Address challenges with technology

What are the most important challenges facing London that we should address with technology?

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New technologies can change the way we live, work and communicate. They will also help London better manage the pressures of its growing population.

What are the most important challenges facing the city that we should address with technology? An example could be air pollution monitors to map the most polluted roads.

The discussion ran from 13 March 2018 - 01 May 2018

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Poor air quality can be solved in London and elsewhere. There is an alternative fuel that is not discussed due to oil company pressure on the decision makers. Please go to www.cleanclimate.co.uk and let me have your queries. Thank you

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I expect City Hall is bending to pressure from tech companies to spend our taxes on new technology we don't really need.

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The lobbyists supply loaded information on behalf of the oil companies and the politicians, who seldom fully understand the situations, continue to make decisions that maintain the status quo of climate change.

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I think that londonwide internet would be a good thing, administed in the council tax , but dealt with centrally. This would help the excellent and growing internet technology develop in London, and help both the recipients, and companies...

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I think that londonwide internet would be a good thing, administed in the council tax , but dealt with centrally. This would help the excellent and growing internet technology develop in London, and help both the recipients, and companies who are selling this worldwide to grow.

At the moment the main providers, BT and Virgin give an poor service.

So much technology can be is arising from the internet now, that makes the lives of many people alot easier.

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I can't afford broadband, though. I use 3G mobile internet. If we have Londonwide internet, it would be very useful to me, but I fear our taxes will rise to reflect the typical super-super-super-fast broadband charge. A bonanza for...

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I can't afford broadband, though. I use 3G mobile internet. If we have Londonwide internet, it would be very useful to me, but I fear our taxes will rise to reflect the typical super-super-super-fast broadband charge. A bonanza for London's tech companies, but the rest of us won't be able to eat.

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Also, don't forget that Londonwide broadband will impact on the profits of coffee shops who attract customers with free Wi-Fi.

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On tube trains, you can see a map of where you are going.
It would be really helpful to have similar on the buses.

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On tube trains, you can see a map of where you are going.
It would be really helpful to have similar on the buses.

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Try looking out of the window.

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address technologies are very important because they can speed up assistance. Every street should be on the first streetlight on the left side of the plate with the digital number of this street. Searching on the Internet of this street, we...

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address technologies are very important because they can speed up assistance. Every street should be on the first streetlight on the left side of the plate with the digital number of this street. Searching on the Internet of this street, we only punch in the number. No complex codes or additional characters. numbers that are easier to find.Be after inserting the vendor's code, it often happens because, for example ... couriers call for information several times because they did not go to the code where they are expected. This takes a lot of time.

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Home delivery is a significant cause of pollution and congestion, as well as plastic packaging waste. Why can't everyone use Royal Mail? The postie WALKS.

Deliveroo can't keep to the roads and cycle lanes but insist on speeding about on...

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Home delivery is a significant cause of pollution and congestion, as well as plastic packaging waste. Why can't everyone use Royal Mail? The postie WALKS.

Deliveroo can't keep to the roads and cycle lanes but insist on speeding about on the pavements. Some of them ride without holding onto the handlebars, either to show off or because they're operating the phone with both hands. They speed through red lights. Many don't wear a helmet...I feel powerless because there is no regulation. No enforcement. Please can people just learn to cook?

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There are materials available. That are capable of absorbing the NO2 that is killing thousands of Londoners annually.

If thousands of Londoners were killed by a mass murderer, millions of pounds would be spent catching them. And yet this...

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There are materials available. That are capable of absorbing the NO2 that is killing thousands of Londoners annually.

If thousands of Londoners were killed by a mass murderer, millions of pounds would be spent catching them. And yet this known killer with known solutions is left to keep on killing.

Sop moveslije increasing congestion charge are like turning up at an earthquake with a dustpan and brush!

Doesn't this shameful inaction make the powers that be the mass murderers?

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Technology should be applied to ensure we have access to realtime information and effective communication about all matters relating to living in and visiting the city. There should be some kind of shared vision for what London is...

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Technology should be applied to ensure we have access to realtime information and effective communication about all matters relating to living in and visiting the city. There should be some kind of shared vision for what London is attempting to achieve in terms of health, welfare, education, employment, leisure and environment and should use big data to track our progress towards short, medium and long term goals to achieve that.

