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Furthering the role of local leadership in US climate action

Kate Wright, executive director of Climate Mayors, details the unique role of mayors in furthering urban climate action, explaining how they’re getting closer to communities to make the most of unprecedented federal funding.

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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.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 17 – Digitalising government disbursements to enhance urban resilienceSponsored by Visa

Agustin Botteron, author of a new Visa on government disbursements and former Chief Resilience Officer of Santa Fe, and Robert L. Matthews, Director of the Washington D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, are the latest guests on the Urban Exchange podcast.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 16 – Genesis Gavino, City of Dallas - digital inclusivity and resilience

Mike Lake, CEO of Leading Cities and a member of the SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board is joined by Genesis Gavino, Chief of Staff Resilience Officer for the City of Dallas. Genesis provides a behind-the-scenes look at her role, detailing the essential elements that the role encompasses that don’t necessarily fit elsewhere but are crucial for city operations.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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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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The latest news on fibre networks in smart city projects across the world.

Programme connects Australia’s First Nations communities

Programme connects Australia’s First Nations communities

Inclusivity14 Oct 2024

Wireless Broadband Alliance’s OpenRoaming programme will provide seamless, free connectivity to Indigenous Australians through Easyweb’s community wifi project.

EPB Broadband helps develop future-ready broadband networks

EPB Broadband helps develop future-ready broadband networks

Fibre networks10 Oct 2024

Summit staged by the Chattanooga-based communications company presented programmes on the opportunities and challenges for community-based service providers.

Detroit deploys wifi in city parks to close digital divide

Detroit deploys wifi in city parks to close digital divide

Inclusivity23 Aug 2024

Some 12,600 residents are within a half-mile walking distance of the five parks featured in the pilot programme, which aims to expand internet accessibility.

Collaboration for private 5G smart-city project in Sunderland

Collaboration for private 5G smart-city project in Sunderland

4G and 5G13 Jun 2024

First phase of the smart cities project saw the rollout of next-generation connectivity across the UK city, laying the foundation for progress in various sectors.

Mobile operators commit $9bn to global connectivity

Mobile operators commit $9bn to global connectivity

Inclusivity27 Feb 2024

The UN ITU digital agency made the announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and reckons “universal meaningful connectivity is within our grasp”.

Dublin progresses gigabit broadband infrastructure

Dublin progresses gigabit broadband infrastructure

Fibre networks22 Jan 2024

The €100m rollout is part of plans to address areas underserved by fibre-to-the-home and is central to the Irish capital’s mission to futureproof the city.

London mayor investigates open access wifi network

London mayor investigates open access wifi network

Fibre networks08 Jan 2024

Possible solutions could include an OpenRoaming network, which would allow users to seamlessly connect to wifi networks that have adopted the technology.

Memphis stimulates investment in broadband to boost inclusivity

Memphis stimulates investment in broadband to boost inclusivity

Inclusivity29 Sep 2023

Mayor Jim Strickland has introduced an ordinance amendment to make Memphis one of the US’ most connected cities as part of the Memphis 3.0 and Smart City plan.

Atlanta Beltline fibre project tackles digital divide

Atlanta Beltline fibre project tackles digital divide

Inclusivity17 Aug 2023

Project will engage community feedback and data to help identify the types of technologies that might be considered for implementation on the BeltLine corridor.

New York City expands free broadband programme

New York City expands free broadband programme

Inclusivity07 Aug 2023

The Big Apple Connect free broadband programme is being expanded to 17 new public housing developments in an effort to close they city’s digital divide.

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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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