Sunderland Finalist on Global Stage for World Smart City Award
On 17th November 2021, Sunderland City Council represented not only the North East region, but the country as the only shortlisted UK finalist at the World Smart City […]
Chief Executive Patrick Melia in UK’s top 3 digital leaders
Digital Leaders UK has just announced that Patrick Melia has been recognised nationally as one of the top three digital leaders in the UK in the renowned Digital […]
Transforming Sunderland: Our Fibre Developments Update
Are you a fibre provider? Welcome to your flexible fibre future in Sunderland. Do you know about Sunderland’s exciting plans to futureproof all major schemes by installing ducting […]
Introducing ‘Sunderland: City of Smart’ – a short video to inspire and inform
Our new partnership with BAI Communications will create the most advanced UK Smart City and accelerate Sunderland’s 2030 ambition to be a connected international destination with potential for […]
New partnership to create UK’s most advanced smart city
A new 5G network will realise Sunderland City Council’s ambition to be a digitally enabled, UK smart city leader as BAI Communications build a new 5G centric network […]
Sunderland’s inspirational leadership recognised nationally
We are delighted to announce that Sunderland City Council’s Chief Executive, Patrick Melia, has been shortlisted in the Smarter Working Live Awards 2021. A finalist for the ‘Inspirational […]
Sunderland chosen as base for £1bn flagship electric vehicle hub
Following collaboration with Sunderland City Council, Nissan recently unveiled Nissan EV36Zero, a £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub, creating a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem right here in […]
Our year as the UK’s smartest city
In October 2020, Sunderland was named the UK’s smartest city at the Digital Leaders 100 Awards. Our journey to the top spot has been a fast-paced and collaborative […]
Ground-breaking pilot puts 5G technology in the driving seat
It’s full speed ahead for the £2.4 million Connected and Automated Logistics (CAL) pilot as initial testing of 5G connections commence at Nissan’s test track. The pilot, which […]