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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

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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.

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.

How digitalisation is enabling a smarter and safer oil and gas camp managementSponsored by Huawei

Li Yangming, Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG, explains how new digital technologies are boosting efficiency, safety and productivity in oil and gas camps.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

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The latest news on citizen engagement for smart city projects across the world.

Sunderland launches free smart city app

Citizen engagement28 Aug 2024

The locally developed app is designed to provide a portable guide to city life and is securely hosted by Boldyn Networks, Sunderland’s smart city partner.

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

News10 Apr 2024

All of these companies are building smart cities technology solutions to issues confronting quality of life in communities across the state of Colorado.

Singapore unveils master-planned digital infrastructure

Singapore unveils master-planned digital infrastructure

Resilience07 Jun 2023

Singapore said it will continue to invest ahead of demand, and holistically plan for the entire digital infrastructure stack to ensure that it is future-ready.

Birmingham: blueprint for a digital city

Birmingham: blueprint for a digital city

Fibre networks25 May 2023

Raj Mack, head of Digital Birmingham at Birmingham City Council, explains how the West Midlands city is building an international digital brand and reputation.

Sunderland expands access to superfast, free, public wifi

Sunderland expands access to superfast, free, public wifi

Inclusivity05 Apr 2023

Expansion is made possible through Sunderland’s smart city infrastructure, the result of a 20-year partnership between the council and BAI Communications.

Smart cities incubator receives $2m in federal funding

Smart cities incubator receives $2m in federal funding

Economic Development31 Aug 2022

Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, University of Colorado Denver, and Innosphere Ventures will launch the incubator and accelerator programme to support workforce development in critical tech industries.

IDC announces North American smart city award winners

IDC announces North American smart city award winners

News22 Mar 2022

With 20 municipalities recognised, IDC said it demonstrates the commitment by local government officials and technology suppliers in collaborating to develop smart city initiatives for the betterment of all.

Private network collaboration to help drive smart city services in India

Private network collaboration to help drive smart city services in India

Cloud and edge computing24 Feb 2022

Through this engagement, Vodafone Idea has set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software in Mumbai.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

News16 Sep 2021

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Toronto accelerates its transformation to digital payments and services

Toronto accelerates its transformation to digital payments and services

News06 May 2021

The city council has approved a contract with PayIt Digital Government and will jointly design a digital experience and platform to enable digital payments to be made to the city.

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

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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.

Neom announces investments in future land and sea travel

Neom is investing in autonomous driving company Pony.ai and electric seaglider company Regent to advance plans for zero-emission, multimodal transport.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

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Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of ...

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 A...

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.

Rebuilding tomorrow’s smart cities with a people first approach

Cities need to invest in its number one asset - its people - in the wake of Covid-19, writes Michael Proman, Managing D...

Think tank: why 5G is not the cure all for economy recovery

In the latest in our series of opinions from SCW board members, Libellium CEO Alicia Asín argues we shouldn’t be ...

How collaboration can improve the emergency services and protect us allSponsored by Huawei

The emergency services can benefit from a more integrated and innovative approach, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Think Tank: collaboration, as much as tech, will rebuild smart cities

In the first of a new series, SCW board members will write about the burning issues facing smart cities. First is J...

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.

Could FWA be the answer to keeping people connected during the global pandemic?

Fixed Wireless Access’s speed and flexibility could have it serve a crucial role in helping businesses and public ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

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

Video is the next step in transforming city communications Sponsored by BinumiPro

Video is a highly engaging format for distributing information and could help cities connect more with residents, says C...

Towards the smart cities of 2025

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey ...

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

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

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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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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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