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You talk about the welfare...the commonwealth..Sounds good to make an effort to improve it. Looking forward to seeing you soon... Helen.

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Hi, I feel that it would be better to tackle the problem of Air Pollution at source, by being involved in taking forwards Hydrogen innovation.

I have a concept for a Hydrogen Internal Combustion Steam Turbine-generator design to produce...

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Hi, I feel that it would be better to tackle the problem of Air Pollution at source, by being involved in taking forwards Hydrogen innovation.

I have a concept for a Hydrogen Internal Combustion Steam Turbine-generator design to produce electricity on board EVs but also will allow houses to go Off-grid and become Zero emissions. The concept is covered in three UK Patent Applications.

In addition I have been joined by a US company who have developed H2 production system for On Board the EV H2 Fuel production. This is at working prototype stage but on road/track trials did not work out as the movement of the vehicle caused Air Impurities which blocked the Fuel Cell. This will not be a problem for combustion.

We are looking for funding and at the same time planning a Crowd Fund Bid to cover the cost of initial modeling of the engine at £100,000. Should that indicate the engine will be viable then a second stage funding to cover developing the engine working prototype to proof of concept along with the Hydrogen on board the EVs fuel system.

This could lead to Affordable H2 Zero emissions EVs of all sizes. It will also lead to H2 Zero Emissions Off-grid Houses.

We invite interested parties to make contact and arrange a demonstration of the Hydrogen production system. One thing has become clear, there are certain people who do not want this to happen and have first stifled then blocked this Hydrogen concept simply because it will make several petrol engine Low-carbon developments obsolete.

Please feel free to contact me and check out my activity on Linked In.
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Hydrogen? God forbid! One house fire and our whole city will go bang!

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Alison P It appears that you have little knowledge on this subject. Let me provide just a bit of base info. The historical Town Gas was anywhere from 60% to 70% hydrogen.Present Natural Methane Gas is Hydrocarbon fuel/Fossil Fuels.

If...

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Alison P It appears that you have little knowledge on this subject. Let me provide just a bit of base info. The historical Town Gas was anywhere from 60% to 70% hydrogen.Present Natural Methane Gas is Hydrocarbon fuel/Fossil Fuels.

If hydrogen leaks it dissipates upwards rapidly because it is lighter than Air, because of this there is difficulty in the correct mix of hydrogen to oxygen for combustion to take place. On the other hand hydrocarbons are heavier and will form the right mixture with oxygen far more easily.

Petrol being a liquid falls to the ground and forms a puddle/pool which gives off vapour which readily forms a flammable mix instantly ignited by a small spark.

In the opinion of many experts Hydrogen has a better safety aspect for EVs and individual house H2 systems or H2 EVs powered houses would be far safer than present petrol and Gas. They would be Zero emissions in use, which is imperative.

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Families need signposting and access to childcare and family services that allow them to filter for both universal and specialised needs.

Hard to believe there is still no way to search across Borough borders for family services...

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Families need signposting and access to childcare and family services that allow them to filter for both universal and specialised needs.

Hard to believe there is still no way to search across Borough borders for family services, activities and facilities, despite this being a statutory duty on London Boroughs since 2006, and incredibly it is not possible to search for, discover and access services that cater for specific disabled needs, as set out in the original Disability Discrimination Act more than 23 years ago(!).

We are trying to rectify this and would relish a conversation the the Mayor/GLA to get this moving forward quickly so that London families can thrive irrespective of their situation, background or condition.

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Pollution is the big one - I cycle everywhere and suffer from what I call 'London cough' because of the poor air quality. Rather than monitoring air quality, let's use technology to reduce the number of polluting vehicles. And a big part of...

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Pollution is the big one - I cycle everywhere and suffer from what I call 'London cough' because of the poor air quality. Rather than monitoring air quality, let's use technology to reduce the number of polluting vehicles. And a big part of that is deliveries both to businesses and homes - technology can be used to make deliveries more efficient - fewer half empty vans, for example, consolidation centres, priority for electric delivery vehicles that sort of thing.
While technology is mostly good I do worry about data collection and what that data is being used for and who has access to it. I know there is a price to pay for the 'free stuff' but better communication about what data is collected and what it is used for is needed.

