Webinar: How 5G in smart cities accelerates innovation

The latest webinar from SmartCitiesWorld and Cloudera takes an in-depth look at how 5G is accelerating urban innovation, and the role of data analysis as part of that acceleration.

Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities (Part 2)

This webinar explores Keihanna Science City - one of the most successful start-up hubs, hosting more than 150 research facilities and incubating fledging companies

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Cities on the  Frontlines: LIVE from cop26 advancing net-zero and resilience

Preview: Lauren Sorkin, executive director at Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, for reflections live from Cop26 and a discussion around advancing urban resilience.

Podcast: Enhancing city operations through 5G, AI and data management

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Cloudera and IBM Storage, senior editor Luke Antoniou hosts Anthony Behan, managing director for communications, media and entertainment at Cloudera, to talk 5G, data, connectivity, and what innovation in this space means for telcos and their customers in cities.

Smart Cities Reports

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

Opinions

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Find out more

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports

Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Latest Trend Report

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

Latest Webinar

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

Webinars

This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

BECOME A MEMBER

Build your own Industry Resource Library
Gain access to all SmartCitiesWorld content
Make the most of Industry Webinar Events

Register Login

Most Popular

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

How smart city investment can unlock economic growth

Grenoble crowned green capital of Europe

Abu Dhabi completes smart city project

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Home | Connectivity & Data | Open data

Open data

The latest news on open data in smart city projects across the world.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

News14 Jul 2021

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

Report reveals critical gaps in governance of smart city tech

Report reveals critical gaps in governance of smart city tech

News13 Jul 2021

Research carried out by the World Economic Forum of the 36 “pioneer cities” identifies shortcomings in a number of areas, including data privacy, cybersecurity and accessibility.

Stanford University establishes urban living lab in Songdo

Stanford University establishes urban living lab in Songdo

News04 Jun 2021

The centre at the Incheon Global Campus in the Korean smart city will provide a testbed to develop physical structures and electronic technologies as prototypes for future urban environments.

US town of Scarborough switches to cloud-based smart lighting controller

US town of Scarborough switches to cloud-based smart lighting controller

News28 Apr 2021

StreetMan has allowed the town to identify various network and hardware issues and load balance the gateways to stabilise the network in the Maine town.

Moscow releases catalogue of smart city projects

Moscow releases catalogue of smart city projects

News26 Apr 2021

A joint project by ICT.Moscow and government, the resource features information on 68 smart city projects and public data sets on Moscow city infrastructure facilities.

Open & Agile Smart Cities partners with AWS to help cities share open data

Open & Agile Smart Cities partners with AWS to help cities share open data

News19 Apr 2021

The cloud platform provider becomes the latest company to join the network’s Enterprise Partnership Programme to implement its interoperability mechanisms.

Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

News05 Jan 2021

A1 Telekom Austria Group is the first telecoms firm on Here’s global hub and will use the marketplace as a new distribution channel, offering location and mobility analytics based on anonymous movement data.

Glasgow delivers feedback on the progress of its digital strategy

Glasgow delivers feedback on the progress of its digital strategy

News24 Nov 2020

The Scottish city has outlined achievements to date as well as next steps and priorities, including the renewed focus of digital investment to support recovery from the pandemic.

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

Demographic change18 Nov 2020

The World Economic Forum has chosen the cities to pioneer a global policy roadmap developed by its G20 Smart Cities Alliance for the ethical and responsible use of data and technology.

Smart cities predicted to create $2.46 trillion worth of business opportunities by 2025

Smart cities predicted to create $2.46 trillion worth of business opportunities by 2025

News30 Oct 2020

According to analysis from Frost & Sullivan, post-pandemic, investment in smart projects like smart grids, autonomous vehicles, smart lighting and e-governance will gain traction.

Most Popular

Edinburgh expands electric charging for car club members

The car club chargers and electric vehicles provide opportunities for residents to try out and use electric vehicles without needing to own their own vehicle.

Exeter develops liveable city charter

Exeter City Council said the Liveable Exeter Placemaking Charter is not just about constructing buildings but also about crafting thriving communities.

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Renowned global climate expert to open day two of Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

The two-day global climate action summit for cities and municipalities will convene city leaders and industry experts from around the world to accelerate local climate action.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Guest Opinions

Connecting the silos to open up the smart city

Franck Le Gall, CEO, EGM, and Juanjo Hierro, CTO, FIWARE Foundation, explains why interoperability and open systems ...

The road ahead for machine learningSponsored by Cloudera

Michael Ger, managing director, manufacturing and automotive, Cloudera, explains why the data-intensive processes ...

Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their dataSponsored by Cloudera & IBM

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Think tank: Sex(ism) and the city

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question of whether our cities are truly ...

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban livesSponsored by Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformationSponsored by Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

Creating truly open cities: why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matterSponsored by Paradox Engineering

Interoperability is the way forward for dynamic and effective smart cities, writes Gianni Minetti, CEO at Paradox E...

With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and saferSponsored by Huawei

Yanbu has used Huawei’s Intelligent Traffic Management system to make a smarter, safer and better city, writes Thamer A...

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networksSponsored by Kerlink

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane D...

What smart homes can teach us about smart citiesSponsored by AVEVA

To fully realise his smart home vision, AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell found much commonality with creating smart cities, ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", ...

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion ...

Research

White paper: Understanding Resiliency : What it means to be a resilient city and tools to support

White paper: Understanding Resiliency : What it means to be a resilient city and tools to support

This whitepaper will provide a better understanding of the necessity for resiliency strategies, the challenges of implementing resiliency and digital tools to support cities and territories to build more resilient, sustainable and safe places to live.

White Paper: Artificial Intelligence Within Cities – The Next Stage in Societal Digital Transformation

White Paper: Artificial Intelligence Within Cities – The Next Stage in Societal Digital TransformationSponsored by Fiware

In collaboration with Matthew James Bailey (leading authority, pioneer, and consultant in innovation, AI and AI Ethics, Smart Cities, IoT, and a renowned author), this brand new white paper focusses on the role played by artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the future experience of Smart Cities.

Insight Report: Smart lighting: how switched on are you?

Insight Report: Smart lighting: how switched on are you?

Smart lighting is one of the more mature smart city applications but it is important that leaders understand the questions they should be asking before investing in a system