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e’ve come over all festive in the Digital Innovation office, so as our special Christmas gift to you, we bring you our all-singing-all-dancing December edition! The last issue of 2019 promises to pack a punch with a fantastic lead interview courtesy of Jon Parry, Asda Logistics Services’ (ALS) Vice President (p6). It was great to learn more about the company’s strategic vision and how it works towards achieving its goals. In Jon’s words, it would not be possible without the longstanding support of key business partners. Speaking of which, we bring you the latest on the acquisition of digital health pioneer, Fitbit, by internet giant, Google (p64). How long before we are seeing ‘Fitbit by Google’ wearables? Plus, another tech leader that’s been making huge strides in the production of consumer devices is Samsung. It is currently investing heavily in AI and 5G... You can read our report on page 30. What’s more, we celebrate the City of Stockholm’s Smart City Award on page 72, innovative XR advances to hit the gaming world on page 52, the key tech trends to look out for in 2020 (p90), as well as news of Europe’s very first solar-powered Seabin (p80)… It promises to be an important step forward in the struggle to protect our plastic-swamped oceans. Finally, this just leaves me to wish our readers a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2020. Season’s greetings from myself and all the team!
Editor Anna McMahon
Director Danielle Harris
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Project Director Jennifer Davies
Director Tom Barnes
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Senior Digital Designer Daniel May design@digitalinnovationeu.com
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