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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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Opinions
We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.
Opinions19 Jul 2021by Noah Baars: Cities Analyst, Circle Economy
Noah Baars, cities analyst, and Laxmi Haigh, lead of editorial, Circle Economy, highlight why cities need to think about environmental and societal challenges in an integrated way.
Opinions18 May 2020by Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint
E-mobility is set to transform all aspects of transportation across the next decade as the technology becomes mainstream, writes Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint.
Editor's Blog31 Jan 2020by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld
A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.
Opinions08 Nov 2019by Giel Mertens: Innovation Consultant, Bax & Company
New mobility options can improve the livability of cities but without the right strategy could have the polar opposite effect, say authors Giel Mertens and Rolf Bastiaanssen of Bax & Company, and Nico Larco of the University of Oregon.
Opinions23 Oct 2019by Babak Beheshti: Dean, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, New York Institute of Technology
The speed at which 5G is deployed worldwide will have a significant impact on how soon it will become the defining technology of smart cities, says Babak Beheshti.
Opinions17 Apr 2019by Phil Williams: Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob
Improving mobility is complex, affected by many inter-related and shifting trends. Phil Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Iomob, looks at how we move towards ’mobility heaven’ and avoid ’driverless car hell’.
Opinions06 Aug 2018by Tom Symons: Principal Researcher, Nesta
At a time when concerns about data and its misuse are growing, leading cities are showing that smart cities can be compatible with privacy and individual digital rights.
Opinions13 Apr 2018by Megan Goodwin, Interactive Rights Management digital innovation agency,
Megan Goodwin, Interactive Rights Management digital innovation agency, looks at four key obstacles that need to be overcome before we can achieve truly smart cities.
Editor's Blog10 Apr 2018by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld
Cities have been at something of an impasse with their ability to innovate with data. Sarah Wray looks at how those taking action with bold new initiatives are paving the way for everyone to move ahead.
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.
In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.
Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.
Neom is investing in autonomous driving company Pony.ai and electric seaglider company Regent to advance plans for zero-emission, multimodal transport.
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