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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.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

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

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Luke Antoniou

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About Luke Antoniou

Luke has been reporting on the implementation of smart technologies that benefit citizens and the public sector for four years. He has a particularly keen interest in smart and sustainable mobility and its role in influencing the decisions of urban planners, citizens and governments alike. As rapid urbanisation continues, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the myriad urban challenges facing local and central governments, making new connections in the public and private sectors and finding new angles from which to cover the latest smart city developments around the world.

Recent Articles

Applying AI to tackle urban health challenges

Health and social care

Dr Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, explains how the AI4HealthyCities initiative is leveraging AI and extensive datasets to identify key drivers of health disparities, and the potential to offer targeted interventions to improve health across urban populations.

Skills, technical support and data spaces: redefining openness in smart cities

Data management & software

Andrea Battaglia, CEO at FIWARE Foundation, explains how he’s helping to usher in a new era of innovation for FIWARE and its ecosystem by truly embracing the open source mindset.

Prioritising accessibility in smart city tech and services

Inclusivity

Monica Duhem, Director of the Global Advisory Center at the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), explains how she has been working to make accessibility by design a priority for cities, and how model policies have helped make an impact.

How smart cities are using artificial intelligence

Editor's Blog

This week we showcase three examples that demonstrate the transformative role AI is playing in cities to improve daily life and long-term strategies.

Five megaprojects that could transform urban economies

Economic Development

SmartCitiesWorld explores five of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects to see what challenges they’re facing and how they can be potentially transformative to local and global economic development.

Insights Series: key considerations for getting started with AI

AI and Machine Learning

In our latest Insight Series instalment, SmartCitiesWorld breaks down the key actions and considerations cities can take to get started with AI tools, looking at transport, resident services, and extending the benefits to businesses.

Why mayors are the ‘last mile of governments’

Policymaking

Svetlana Tesic co-founder, vice president international public affairs and partnerships, Mayors of Europe, discusses mayoral priorities and sheds light on those cities with the most contented citizens.

How to develop a smarter city at the scale that’s right for you

Economic Development

These three cities found a tech partner that helped them navigate their challenges, on time and at scale.

Two smart city accelerators making a difference

Editor's Blog

Recent initiatives from cities like Charlotte and the global QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge underscore the role accelerators play in fostering innovation.

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lukea@smartcitiesworld.net

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