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Agree about consolidation but the main barrier to reducing polluting vehicles is political cowardice which technology can do little to help. Using Osmand to plot a cycle route means that I can avoid the worst pollution by avoiding the...

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Agree about consolidation but the main barrier to reducing polluting vehicles is political cowardice which technology can do little to help. Using Osmand to plot a cycle route means that I can avoid the worst pollution by avoiding the busiest roads.
I am pretty relaxed about data collection ; occasionally the directed adds are actually helpful but always amusing.

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Ban every delivery company except Royal Mail.

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Same with disable parking even with a disable badge i get attacked haressed cuz they say im lyin and my son seems fine cuz autism doesnt show on face..u get a ticket within a second of steppin into a yellow box even if ur drivin and...

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Same with disable parking even with a disable badge i get attacked haressed cuz they say im lyin and my son seems fine cuz autism doesnt show on face..u get a ticket within a second of steppin into a yellow box even if ur drivin and suddenly the traffic stopped which u cant predict they dnt let u off by ppl park in disable parking as some free loading bay esp at my hillingon station where i see ppl park and wait and im scared to challenge ppl as they misbehave

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1984 here we come :-)

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My son is disble with autism and even though i have a “offer me a seat” badge and have at time requested ppl to give a seat as hes 7 yrs old (turning 8) so a big £30 kg child but ppl misbehave back so the badge shudnt be a request and...

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My son is disble with autism and even though i have a “offer me a seat” badge and have at time requested ppl to give a seat as hes 7 yrs old (turning 8) so a big £30 kg child but ppl misbehave back so the badge shudnt be a request and disability lifts access and posters should be everywhere ppl dont even understand austism

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The only way to make good business advice available affordably is via AI. The technology exists to do that but City Hall isn't even interested in a free offer to reach all London's 1m small firms with it!

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Sharing of personal data should always be explicitly opt in. And you should still be able to contribute data, and therefore aid in decision making without any of it being personalised.

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Sharing of personal data should always be explicitly opt in. And you should still be able to contribute data, and therefore aid in decision making without any of it being personalised.

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I have absolutely no confidence in the collection, use and security of any of my data. Private and governmental organisations have shown a complete lack of care in data collection and care over recent years and the obsessive need to collect...

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I have absolutely no confidence in the collection, use and security of any of my data. Private and governmental organisations have shown a complete lack of care in data collection and care over recent years and the obsessive need to collect and store such information should be avoided and discouraged at all costs. For all the data already 'out there' we still have congestion, pollution, bad local management of our services, and poor security. As a septuagenarian, I have seen little improvement in my life by the collection of all this data. Any surveys I have taken part in show no improvement to any aspects of our day to day living.

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I disagree. I can make money by completing surveys for market research companies.

City Hall could make some money by collecting and selling our data by consent. We could spend the profits on poor people's rent (please don't give any...

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I disagree. I can make money by completing surveys for market research companies.

City Hall could make some money by collecting and selling our data by consent. We could spend the profits on poor people's rent (please don't give any more money to tech-firm lobbyists).

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Being able to find a vacant car parking space would be very useful to me as I am disabled. I would also like to find out the best route to and from places - such as which journeys would avoid stairs and have least walking. I think data on...

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Being able to find a vacant car parking space would be very useful to me as I am disabled. I would also like to find out the best route to and from places - such as which journeys would avoid stairs and have least walking. I think data on making journeys easier is important. But I don't want organisations to know where I go and who with unless I specifically post it. And really dislike 'directed' advertising!

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Ha-ha! That's the problem. ATOS will use the technology to follow you and catch you out for not using a stick or scooter.

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I don't know why "technology" is always heralded as making things better. Technology makes things worse unless people want to turn into automatons.

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I'd like to see more visually the 'safest' cycling routes in London. So if I want to get from A to B, how can I get there just using superhighways, for example? Or if I can't, what's the most I can travel on that before I have to take a non...

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I'd like to see more visually the 'safest' cycling routes in London. So if I want to get from A to B, how can I get there just using superhighways, for example? Or if I can't, what's the most I can travel on that before I have to take a non-superhighway route?

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