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London ranked UK's greenest city

News07 May 2021

The high ratio of green spaces per 10,000 of the population, and availability of electric vehicle charging stations contributed to London’s leading position.

Sierra Leone signs charter city development deal

News02 Oct 2019

The project will integrate efficient infrastructure with transparent and effective governance, supported by the “intelligent application” of smart technology.

Smart technologies trigger virtuous circle of economic growth in cities

News01 Oct 2019

By using these technologies to transform and interconnect their urban ecosystem, government leaders aim to deliver a myriad of benefits to their stakeholders.

London mayor addresses mobile "not spots"

News30 Sep 2019

A new standard agreement for commercial landlords and public property owners is designed to speed up the process which allows mobile providers access to rooftops and other sites to install kit.

Deerfield Beach launches city-wide energy efficiency project

News27 Sep 2019

The Florida city will work with Siemens on a 17-year infrastructure improvement project which will also increase the use of alternative energy sources.

Digital twins could form the "end game" for optimum smart city design

News11 Sep 2019

Research finds that urban digital twinning and city modelling technology is having a transformative effect on how cities are designed, monitored, and managed.

Rockefeller Foundation awards $3.7m to boost opportunity zones initiative

News10 Sep 2019

Initiative aims to help cities build a pipeline of projects and small business investments that move beyond the early stages of planning and attract private investment in economically distressed areas.

Sydney's City Plan 2036 open for viewing

News10 Sep 2019

To enhance its reputation and global status, the Australian city wants to accommodate 200,000 new jobs and 56,000 new homes by the plan’s target year.

Smart City Expo Atlanta announces top speakers

News04 Sep 2019

The Expo aims to redefine what it means to be a smart city and will convene mayors, CEOs, CIOs and innovators to discuss issues and share knowledge.

London ranked top city for Generation Z

News04 Sep 2019

The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.

Facebook expands local alert tool within the US

News03 Sep 2019

The tool has been designed to help local authorities to communicate urgent, need-to-know information when it directly affects people in their communities.

Sidewalk Labs launches advanced infrastructure partnership

News03 Sep 2019

Sidewalk Labs and its parent company Alphabet are partnering with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to form a spin-out company focusing on next-generation infrastructure.

Eco-neighbourhood aims to reshape urban living

News30 Aug 2019

The development in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris will re-establish nature in the city and seeks to provide inhabitants with a connected, environmentally responsible lifestyle.

Can living walls make our cities smarter and more sustainable?

News23 Aug 2019

Vertical Field is collaborating with academia to study the impact of smart living walls in urban settings in terms of the environment, human health and wellbeing.

Malaysian and UK universities come together for future cities

News21 Aug 2019

Sunway University and Lancaster University establish Future Cities Research Institute to progress the development of sustainable cities.

Smart home devices to lead in third wave of the wireless home

News08 Aug 2019

Devices such as smart thermostats, video cameras and smart appliances will overtake the smart TV and account for more than 60 per cent of wi-fi devices in use.

Investors and start-ups highlight what's holding Israel's smart cities back

News30 Jul 2019

A recent event highlighted the difficulty smart city technology companies have breaking into the urban space and getting the ear of municipalities.

Future energy systems: Decentralisation and virtual power plants

Special Reports26 Jul 2019

Technological innovation and new trends could produce a much more flexible, resilient and efficient energy grid. Will regulators be bold enough to unleash the true power of these new systems?

Global open innovation contest looks for "society-changing" ideas

News24 Jul 2019

NTT Data experts will work with respective winners to determine where the start-up company’s product or service could be used in its client ecosystem.

New sensor could help buildings re-open faster after earthquakes

News15 Jul 2019

Following two back-to-back earthquakes in southern California, a new tool could see critical buildings re-open faster while Los Angeles has launched new initiatives to help citizens prepare.

