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Jobs

What can tech leaders do to prevent return-to-the-office anxiety?

Many staff are reticent about going back to their workplaces after the pandemic. Tech leaders must develop flexible solutions to help.

By Cristina Lago

So your city wants to be the next global tech hub

More places want a slice of the tech innovation pie, but there is lots to consider when integrating tech companies into the fabric of a city.

Economy

The downsides of being a tech hub: Housing disruption and inequality

San Francisco, Seattle and Dublin show what happens when a city becomes a global hotspot for tech jobs without planning to accommodate growth and change.

Housing

2021 could be a boom year for moving

The results of City Monitor's Intent to Move survey indicate a broad level of interest in relocating in the wake of the pandemic.

France

Changing the lives of refugees through fashion design

By providing training and support, a new municipal project in Paris is aimed at giving refugees a first job and a second chance.

White Papers

How the smart office acts as a team player in crisis management

Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Decarbonisation: Addressing decarbonisation at the grid edge

Siemens Smart Infrastructure

In the UK, the pandemic is making it harder to tackle geographic inequality

Government efforts to "level up" England's north and Midlands regions will now be four times more difficult, according to a new report.

Pandemic job losses could fuel a rise in homelessness for years

Anthony Orlando of the Economic Roundtable discusses new report findings that the pandemic could cause twice as much new homelessness as the 2008 Great Recession.

What Biden’s lack of support for the Green New Deal means for cities

His $2trn plan may be less ambitious, but Democratic House and Senate majorities may help lead to real progress on climate.

Economic development

Inside Tulsa’s forward-thinking talent attraction game

As work-from-home becomes the norm, remote workers are flocking to smaller US cities that aim to attract people rather than entire companies.

US cities rein in food delivery apps on behalf of embattled restaurants

Cities across the US have passed emergency measures to cap fees that apps like Grubhub and DoorDash charge restaurants. Those moves so far only scratch the surface of a more entrenched conflict.