Webinar: How smart city tech is improving public safety for San Diego (Wed 25 September)

Join SmartCitiesWorld and Ubicquia for our latest joint webinar, focusing on how smart lighting and ALPR technologies are driving a revolution in public safety in the City of San Diego.

OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

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SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

Discover innovative concepts to solve urban issues through SusHi Tech Tokyo’s programme focused on leveraging diverse ideas, digital know-how and cutting-edge technologies.

Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

In this edition, we focus on San Diego. San Diego is known as “America’s finest city”, and now it’s looking to be one of the smartest ones, too.

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Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

Opinions

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in lowering carbon emissions and energy consumption and costs.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

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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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Webinar: How smart city tech is improving public safety for San Diego (Wed 25 September)

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.

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Brownsville partners with NTT to build a smart city with private 5G

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The latest news in road travel on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Applications invited for AcceliGOV no-cost smart city pilots

Applications invited for AcceliGOV no-cost smart city pilots

Resilience18 Sep 2024

The projects address pressing urban challenges and span solutions focused on weather unpredictability, waste, wastewater, parking and cybersecurity.

Edinburgh launches on-street bus tracking system

Edinburgh launches on-street bus tracking system

Road travel17 Sep 2024

Displays offer live departure information and will soon offer details of diverted routes and disruptions for multiple operators, including train and air travel.

Council converts 18,000 streetlights to LED in Milton Keynes

Council converts 18,000 streetlights to LED in Milton Keynes

Lighting09 Sep 2024

The phased programme will be completed in 2024 and is expected to save the council over five million kWh in energy usage, and £2m in energy costs per year.

Denmark’s Rejsekort travel app rolled out nationwide

Denmark’s Rejsekort travel app rolled out nationwide

Mobility-as-a-Service04 Sep 2024

Public transport users aged 18 and above in Denmark can now easily travel on trains, buses, trams, and the metro with just one swipe on their smartphones.

West Midlands installs smart sensor tech on key cycle route

West Midlands installs smart sensor tech on key cycle route

AI and Machine Learning03 Sep 2024

Smart sensor technology from VivaCity is being tested on Solihull’s A34 Stratford Road in a bid to make busy crossings safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Routeware adds Rubicon smart city platforms to portfolio

Routeware adds Rubicon smart city platforms to portfolio

Smart waste28 Aug 2024

It will see Routeware offering purpose-built platforms for both municipalities and waste haulers and continues its drive to transform waste and recycling.

Cruise self-driving vehicles to be launched on Uber platform

Cruise self-driving vehicles to be launched on Uber platform

Connected and autonomous vehicles27 Aug 2024

When an Uber rider requests a qualifying ride on the Uber app, they may be presented with the option to have that trip fulfilled by a Cruise autonomous vehicle.

Munich partners to enhance shared mobility

Munich partners to enhance shared mobility

Data management & software22 Aug 2024

The city will use Populus Mobility Manager to monitor progress and address potential challenges in shared mobility in support of its Mobility Strategy 2035.

City of Falls Church kicks off smart city programme

City of Falls Church kicks off smart city programme

Road travel16 Aug 2024

Led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the pilot programme aims to transform the Virginian city into a model smart city and living laboratory.

Lakeland leverages smart mobility for intersection safety

Lakeland leverages smart mobility for intersection safety

Road travel08 Aug 2024

Iteris’ technologies will enable Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Lakeland to proactively prioritise red light running countermeasures.

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Edinburgh launches on-street bus tracking system

Displays offer live departure information and will soon offer details of diverted routes and disruptions for multiple operators, including train and air travel.

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.

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!

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Invisible LEDs light up Beijing landmark

Signify has installed connected architectural lighting into the façade of the China World Trade Centre’s Tower B

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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 ...

How Northern Ireland’s spirit of enterprise is pioneering the future of travelSponsored by Invest Northern Ireland

Whether by land, sea or air, Invest Northern Ireland explains how the region’s businesses are shaping a greener, ...

How 5G can help shape the future of the transport and logistics industries

Bob Driver, head of UK5G, says 5G use cases are many and varied but making a compelling business case relies on ...

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 ...

5G’s importance for smart cities has been underplayed

Everyone talks about 5G hype but Kevin Hasley RootMetrics & IHS Markit argues that the importance of 5G to connected ...

A smart case study for mmWave: Connecting Rzeszów

The City of Rzeszów in Poland has created a blueprint for how mmWave can be leveraged to deliver 5G networks and their ...

Is the IoT a trojan horse for smart cities?

Last month, the City of Atlanta faced one of the most significant cyber-attacks mounted against a major city anywhere ...

Electric cars: Leading the charge

Electric vehicles hold enormous potential but their deployment so far has fallen short. Jacob Klimstra, Senior Energy C...

What is actually smart about cities right now?

Megan Goodwin, Interactive Rights Management digital innovation agency, looks at four key obstacles that need to be ...

Smart cities can change the world – if we radically rethink the approach

Tom Goodwin has high hopes for how smart cities could improve our lives. To get there, though, he says we need to think ...

Ten Gigabit Adelaide, by Richard Threlfall, Partner & Global Head of Infrastructure KPMG International

What is special in Adelaide is the vision of the City of Adelaide authority which encompasses both business and public ...

Accelerating the evolution of smart, connected cities

Cities, and the organisations they work with, cannot afford to delay their smart city initiatives, says Dante Ricci, S...

Make way for autonomous vehicles: infrastructure considerations for urban environments by Michelle Caulfield-Harris

If the car manufactures and tech companies are to be believed, autonomous vehicles will be with us very soon, but key ...

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

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Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

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.

Latest Webinar

Webinar: How smart city tech is improving public safety for San Diego (Wed 25 September)

Webinars

Join SmartCitiesWorld and Ubicquia for our latest joint webinar, focusing on how smart lighting and ALPR technologies are driving a revolution in public safety in the City of San Diego.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Urban Exchange Podcast

The latest Urban Exchange takes us inside the world of digital financial innovation and how it supports urban resilience, with experts from Cape Town and StateUp.

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Special Reports

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in cities

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart cities

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

Smart Cities Reports

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.

Research

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.