OnDemand Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to explore urban connectivity and its role in enhancing smart city development in 2025 and beyond.

OnDemand Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to discover how AI can bring innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reliability for utilities providers.

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

Discover innovative concepts to solve urban issues through SusHi Tech Tokyo’s programme focused on leveraging diverse ideas, digital know-how and cutting-edge technologies.

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.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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

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 built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

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.

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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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Trend Report 2025: Enabling connectivity in cities to improve urban life

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Discover how ubiquitous connectivity is transforming urban living by enhancing efficiency, producing more liveable spaces and making cities smarter.

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OnDemand Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

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The latest news on Internet of Things (IoT) in smart city projects across the world.

Boise urban heat study to combat effects of climate change

Boise urban heat study to combat effects of climate change

Climate action07 Feb 2025

The project, completed with the help of City of Boise partners, highlights the importance of trees and vegetation to those living with extreme urban heat.

Peachtree Corners pilots pedestrian safety technology

Peachtree Corners pilots pedestrian safety technology

Road travel06 Feb 2025

Launched outside of Pinckneyville Middle School in the city, the pilot uses artificial intelligence to address the safety challenges of busy crosswalks.

Certification programme aims to boost interoperability and cybersecurity

Certification programme aims to boost interoperability and cybersecurity

Internet of Things05 Feb 2025

The Wi-Sun Alliance’s wireless mesh specification also aims to help smart city planners and utilities navigate around problems such as vendor lock-in.

Greek municipality partners to establish innovation centre

Greek municipality partners to establish innovation centre

Internet of Things31 Jan 2025

Kalamata and Pleiades IoT Innovation Cluster will focus on areas like smart cities as well as support participation in the European NetZero Cities initiative.

Which US cities are emerging as leading tech hubs?

Which US cities are emerging as leading tech hubs?

Smart Cities News29 Jan 2025

The research was conducted to benchmark the leading metropolitan statistical areas based on their capacity to generate and embrace emerging technologies.

Companies team to accelerate smart city initiatives in Oman

Companies team to accelerate smart city initiatives in Oman

Fibre networks20 Jan 2025

Oman Broadband Company and ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions will support the digital transformation objectives and strategic ambitions of Oman Vision 2040.

Chattanooga awards $2m smart traffic solution contract

Chattanooga awards $2m smart traffic solution contract

AI and Machine Learning15 Jan 2025

It marks an expansion following a pilot at 12 intersections covering the downtown area and will use lidar to improve roadway safety and reduce congestion.

Wireless Broadband Alliance calls for greater collaboration on 6G

Wireless Broadband Alliance calls for greater collaboration on 6G

4G and 5G15 Jan 2025

It also believes 6G should concentrate on practical verticals, including smart cities, which will benefit most from low-latency, and seamless connectivity.

Wifi and cellular connectivity are top priorities for real-estate

Wifi and cellular connectivity are top priorities for real-estate

Commercial buildings14 Jan 2025

Research reveals that connectivity outranks price and amenities for business leaders, while the demand for smart building technologies is also on the increase.

Chicago launches recycle coach app for hyper-local waste info

Chicago launches recycle coach app for hyper-local waste info

Smart waste10 Jan 2025

The app aims to decrease contamination at material recovery facilities, increase the diversion of materials from landfills, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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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.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

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.

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.

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Putting efficiency first in decarbonising the built environment

Gareth Tang, Head of Smart Utilities and Infrastructure, at ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions business, breaks down the ...

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 ...

We built this city (on LPWAN)

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by ...

The future of public safety: why smart cities need to look to the cloud

Only truly open systems can protect a city’s citizens, argues Eagle Eye Networks Rishi Lodhia

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.

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...

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

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 ...

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.

Why World Metropolitan Day is a time to rethink the future of the city

World Metropolitan Day is more than "just another international day", writes Oscar Chamat, Research and Policy Officer ...

The Value of Life in Smart Cities

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Huawei’s York Yue about how smart city technology can change society.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: assessing the role of tech in climate

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: assessing the role of tech in climate

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in cities

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

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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 – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.

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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: Directions in sustainability for industry

White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

This white paper covers how to break the “take-make-waste” cycle in society. It looks at the desire and discipline to achieve the balance between individual human needs, economic viability, and environmental quality that defines sustainability.

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).