Programme aims to certify quality of life initiatives

News12 Jul 2019

Renault is working with EIT InnoEnergy to assess the impact of its FeliZiudad platform to make cities, towns, and neighbourhoods more sustainable and happier places to live.

Asia-Pacific smart city project winners named

News11 Jul 2019

IDC notes a “surge” in cutting-edge future city projects being deployed across first-tier cities in developed economies across the 12 functional e-service categories.

Ordnance Survey helps Singapore transform urban planning

News10 Jul 2019

UK mapping agency provided expertise to a project with the University of Singapore and the government in which it championed the use of building information modelling data.

30 Toronto leaders urge support for Sidewalk Labs’ smart city plan

News05 Jul 2019

A group of Toronto leaders have co-signed a letter urging citizens and officials to give Sidewalk Labs’ controversial smart city proposal a chance.

Taoyuan named Intellligent Community of the Year

News04 Jul 2019

The Taiwanese city was chosen after a year-long evaluation that includes quantitative analysis of extensive data as well as a site visit.

Pittsburgh calculates environmental and economic impact of its infrastructure

News03 Jul 2019

The US city is using the Siemens City Performance Tool to identify a technology roadmap to help it reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.

Smart cities spending to reach $189 billion in 2023

News02 Jul 2019

The latest IDC smart cities spending guide highlights priority areas as resilient energy and infrastructure projects followed by data-driven public safety and intelligent transportation.

World Economic Forum to lead global smart cities alliance

News02 Jul 2019

The alliance will unite municipal, regional and national governments as well as private sector partnerships and citizens around a shared set of guiding principles on tech governance.

Miami strengthens its inner urban core

News01 Jul 2019

Green infrastructure, living shorelines and resilient design are among the recommendations announced by the city to insure against the impact of climate change and encourage smart growth.

Smart City Expo World Congress 2019 announces first speakers

News28 Jun 2019

Urban transportation, cyber-security and climate change experts are among those who will take to the stage at the annual event in Barcelona.

UCF launches smart cities degree track

News27 Jun 2019

University of Central Florida is launching the master’s level course to meet the growing workforce demand for engineers and planners with urban tech expertise.

Venn raises $40m to reinvent urban living

News26 Jun 2019

The start-up has developed a replicable neighbourhood revitalisation and business model that aims to deliver a social return on investment.

Sidewalk Labs publishes 1,500-page Toronto smart city plan: More questions than answers?

News25 Jun 2019

Sidewalk Labs has put forward a detailed 1,500-page plan, but Waterfront Toronto has raised concerns in a number of areas.

Individuals recognised for transforming public spaces

News24 Jun 2019

They will receive a share of more than $1m as part of the inaugural Knight Public Spaces Fellowship, which seeks to strengthen community engagement and connections.

Smart city technology market to grow to $263 billion by 2028

News21 Jun 2019

Navigant Research’s report tracks the progress of 443 projects across 286 cities with relation to energy, water, transportation, buildings and government operations.

Boston aims for zero waste

News20 Jun 2019

Key parts of the plan include expanding Boston’s composting programme, increasing access to recycling facilities and launching a city-wide education campaign on recycling.

Darwin completes Australia's largest smart city project

News19 Jun 2019

The $10 million project includes 912 LED lights, installation of 138 CCTV cameras and, the addition of 39 new hotspots to extend the city’s free wi-fi.

Building what's next: Construction innovation could crack 'wicked' city problems

Special Reports13 Jun 2019

Jon Glasco rounds up the latest innovation from the BBConstrumat show and its potential impact on smart city goals.

Digital twin initiative aims to model society of the future

News10 Jun 2019

NTT wants to bring together a number of disciplines including social sciences, humanities and applied science to create a digital transformation innovation platform to realise smarter societies.

NYC launches air quality challenge

News10 Jun 2019

The open innovation call hopes to attract new ideas to help reduce the negative impacts of urban air pollution and urban heat island effect.

