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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

OnDemand Webinar: Unlocking the future of cities with digital twins

We explore the potential for digital twins to disrupt the status quo for city planners and administrators. Our expert speakers will delve into how city authorities can harness this innovative technology to create digital realities, providing them with a holistic view of their urban landscapes. We will guide you through the key concepts and practical applications of digital twins in city management.

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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.

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

Smart Cities Reports

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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sydney

In 2020, the City of Sydney released a Smart City Strategic Framework to harness the opportunities brought about by digital disruption, to plan for uncertainty and to sustain a global reputation as a leading place to live, work, learn and visit.

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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 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

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

Opinions

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.

Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

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

Trend Series

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

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Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion with Sand Technologies, exploring urban connectivity and its role in creating smarter cities in 2025 and beyond.

Latest Podcast

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 micro mobility in smart city projects across the world.

How to design safe and bikeable streets

Micromobility13 Jan 2025

The Urban Bikeway Design Guide includes detailed policy, planning, and project guidance to ensure connected bikeable streets become standard practice in the US.

SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2024

SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2024

News30 Dec 2024

Which cities, trends and technologies made the smart cities headlines over the past 12 months? SmartCitiesWorld brings you its 10 top stories of 2024.

Biking feedback map helps evaluate cycling safety in cities

Biking feedback map helps evaluate cycling safety in cities

Citizen engagement09 Dec 2024

Love to Ride’s app captures data about everyday bike trips and translates it into a real-world picture of cycling habits, patterns, and preferences via the map.

Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Digital twins27 Jun 2024

Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.

Edinburgh’s walking, wheeling and cycling trends revealed

Edinburgh’s walking, wheeling and cycling trends revealed

Micromobility20 Mar 2024

The biannual Walking and Cycling Index draws on independent survey feedback from a cross-section of more than 1,200 residents in the capital, surveyed in 2023.

Orlando unveils latest iteration of downtown “urban oasis”

Orlando unveils latest iteration of downtown “urban oasis”

Planning and redevelopment06 Mar 2024

The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.

Aberdeen agrees segregated cycle lane for major street

Aberdeen agrees segregated cycle lane for major street

Road travel11 Jul 2023

An updated design for incorporating buses and a cycle lane for the entire length of Union Street has been agreed as part of the City Centre Masterplan.

Construction underway on Manchester mobility hub

Construction underway on Manchester mobility hub

Transport hubs12 Jun 2023

Work has started on site to build what is claimed to be the UK’s first mobility hub in Manchester, which forms part of the Ancoats people-first neighbourhood.

Christchurch puts people at the heart of street innovation

Christchurch puts people at the heart of street innovation

Economic Development09 Sep 2022

Waka Kotahi introduced its Innovating Streets for People pilot programme in 2020-21 to accelerate projects aimed at creating safer, healthier and more people-friendly streets.

Mobility companies partner in 77 cities for first- and last-mile options

Mobility companies partner in 77 cities for first- and last-mile options

News19 Jul 2021

MaaS solutions provider Moovit will show users where Tier scooters are available nearby, in real-time, as well as inform riders on battery length and how long it will take to walk there.

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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.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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.

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!

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

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Guest Opinions

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera G...

Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Cities are facing a post Covid financial squeeze but there are ways of funding new projects.

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

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of U...

Cities prepare for the electrification of transport in an ever-changing world

E-mobility is set to transform all aspects of transportation across the next decade as the technology becomes ...

Driving the MaaS conversation forward as the future of transport

Mobility-as-a-service will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint vision of ensuring ...

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.

How technology will shape transportation in smart cities

In the coming decade, several converging trends will amount to the most transformative change to impact global cities ...

A vision for digital mobility infrastructure

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

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

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.

Latest Trend Report

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

Trend Series

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

Latest Webinar

Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion with Sand Technologies, exploring urban connectivity and its role in creating smarter cities in 2025 and beyond.

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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

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LA bids to become America's smartest city

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Smart Cities Reports

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.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

Research

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: lessons and takeaways

With Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 at a close, look back at some of the key actions and considerations for cities including actionable insights to accelerate climate action, emphasising the development of policies, the deployment of cutting edge technologies and the methods of financing projects in climate action across energy, mobility and the built environment.

Insight Report: Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of cities

Insight Report: Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of cities

How the latest generation of connected urban infrastructure is changing the face of our cities and laying the foundation for the future of urban environments with case studies from Paris, Espoo, Leuven and Ontario.

White Paper: The Promise of Connected Vehicle Data

White Paper: The Promise of Connected Vehicle Data

Vehicle data is your smart city’s ticket to a better safer and cleaner mobility experience. The report shines a light on the powerful impact that data is already having on smart city implementation.

Webinars

OnDemand Webinar: The IoT is rapidly overhauling how logistics and transportation industries operate

OnDemand Webinar: The IoT is rapidly overhauling how logistics and transportation industries operate

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