friendly procurement?
May 30, 2023 21:06 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBMoney is tight right now and tough times call for a renewed focus on how public money is spent. Every year the UK spends £300bn on third party suppliers so it is vital to ensure we are getting the best value from the goods and services we buy. A big part of any public budget is not just the question of what things to buy, but the process of agreeing the terms and procedures for acquiring them. The technical term is public procurement. So, in this episode we’re going to have a brief look...
Bristol’s Station Innovation Zone Part II – Meet the companies
April 20, 2023 01:00 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBBristol Temple Meads recently became the UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’. Working in partnership with Network Rail and Innovate UK we’re helping the station to test new technologies designed to improve the passenger experience the station. In this episode we meet three innovators from the three companies who will be live trialling their solutions in the station over the coming months; Rosie Richardson from Createc, Rob Franklin from Jnction and Neal Byers from Workfromhub. What are...
Bristol Temple Meads - UK’s first Station Innovation Zone
March 29, 2023 17:00 - 9 minutes - 9.19 MBBristol Temple Meads recently became the UK’s first ‘Station Innovation Zone’. Working in partnership with Network Rail and Innovate UK we’re helping the station to test new technologies designed to improve the passenger experience the station. This episode is a brief taster of what the Catapult is doing at Bristol Temple Meads to create a safer and more seamless, social and sustainable station. We meet Susan Evans, Head of Passenger Strategy at Network Rail, Brian Wortman, Network Rail’s ...
Glasgow Airport - UK’s first connected airport living lab
February 23, 2023 01:00 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBEarlier this month the Catapult announced an exciting new venture which will see Glasgow Airport become the UK’s first ‘Connected Airport Living Lab’. With funding from Innovate UK the aim is to test new technologies designed to improve the passenger experience, boost productivity, and help the airport hit its sustainability targets. This episode is a brief taster of what the Catapult is going to be doing with Glasgow Airport over the next 5 years. How does this all fit with how aeronaut...
2022 - A Year In Review
December 19, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIt’s been another eventful year on the Connected Places Podcast and we’ve got a lot to look back on as 2022 draws to a close! In this episode we revisit some of the stories we’ve featured on the show this year, and the fascinating guests we’ve been able to have on. We hear from two well-known TV personalities here in Britain – the BBC’s former Science Editor, David Shukman and one of Britain’s most well-known rail enthusiasts of Great Railway Journeys fame, Michael Portillo. We return ...
The Growing Momentum Behind 3Ci
December 08, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBThe fight against climate change will be won or lost in cities. We’ve known this for some time. The question is, What do cities need to do financially to rise to that challenge? How can they strengthen their business cases for net zero investment? And if their plans are brought together and aligned in a new and creative ways, could they generate greater scale, volume and predictability in ways that might make them more attractive to investors? To answer this, the Connected Places Cata...
Great rail journeys of the future with Michael Portillo
November 03, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMichael Portillo’s Great Railway Journeys have captured the imaginations of millions of TV viewers as he explores the vast world of rail travel, its fascinating history, and what it can reveal about a country. In this episode Michael shares his thoughts on how far we’ve come in Britain when it comes to our railways, and what we need to be thinking about in the future. As well as a broadcaster and film maker, Michael is also a former Member of Parliament. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s he...
Reimagining our railways and stations
October 20, 2022 07:38 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBBritain has the oldest rail infrastructure in the world. Our railways have profoundly shaped our history, as well as much of our cultural and civic identity. But like much of our economy, the UK’s rail network has had a difficult few years; reduced passenger revenue in the wake of the COVID pandemic; changing commuting patterns; waves of industrial action; and throughout it all the need to modernise some very old infrastructure. And then of course, there are the daunting challenges that the ...
Reimagining the future of aviation & airports
August 25, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBThe Wright brothers first took to the air in 1903. That revolution started with the propellor engine. Only a few decades later the jet age began, and since then aviation has become an absolutely vital part of the global economy, as well as the lives of millions of people. But what’s really interesting is that our experience of flight - the kind of aircraft we fly in, the routes they take through our airspace, where we need to go in order to get on a plane, and how the airborne goods that w...