Start-ups innovate to re-imagine city life

News09 Jun 2019

Solutions that provide situational awareness for first responders and transform public spaces into social experiences are among the latest cohort of start-ups in the Urban-X accelerator.

Unmet social needs a significant barrier to good health

News06 Jun 2019

One third of Americans are struggling with stress linked to meeting their basic human needs such as stable housing and reliable transportation, according to a new survey.

Toronto releases first ever resilience strategy

News06 Jun 2019

The city’s Resilience Office engaged with more than 8,000 Torontonians and 75 partner organisations to develop the resilience strategy.

Helsinki and Vantaa make old buildings smart

News06 Jun 2019

Housing companies in the Finnish cities are piloting an IoT-based solution to reduce energy consumption as well as increase awareness of residents’ data rights.

Combining mapping and twinning technologies to build better cities

News05 Jun 2019

Dassault Systèmes and SuperMap have committed to work together on platform-driven projects for smart cities and large transportation infrastructure projects.

C40 announces first 15 "beacons of sustainable design"

News29 May 2019

Projects from Chicago, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Paris and Reykjavik have been chosen in the first round of the organisation’s Reinventing Cities competition.

Toolkit aims to help civic leaders make an impact

News24 May 2019

A new resource focuses on the key stages of developing a smart city and contends that putting citizens and wellbeing central can result in more productive urban spaces.

Brazil unveils its newest smart city that puts people first

News23 May 2019

Smart City Natal is a 170-hectare development from smart affordable housing company, Planet Smart City, and integrates architectural, digital, environmental and social innovation.

Dallas smart cities incubator announces first cohort

News22 May 2019

Innov8te is also establishing Startup City Hall, which will provide senior leaders at the city a dedicated office in which to discuss ideas and solutions with the chosen companies.

BCN-NYC Affordable Housing Challenge winner announced

News20 May 2019

A joint proposal from Columbia National University and Straddle 3 Barcelona has been chosen for the international BCN-NYC Affordable Housing Challenge.

Canada announces its Smart Cities Challenge winners

News15 May 2019

Four cities have been chosen from 20 finalists, which spent the last year working with residents and partners to turn their smart ideas into practical plans.

Former Kansas City CIO launches smart city consultancy

News14 May 2019

B2 Civic Solutions claims to have developed a replicable model for identifying, planning and resourcing smart solutions for communities of all sizes.

Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

News08 May 2019

ESI ThoughtLab will define the cost benefits of smart city investments and provide city and business leaders with an evidence-based guide.

US Ignite launches smart city accelerator

News02 May 2019

Benefits for participants include access to an eight-week training course, an opportunity to connect with Amazon mentors as well as up to 10,000 in AWS credits.

City Lights: Khal Asfour, Mayor, City of Canterbury Bankstown, New South Wales

City Lights25 Apr 2019

Khal Asfour, Mayor for the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, talks to SmartCitiesWorld about the importance of consulting the community at the start of a smart city journey.

Funding smart cities: Where’s the money?

Special Reports18 Apr 2019

A report by SmartCitiesWorld found that funding is the biggest challenge to implementing a smart city strategy. So how can cities confront this?

Qualcomm plays matchmaker to cities and smart solutions

News17 Apr 2019

The technology company wants to build a rich ecosystem of solution providers that use its products to help accelerate smart cities around the world.

Threat factors drive up cities' resilience spending

News17 Apr 2019

City governments around the world are becoming more aware of making sure their cities can withstand or recover quickly from unpredictable events and disasters.

Digital twin technology aims to put sustainability at the heart of smart cities

News17 Apr 2019

The platform from IES will link IoT data, sensor readings or any other data source to investigate the sustainability and energy efficiency of any built environment.

Data exchange framework for smart cities completes first phase

News16 Apr 2019

The framework by US Ignite and ATIS aims to create a blueprint for the secure and interoperable exchange of data beyond city operational boundaries.

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