Webinar: Achieving policy objectives through efficient urban traffic management

This webinar explores how city managers can make better decisions about the use of infrastructure using traffic management data and the role of modern traffic management in reducing carbon emissions.

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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.

Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Moshe Gazit from Thinkz explains how IoT data in the hands of citizens can promote more sustainable choices, and introduces a new clean air routing tool that will be free-to-use in cities following its launch into Europe.

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Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS)

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) will be showcasing the potential for space applications to tackle the challenges of climate change and the unprecedented growth that cities are facing.

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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

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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.

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Webinar (11 July) Demystifying the AI journey for cities

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We explore how cities can overcome these barriers and embark on a successful AI journey, discovering the processes involved in applying AI to city data and creating valuable actionable insights across sustainability, operational efficiency, safety and beyond.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us on the latest episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us on the latest episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.

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The latest news on climate change concerning smart city projects across the world.

The economic and environmental benefits of earth observation data

The economic and environmental benefits of earth observation data

Climate action08 May 2024

Report by WEF and Deloitte highlights exponential growth in satellite tech and its applications across sectors, including disaster response and renewable energy.

UK counties team to use AI to improve decision-making

UK counties team to use AI to improve decision-making

AI and Machine Learning25 Mar 2024

Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire roads will be used to trial an artificial intelligence-driven solution to automate decision-making in traffic control rooms.

Chattanooga focuses on energy resilience and quantum tech

Chattanooga focuses on energy resilience and quantum tech

AI and Machine Learning29 Jan 2024

Research effort will focus on using Chattanooga’s advanced and integrated energy and communications infrastructure to develop technologies and best practices.

How to create a smart rainforest

Climate action24 Jan 2024

Sustainable solutions charity ClimateForce is working with NTT to use AI and data analytics to help regenerate a section of Australia’s Daintree Rainforest.

Cop28: IBM advances geospatial AI to address climate challenges

Cop28: IBM advances geospatial AI to address climate challenges

Climate action30 Nov 2023

Following a collaboration with Nasa, it is applying its technologies to tackle challenges in areas such as heat island effect, reforestation and resilience.

Generative AI tool bids to make climate data open to all

Generative AI tool bids to make climate data open to all

AI and Machine Learning04 Jul 2023

OpenESG claims ChatESG integrates business-specific logic and data from SMEs, public companies and partnerships to deliver rapid, verified responses to queries.

London reviews how technology can tackle climate change

London reviews how technology can tackle climate change

Climate action13 Jun 2023

Speaking at London Tech Week, Sadiq Khan launched the independent review and highlights the important role data and tech plays in tackling climate change.

Leeds becomes early adopter of VivaCity AI traffic tool

Leeds becomes early adopter of VivaCity AI traffic tool

AI and Machine Learning28 Mar 2023

The city has installed more than 180 AI for Detection sensors across 25 sites to tackle congestion thanks to the real-time detection of road users at junctions.

Call for Code invites developers to tackle sustainability

Call for Code invites developers to tackle sustainability

Cloud and edge computing14 Feb 2023

Now in its sixth year, the challenge launched by IBM encourages developers to build solutions using IBM AI and hybrid cloud to address and fight climate change.

Austrian city uses digital twin to manage its urban trees

Austrian city uses digital twin to manage its urban trees

News25 Jul 2022

Leoben will use Greehill’s AI-based smart city solution to create a digital twin of 3,000 trees to monitor the population online and help to tackle climate change.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 live blog

Follow all the action from the first day of SmartCitiesWorld’s Cities Climate Action Summit online today from 9.25am BST. There’s still time to register for the event and take part in the discussion

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 shows the importance of collaboration

An official London Climate Action Week event, SmartCitiesWorld’s Summit brought together more than 60 city speakers and 2,586 delegates from around the world.

LoRaWan implemented across new homes in Swedish cities

Netmore’s LoRaWan IoT connectivity will be added to 27,000 apartments across Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg to improve energy efficiency and operations.

One week to go before the climate event for cities

There’s still time to be a part of SmartCitiesWorld’s Cities Climate Action Summit 2024, which promises to be one of the most action-oriented climate events for cities this year.

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.

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How satellite data can help cities battle climate changeSponsored article

Francesco Amato of Latitudo 40 explains how cities can harness the power of satellite imagery analysis and AI to ...

The three key pillars of digital urban transformationSponsored by Dell

Manminder Takhar, Global CTO, Global Digital Cities, Dell Technologies, explores how cities are embracing digital ...

How AI can help cities get to net-zero

Angel Hsu and Ian French explain how large-scale text analysis could improve net-zero climate action plans and ...

Why satellite data is key to smarter, sustainable citiesSponsored article

Satellite imagery can act as “a time machine” for cities battling climate change, says Gaetano Volpe of Latitudo 40, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential ...

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.

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

Edge computing could be a solution for smart cities wanting to process large amounts of data, writes Ciaran Dynes, SVP ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

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

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

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 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us on the latest episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us on the latest episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.

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Special Reports

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart cities

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

Research

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the journey from data discovery to implementing AI and computer vision models for urban use cases to gain customized insights.

eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities

eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities

This eBook, illustrated with a range of case studies, brings together best practice from multiple open data projects and industry experts. It demonstrates The report includes examples from Town of Cary (USA), Bristol City Council (UK), Morrisville (USA), Kingston (UK), City of New Jersey (USA), Western Parkland Councils (Australia), Southern Grampians Shire Council (Australia).

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.

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OnDemand WEBINAR: Open Cities: Why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

OnDemand WEBINAR: Open Cities: Why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

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