Our maritime past and future with David Shukman
July 21, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode, we meet David Shukman, former BBC Science Editor. For over 30 years David has been reporting from all over the globe on the profound changes that are happening in our environment, our seas, and the wider natural world. Having started his career with the BBC in 1983, he was appointed the BBC’s first science editor in 2012, a position he held until stepping down at the end of COP26 in Glasgow. David has some fascinating stories to share from his time as a science reporter, a...
Reimagining the UK’s ports and maritime economy
May 25, 2022 22:07 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBThe United Kingdom is a maritime nation. Our ports have long been hubs connecting Britain to the rest of the world. Yet if we think of ports as under-utilised hubs of innovation, things start to get exciting! Whether it’s 5G, autonomous systems, or net zero infrastructure, our ports can foster diverse innovation ecosystems. They can also be powerful engines of regional growth, as well as gateways to new global markets and routes to foreign direct investment. With the right vision and ima...
De-industrial to de-carbon: the future of our built environment with Liz Peace CBE
April 13, 2022 00:30 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThe UK has a powerful story to tell when it comes to regenerating our towns and cities in the wake of industrial decline. We haven’t always got it right, and yet we’ve learned a lot along the way. So as we face the daunting task of decarbonising our entire built environment, what lessons can we glean from the real estate and property sectors? What does the road ahead look like in this current moment of profound disruption? And where might the opportunities lie for investment in new technolog...
How are two companies in Sao Paulo and Cambridge tackling climate change in Brazil?
March 24, 2022 00:30 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBBrazil is a vast country with 16% of the world’s fresh water and home to most of the Amazon Rainforest – often referred to as the lungs of the planet. But the frontline of the climate crisis in Brazil is not only protecting its forests, important of course as they are. The fight is also being fought in Brazil’s cities. Like Sao Paulo - the 4th largest city in the world. In fact, Sao Paulo isn’t just a city. It’s a state that’s home to around 20% of the Brazilian population. In this epis...
How are tech innovators making it easier for people with disabilities to use public transport?
January 27, 2022 08:11 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBAre you one of the 14 million people in the UK with some form of disability? Or do you know someone who lives with a disability? Then you’ll probably know how hard it can be to use public transport - whether it’s getting on and off a bus, or navigating the complex, stressful and often-confusing environment of a train station. We’re working with innovators to find solutions that will make it easier for people to live active lives. In this episode of the Connected Places Podcast we speak...
2021 - A Year In Review
December 21, 2021 10:26 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIt’s been another eventful year at the Connected Places Catapult and we’ve got a lot to look back on as the year draws to a close! We’ve had some great conversations with thought leaders across government, business, cities and industry - from London to Mexico City to New York. We’ve brought you news from our ground-breaking events on active travel, the innovation economy and the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission. And of course, when it comes to harnessing the business opportunities t...
Rewilding conversations about place with Claudette Forbes
December 10, 2021 18:30 - 34 minutes - 32 MBBack in the summer of this year, the UK Government launched its Innovation Strategy which set out how the UK plans to become a global hub for innovation over the coming years. It recognised the critical role that place-based innovation is going to play on that journey. One of the many things that place leaders need to take into account is not just how successful that economy is in monetary terms, but also how inclusive it is in societal terms. How can the innovation economy benefit everyon...
Decarbonising the infrastructure of tomorrow with Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin OBE
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBHow we design, build and invest in infrastructure is at the heart of how we’ll decarbonise our economies, as well as harness the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution. The coming decade is set to be the most consequential in living memory for infrastructure investment, especially for new, low carbon technologies and the industries of the future as we repivot our economies towards new zero. In this episode we look at what this means for those larger connectivity projects like po...
Live from COP26 in Glasgow: Part II
November 18, 2021 01:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWhy has the Catapult been at the UN’s COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow? Because so much of what was discussed, planned and negotiated in Glasgow had everything to do with cities, how we think about place, and how we imagine, design, build and finance places that are not just liveable, but also low carbon and sustainable. One of the big questions we’ve been tackling is How can cities strengthen their business cases for net zero investment? And if their plans are brought together and aligned ...
Live from COP26 in Glasgow: Part I
November 11, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBSo why has the Connected Places Catapult been at the UN’s COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow? Well, because so much of what’s being discussed, planned and negotiated here in Glasgow has everything to do with cities, how we think about place, and how we imagine, design, build and finance places that are liveable, sustainable, low carbon and fit for the 21st Century. One of the big questions we’ve been tackling is How can cities strengthen their business cases for net zero investment? And if t...
