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For Bristol City Council’s current approach to digital, see our digital strategy

For innovation and digital work in the West of England, visit the combined authority

Focus on city challenges

Complex city challenges – such as public safety, the needs of older people and effective health and social care – will require collective talent, clever technologies and a committed focus to address the real problems that affect Bristol.

World-class Connectivity

In Bristol, we have smart city capabilities and assets that are already some of the best in the UK, but we have an aspiration to become the UK’s most connected city with high-quality, secure and reliable digital connectivity.

City-wide innovation ecosytem

We want to nurture a city-wide approach to developing a smart Bristol which will encourage digital innovation and city-led initiatives across a diverse and inclusive network.

Responsible innovation

A future smart Bristol might be enabled by technology and data, but it will only be sustained by trust. Cities are increasingly important in the emerging data economy, representing a major source of data that enables modern tech firms and start-ups to prosper.

Innovation management

Bristol has a strong heritage of applying innovation process to research and development projects to achieve better outcomes and cost savings. We can still do better in the way that we design, develop, and deploy initiatives.

Public service innovation

Rising demands, diminishing budgets and big ambitions means that we need to explore different, better ways to manage the city and deliver public services.