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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

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.

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

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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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Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

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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.

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 markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

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

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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

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We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

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Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

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In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

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

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Podcast

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

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The latest news on open data in smart city projects across the world.

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

Webinars10 Dec 2023

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

Syracuse launches open data challenge to support Vision Zero

Syracuse launches open data challenge to support Vision Zero

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The open data challenge aims to come up with improvements that will help Syracuse deliver on Vision Zero aspirations to heighten traffic safety in the city.

Vodafone seeks to improve road safety in Europe

Vodafone seeks to improve road safety in Europe

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Its Safer Transport for Europe Platform aims to address the problem of data fragmentation and information silos that limit the benefits connectivity can bring to road safety.

Auckland transit agency looks to the cloud to increase efficiency

Auckland transit agency looks to the cloud to increase efficiency

Cloud and edge computing22 Dec 2021

New Zealand’s largest public transportation agency is optimising operations across its network with the Optibus cloud-based planning and scheduling platform.

Partnership seeks to enhance mobility for visually impaired

Partnership seeks to enhance mobility for visually impaired

News01 Dec 2021

Moovit’s Transit API will be used to enhance the capabilities of a smart device developed by WeWalk that attaches to a white cane and warns users of obstacles through ultrasonic sensors and a vibrating handle.

Philadelphia challenge to use AR to upgrade transit accessibility

Philadelphia challenge to use AR to upgrade transit accessibility

News05 Jul 2021

Proposals for the Septa for All: Augmenting Transit with Augmented Reality challenge can address any segment of a transit journey from trip planning through to arriving at a destination.

Urban SDK unveils real-time transportation data platform

Urban SDK unveils real-time transportation data platform

News22 Mar 2021

Using Urban SDK’s public reporting dashboards, government agencies can share information with citizens via interactive maps, dynamic charts and scorecards, and exportable data tables.

Las Vegas trials kerbside management solution

Las Vegas trials kerbside management solution

News04 Mar 2021

Two digital kiosks from Cox2M are making use of video analytics and smart parking technology to better manage active kerb loading zones for taxis and ride-shares.

Metro Nashville launches Smart Zone to better manage the kerb

Metro Nashville launches Smart Zone to better manage the kerb

News01 Feb 2021

The project is being undertaken in partnership with kerb management platform provider Coord to streamline kerbside loading, reduce congestion, and support local economic activity.

West Palm Beach launches downtown kerb management programme

West Palm Beach launches downtown kerb management programme

News19 Jan 2021

The pilot aims to build upon the recent switch to flex zones rather than metered parking in Rosemary Square as part of efforts to modernise the City’s kerb management strategy.

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US air-taxi completes 523-mile hydrogen-electric flight

It builds on Joby Aviation’s air taxi development programme and demonstrates the potential for emissions-free, regional journeys that don’t require a runway.

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.

Uber partners to accelerate electrification in Mena

Partnership with the Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company will give drivers a wide selection of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to book on Uber’s platform.

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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 ...

The road ahead for machine learningSponsored by Cloudera

Michael Ger, managing director, manufacturing and automotive, Cloudera, explains why the data-intensive processes ...

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

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...

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.

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...

Control of data debate could finally come out in the wash

A new battle is starting over the control of data, writes Shiv Malik, Head of Growth for Streamr

With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and saferSponsored by Huawei

Yanbu has used Huawei’s Intelligent Traffic Management system to make a smarter, safer and better city, writes Thamer A...

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networksSponsored by Kerlink

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane D...

Using data to transform the way we interact with our cities

By integrating technology into the landscape, data can be collected in a non-intrusive way and help to inform how ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", ...

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

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MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

Manchester road tests MaaS

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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.

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.

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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 journey from data discovery to implementing AI and computer vision models for urban use cases to gain customized insights.

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.