Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.

Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.

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Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.

Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.

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Smarter education: accelerating digital innovation in learningSponsored by Huawei

SmartCitiesWorld takes a look at how intelligent education is helping create a world where technology seamlessly integrates with traditional teaching methods.

Overcoming the innovation gap

There is a gap between the aspirations of cities and the true capabilities of smart city technology, writes Anders Lisdorf.

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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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OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

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The latest planning and redevelopment on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

News10 Apr 2024

All of these companies are building smart cities technology solutions to issues confronting quality of life in communities across the state of Colorado.

C40 Cities calls on students to reinvent cities using Minecraft

C40 Cities calls on students to reinvent cities using Minecraft

Climate action06 Nov 2023

With Minecraft Education, C40 Cities has developed the Schools Reinventing Cities Toolkit to give schools and classrooms the opportunity to join the challenge.

Illinois MPOs embark on statewide mapping initiative

Illinois MPOs embark on statewide mapping initiative

Planning and redevelopment04 Nov 2022

Initiative will ensure metropolitan planning organisations have accurate, up-to-date information at scale for decision-making related to a number of key areas.

NYC jail complex set to transform into renewable energy hub

NYC jail complex set to transform into renewable energy hub

Batteries and renewables03 Nov 2022

Proposals call on the City to replace Rikers’ jail complex’s ‘noxious’ energy and waste infrastructure with a range of green- and equity-focused measures.

C40 and mayors offer US Inflation Reduction Act guidance

C40 and mayors offer US Inflation Reduction Act guidance

Economic Development31 Oct 2022

Guidebook advises US mayors and city staff on the opportunities for local governments, organisations, and businesses to implement the Inflation Reduction Act and address climate change.

Chicago releases data-driven plan for citywide equity

Chicago releases data-driven plan for citywide equity

News15 Jul 2022

“We Will” is a draft 10-year framework, which includes approximately 40 goals and 150 objectives, devised to tackle social inequities and build thriving communities.

Dubai to create neighbourhood cloud network for residents

Dubai to create neighbourhood cloud network for residents

Residential buildings07 Mar 2022

Real Estate company Paradise Hills is working with blockchain developer ThreeFold to add dedicated servers to around 170 homes that will provide edge computing and internet storage to run decentralised applications and services.

Edinburgh creates new CCTV control centre to improve security

Edinburgh creates new CCTV control centre to improve security

Citizen security28 Jan 2022

The city council anticipates the facility will provide a holistic view of the capital by utilising the latest technology to drive operational efficiencies, improve security and analyse trends.

India documents landmark smart city projects to capture best practice

India documents landmark smart city projects to capture best practice

Planning and redevelopment06 Jan 2022

One of the aims of the Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action programme is to provide opportunities for engagement on urban development projects to students.

Neom establishes floating industrial centre that will live in harmony with nature

Neom establishes floating industrial centre that will live in harmony with nature

News19 Nov 2021

Located on the Red Sea close to the Suez Canal, Oxagon follows the same principles and philosophies of The Line smart city in the region with sustainable industry built around communities.

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Edinburgh expands electric charging for car club members

The car club chargers and electric vehicles provide opportunities for residents to try out and use electric vehicles without needing to own their own vehicle.

Exeter develops liveable city charter

Exeter City Council said the Liveable Exeter Placemaking Charter is not just about constructing buildings but also about crafting thriving communities.

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

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.

Renowned global climate expert to open day two of Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

The two-day global climate action summit for cities and municipalities will convene city leaders and industry experts from around the world to accelerate local climate action.

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Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

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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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OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange brings experts together from India and the US to talk about the Urban Ocean programme, and how to tackle the scourge of plastic waste in urban waterways.

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