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Embracing the connected life and intelligent future, RINGA Launch 2021

Nascent technologies like smart devices and the IoT simplify our day-to-day operations. Smart devices provide our homes and workspaces with automation, advanced security, and a host of other benefits. The IoT gives us new business insights while reducing our operating costs.

OnDemand WEBINAR: The open smart city: From strategic vision to reality

Based on new research and case studies, this webinar will explore the journey to more open, interoperable smart city solutions.

Special Reports

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.

Smart Cities Reports

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Podcast: The central role of cities in the sharing economy, with Chelsea Rustrum

There’s a big opportunity for cities to better harness the sharing economy to achieve municipal goals and give power back to the people, Rustrum says.

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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.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

Discover how AI is transforming utilities with improved efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing operations and customer service.

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Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Air quality

The latest news on air quality challenges and solutions for smart city projects across the world.

IBM and UNDP launch AI models to analyse complex energy issues

IBM and UNDP launch AI models to analyse complex energy issues

Batteries and renewables18 Sep 2024

Models are freely available through UNDP’s GeoHub dashboards, helping users access data and insights to interpret clean energy challenges and opportunities.

Routeware adds Rubicon smart city platforms to portfolio

Routeware adds Rubicon smart city platforms to portfolio

Smart waste28 Aug 2024

It will see Routeware offering purpose-built platforms for both municipalities and waste haulers and continues its drive to transform waste and recycling.

Philippines project to ease congestion and improve road safety

Philippines project to ease congestion and improve road safety

Road travel17 May 2024

The project involves developing an intelligent transportation system master plan for the rapidly growing Cebu City and 12 surrounding local government units.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

AI and Machine Learning20 Oct 2023

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

Urban-X accepts new climate tech innovators into accelerator

Urban-X accepts new climate tech innovators into accelerator

Climate action29 Mar 2023

Solutions developed by startups focus on areas such as greenhoguse gas emissions visualisation, forest fire detection and community feedback in urban planning.

Ekin showcases smart city furniture at Barcelona Expo

Ekin showcases smart city furniture at Barcelona Expo

Lighting16 Nov 2022

Ekin is showcasing Spotter, a smart city pole that incorporates modules with a variety of applications and advanced features to meet the diverse needs of cities.

More than 115 million smart buildings predicted by 2026

Commercial buildings11 Apr 2022

Up from 45 million buildings in 2022, it represents a growth rate of more than 150 per cent and reflects increasing demand for energy efficiency from businesses and residents alike.

Miami to deploy network of air quality monitoring sensors

Miami to deploy network of air quality monitoring sensors

News30 Nov 2021

The information gathered will be used to detect pollution hotspots and provide a database of environmental analytics to help protect the health of Miami’s inhabitants.

More beta testers sign up to UK's net zero data-sharing initiative

News02 Aug 2021

Open Energy will provide a search engine to make it easy to find published energy data, and an access control service, which will automate the legal and security checks needed to share commercial data.

Organisations partner to build smart city platform in Vietnam

Organisations partner to build smart city platform in Vietnam

Commercial buildings02 Jul 2021

Daewoo E&C Vina, Bespin Global and the accelerator SparkLabs Korea plan to build and operate a smart city-integrated management platform for the Starlake City project in Hanoi.

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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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

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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 14 pillars of a smart city

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

Smart cities: Why blockchain is changing the game Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Blockchain could help make cities more secure and generate new value. Gianni Minetti CEO, Paradox Engineering, explains ...

Cities are innovating to build trust around their smart city data

Trust is emerging as the number-one challenge when implementing smart city projects.

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Latest Trend Report

AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

Discover how AI is transforming utilities with improved efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing operations and customer service.

Latest Webinar

Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

Webinars

Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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Glasgow’s new route map plots its path to net zero

Munich partners to enhance shared mobility

Ubicquia launches new AI smart lighting controller

Strategic partnership to accelerate smart city progress in UAE

IBM commits up to $45m for urban climate adaptation

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.

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Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

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

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