Active Travel Summit
October 07, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode we bring you some of the highlights from our Active Travel Summit, which we held on 29th September, and what the road ahead looks like for collaboration, R&D, and commercialising innovation in this exciting and growing sector. The summit was a space to explore with innovators, city leaders, transport authorities, active travel commissioners, central government, business leaders and world-leading academics, how Britain can unlock the full potential of active travel to power th...
Innovation Places Summit
September 30, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThe innovation economy has become one of the defining features of the economic cycle, especially the role of innovation in the post-pandemic recovery and the wider ‘levelling up’ agenda. Yet there are stark differences between the innovation activity in different parts of the UK, and there is renewed focus on enabling the innovation economy to flourish right across the country. On 23 September the Catapult hosted the UK’s first Innovation Places Summit which brought together place leaders,...
UK Cities Climate Investment Commission II: Decarbonising Transport
September 23, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBHow can cities strengthen their business cases for net zero investment? And if their plans are brought together and aligned in a new and creative ways, could they generate greater scale, volume and predictability in ways that might make them more attractive to investors? To answer these and other questions, the Connected Places Catapult has teamed up with the UK’s Core Cities and London Councils to create the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission. The aim is to the leverage the combined...
Bristol’s road to net zero with Mayor Marvin Rees
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this instalment of our City Leader’s dialogues, “The net zero road to COP26 and beyond”, we speak to Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol; the largest city in the south west of England and a hotbed of innovation, creativity and discovery going back centuries. Before the industrial revolution catapulted cities like Manchester and Liverpool to prominence, Bristol was Britain’s third most prosperous city and throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries it remained a key trading gateway to the wider wor...
Helsinki’s road to net zero with Jan Vapaavouri
September 02, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this instalment of our City Leader’s dialogues, “The net zero road to COP26 and beyond”, we speak to Jan Vapaavpouri, former Mayor of Helsinki; the world’s northern most city region with over a million people and the most northerly capital in Europe. Helsinki is often referred to as Finland’s only metropolis, the Pearl of the Baltic sea, and after Stockholm and Oslo it’s the third largest in the Nordic countries. Famously, Helsinki has one of the world’s highest standards of living and ...
Active Travel III: Accelerating the UK market
August 26, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBIn recent months we’ve been exploring one of the most exciting areas of growth and opportunity within urban mobility, and why it matters so much to the Connected Places Catapult, and the future of healthy, connected and net zero places. Active travel is about creating options for us to move more. This can have a massive impact on our physical and mental health, the air quality in our overly congested cities by getting more commuters out of cars and onto bikes and footpaths, and the UK’s co...
Hubs of Innovation III: Local Authorities as Curators
August 12, 2021 02:30 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBHow does innovation happen in a place? What is it about a district, a neighbourhood, a cluster or a corridor that makes it possible for innovation to flourish? And what is the role of local authorities in curating innovation within and between places? In the 2021 Budget, the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP announced a commitment “to stimulating private sector investment to create jobs, develop hubs of innovation, and revitalise local areas and regions across every part of the UK”. This was f...
Manchester’s road to recovery and net zero with Sir Richard Leese
August 05, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this instalment of our City Leader’s dialogues, “The net zero road to COP26 and beyond”, we speak to the Leader of Manchester City Council in the north of England; one of the most important cities in the history of the industrial revolution and the story of modern Britain. For centuries Manchester has been a hive of innovation, and the urban and industrial technology that’s come out of Manchester has had a profound impact not just on the rest of Britain, but on much of the world. Manche...
Planning the future of New York with Rit Aggarwala
July 29, 2021 01:03 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBCities aren’t so much becoming smart, they’ve always been smart and the history of urban technology is often forgotten when it comes to cities. Yet even the most global and future-facing of cities are living legacies of long histories. Taking a long view of innovation can help us think more creatively in the present about the many possible futures that a city needs to prepare for. Whether it’s recovering from a global pandemic, responding to a rapidly changing climate, repivoting an economy ...
Introducing the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission
July 22, 2021 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHow can cities strengthen their business cases for net zero investment? And if their plans are brought together and aligned in a new and creative ways, could they generate greater scale, volume and predictability in ways that might make them more attractive to investors? To answer these and other questions, the Connected Places Catapult has teamed with a number of partners to create the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission. The aim is to the leverage the combined scale and clout of the ...
