OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

Join the latest SmartCitiesWorld Panel Debate to understand how to improve air quality in urban environments, and hear real-world case studies from leading cities. Watch Here

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

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 12 – Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara and Visa – Innovation in the urban mobility sector

The Urban Exchange brings together the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara’s Diego Marquez and Visa’s Jose Rodriguez to talk through the transformative role of urban mobility policy and technology in the Mexican city.

Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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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

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

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Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

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Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can bring innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reliability for utilities providers.

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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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Partnership to explore smart parking solutions in Saudi Arabia

DHL and Oxa partner on autonomous vehicle project at Heathrow

Lancashire County Council deploys AI to improve bus network

AI drone-in-a-box solution launched for emergency response

More than $20m awarded in latest US airport infrastructure grants

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The latest news on data management and software in smart city projects across the world.

Plans progress for Guyana’s smart, sustainable city

Plans progress for Guyana’s smart, sustainable city

Planning and redevelopment25 Nov 2023

The Silica City urban project, designed to become a future city for the nation, aspires to be a model of sustainability, resilience, and futuristic thinking.

Economy-of-Things platform launched to buy and sell digital assets

Economy-of-Things platform launched to buy and sell digital assets

Internet of Things02 Mar 2022

Vodafone wants to take the world of connected devices to the next level by allowing objects such as vehicles, smart street furniture and machines to transact seamlessly and securely without human intervention.

SmartCitiesWorld's top news stories of 2021

SmartCitiesWorld's top news stories of 2021

News23 Dec 2021

Smart glass, green roofs and the metaverse were among the technologies changing the face of urban development around the world, in a year that saw cities continue to reinvent and revitalise themselves in the face of the pandemic.

Crypto-based challenge launched to help create smart city solutions of the future

Crypto-based challenge launched to help create smart city solutions of the future

News02 Dec 2021

The $1m prize fund is divided into a series of grants, awarded at different stages of the competition with 10 top prize winners and a special prize awarded for the best overall project.

Smart city infrastructure investment to reach $375bn by 2030

Smart city infrastructure investment to reach $375bn by 2030

News12 Nov 2021

According to ABI Research, investment in transformative solutions will be driven by new urban visions and point the way to more humanised, sustainable and resilient cities.

Dubai sets data-based mobility programme in motion

Dubai sets data-based mobility programme in motion

News21 Oct 2021

The initiative uses data to create models and scenarios of people’s current mobility patterns, means of transport, and other possible scenarios to make adjustments and meet transportation needs and expectations.

Russia establishes digital infrastructure for smart leasing

Russia establishes digital infrastructure for smart leasing

News01 Oct 2021

Data on the movements, violations and driving patterns of each driving client are automatically transmitted to the vehicle leasing company and can be used to calculate individual tariffs.

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

News09 Jul 2021

The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.

Helsinki urban tech incubator teams with local universities

Helsinki urban tech incubator teams with local universities

News23 Jun 2021

This marks the first time that Helsinki and its three universities will engage in incubator-related cross-organisational cooperation with the aim of drawing new experts and businesses to its metropolitan area.

Milla Group selects LeddarTech lidar for autonomous electric shuttle

Milla Group selects LeddarTech lidar for autonomous electric shuttle

News17 Jun 2021

The Pod will operate fully autonomously without a safety driver at a forthcoming mobility event and will be supervised by a monitoring engineer who can intervene if needed.

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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.

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

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!

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.

Invisible LEDs light up Beijing landmark

Signify has installed connected architectural lighting into the façade of the China World Trade Centre’s Tower B

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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

Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan G...

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...

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...

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realisedSponsored by Huawei

Cities need to implement intelligent road management solutions in order to support citizens and businesses, writes Hong-...

A vision for digital mobility infrastructure

Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at open mobility platform Iomob, outlines a vision for digital ...

MaaS: A world without traffic jams?

moovel’s vision is “a world without traffic jams”. Thomas Friderich shares his insights on how MaaS can help to make ...

Emerging financial models to make MaaS a reality

Leon Rizzi, Chief Sales Officer, moovel, shares his insights on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

How smart cities can leverage open innovation to accelerate digital transformation

Why a managed services model could make intersections safer, smarter and more efficient

By adopting an approach used in cloud-based software, cities can improve the safety and efficiency of their ...

A smart case study for mmWave: Connecting Rzeszów

The City of Rzeszów in Poland has created a blueprint for how mmWave can be leveraged to deliver 5G networks and their ...

Special Reports

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in cities

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Watch: How connected and autonomous vehicles can manage data

Watch: How connected and autonomous vehicles can manage data Sponsored by Cloudera & IBM

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

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

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

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

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 end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

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.

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

How data spaces are transforming data sharing, and establishing new frameworks to create data services to improve urban services and liveability.