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Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Opinions05 Mar 2021by Amr Salem, CEO, Quantela

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

Beyond the pandemic: the technology that will remain part of our smart cities

Opinions15 Feb 2021by Kevin Grauman, President and CEO, QLess

Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

Opinions01 Feb 2021by Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

The art of the city: how creators may save urban business districts

Opinions25 Jan 2021by Jeremy Zuker, Co-Founder, WhereiPark

Artists could reinvigorate cities whose commercial districts have been left moribund by Covid-19, writes WhereiPark’s Jeremy Zucker.

Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Opinions04 Jan 2021by Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan Grosbard.

Michael Proman, Managing Director, Scrum Ventures

Rebuilding tomorrow’s smart cities with a people first approach

Opinions23 Nov 2020by Michael Proman, Managing Director, Scrum Ventures

Cities need to invest in its number one asset - its people - in the wake of Covid-19, writes Michael Proman, Managing Director, Scrum Ventures

Think tank: why 5G is not the cure all for economy recovery

Opinions09 Nov 2020by Alicia Asín, CEO, Libelium

In the latest in our series of opinions from SCW board members, Libellium CEO Alicia Asín argues we shouldn’t be hyperconnected for hyperconnection’s sake.

Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformation

Opinions23 Oct 2020by Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

Covid-19 will change cities but high rises are here to stay

Opinions20 Oct 2020by Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

The disruption of Covid-19 may not be enough to affect existing "mega-trends", writes Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

Stephanie Leonard, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs at TomTom

What will post pandemic mobility look like?

Opinions28 Sep 2020by Stephanie Leonard, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs at TomTom

Governments need to do more to support the development of next generation vehicles, writes TomTom’s Stephanie Leonard.

Reimagining an EV future

Opinions08 Sep 2020by Simon Brammer, Head of Cities, Ashden

Changing work patterns gives a real opportunity to embrace healthier and safer transport networks, writes Simon Brammer, head of cities, Ashden

Itai Dadon, head of smart cities and IoT, iTron

Where's the return on investment?

Opinions31 Aug 2020by Itai Dadon, head of smart cities and IoT, iTron

Delivering a return on investment for smart cities requires three dimensional change, writes Itai Dadon, head of smart cities and IoT, Itron.

Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Opinions24 Aug 2020by Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic

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

Opinions20 Jul 2020by Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic

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

Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Why smart and healthy buildings will get us back to work and play – faster and happier

Opinions14 Jul 2020by Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Businesses could use the healthiness of their buildings as a competitive advantage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, Synchronoss

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

Opinions22 Jun 2020by Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes Muhammad Rahman

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