Building the net zero infrastructure of tomorrow with Nick Chism
July 01, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBThe physical and digital infrastructure that connects and powers our towns, cities and transport systems is something we don’t often think about until emergency strikes. Which is why in countries all around the world the COVID pandemic has refocussed our attention on the resilience and adaptability of our infrastructure. Yet ironically, how we design, build and invest in infrastructure is at the heart of the post-pandemic recovery. Even before COVID, the 2020s were set to become the most con...
Melbourne’s Road to a Resilient Green Recovery with Lord Mayor Sally Capp
June 24, 2021 01:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBWe're running a series of dialogues with Mayors from around the world in the lead up to the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow later this year. The series was launched this week at the World Cities Summit 2021, which was hosted by our partner, the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and held virtually for the first time. Over the coming months the Catapult will be convening a series of dialogues with city Mayors from around the world about the road to a resilient and green recovery. Each dialogue ...
Active Travel II: Accelerating the UK market
June 17, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBIn episode 16, “Accelerating the UK active travel market” we explored one of the most exciting areas of growth and opportunity within urban mobility, and why it matters so much to the Connected Places Catapult, and the future of healthy, connected and net zero places. Active travel is about creating options for us to move more. This can have a massive impact on our physical and mental health, the air quality in our overly congested cities by getting more commuters out of cars and onto bike...
Technology cycles and cyber-secure places with Dr. Alison Vincent
June 09, 2021 23:23 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBCycles of technologies and innovations have been connecting and shaping the places where we live and work for centuries – from aqueduct and sewerage systems through to the advent of the motor vehicle, railways and the skyscraper. But the digital age has accelerated the pace of change more than any other, and it has not only brought with it a slew of new technologies, but also a profound and complex set of risks and dilemmas that governments, businesses and citizens are having to navigate. ...
Hubs of Innovation II: Servicing the new economy with Chris Oglesby
June 02, 2021 21:57 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this next part of our series on Hubs of Innovation, we return to the question of how innovation happens in a place. What is it about a district, a neighbourhood, or a corridor that makes it possible for innovation to flourish? And how can a deeper understanding of the innovation economy inform our thinking about how to create better connections within and between places across the UK? In this episode Prof. Greg Clark speaks to Chris Oglesby, CEO of Bruntwood, a property company that emp...
Net zero energy and the future of active travel with Lucy Yu
May 27, 2021 02:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBIf the UK is going to hit its net zero targets by 2050 we need to decarbonise across every sector of the economy – that includes shifting from fossil fuel consumption to electrification and other sustainable energy sources like hydrogen. We’ve made good progress on decarbonising the power sector in the UK, but more needs to be done to mainstream renewables such as wind and solar. Yet it’s not just the fossil fuel consuming machines that move us around which contribute a huge amount to our ...
Connecting Greater Manchester with Sir Howard Bernstein
May 20, 2021 07:43 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBWhen we think about how places change, we often think in the short term over single business cycles, Mayoral terms or a city’s immediate response to crises and formative events. But stepping back and taking the longer view can also be helpful, especially in light of the profound changes that that have shaped England’s cities in recent decades. In this episode we explore the story of one of England’s most iconic city regions – Greater Manchester – with one of the city’s most influential civ...
Connecting and levelling up the UK: A conversation with Lord Kerslake
May 13, 2021 07:41 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe Queen’s Speech this week – which sets out the UK Government’s legislative programme for Parliament – promised to level up opportunities across all parts of the United Kingdom, supporting jobs, businesses and economic growth, as well as addressing the impact of the COVID pandemic on public services. Levelling up the UK economy is an ambitious vision which goes to the heart of many of the structural and spatial challenges that towns and cities face. How do we create more jobs, growth and...
Connected and secure places: A conversation with Matt Warman MP, Minister for Digital Infrastructure
May 07, 2021 08:02 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe’ve all had to find new and creative ways to stay connected over the last year. But one of the most important has been maintaining our digital connectivity. The pandemic has shone a spotlight on all aspects of our infrastructure. It’s been a stark reminder that in the 21st Century digital connectivity, such as high-speed broadband, is just as much a critical utility for our economy as water, electricity or gas. And as our COVID-adjusted economy begins to recover, attention is refocussing...