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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

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.

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Moshe Gazit from Thinkz explains how IoT data in the hands of citizens can promote more sustainable choices, and introduces a new clean air routing tool that will be free-to-use in cities following its launch into Europe.

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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sydney

In 2020, the City of Sydney released a Smart City Strategic Framework to harness the opportunities brought about by digital disruption, to plan for uncertainty and to sustain a global reputation as a leading place to live, work, learn and visit.

Podcasts

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.

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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 –Shenzhen

Smart Cities Reports10 Oct 2022

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Smart Cities Reports29 Nov 2021

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

Smart Cities Reports25 Aug 2021

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

Smart Cities Reports19 Mar 2021

The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.

Austin Energy deploys AI-driven early wildfire detection

AI and Machine Learning05 Sep 2024

Once a fire is identified, the system automatically alerts Austin Energy and local fire departments, providing precise location data and real-time imagery.

Skills, technical support and data spaces: redefining openness in smart cities

Data management & software05 Sep 2024

Andrea Battaglia, CEO at FIWARE Foundation, explains how he’s helping to usher in a new era of innovation for FIWARE and its ecosystem by truly embracing the open source mindset.

Brownsville teams with NTT Data to build a connected city

4G and 5G04 Sep 2024

The technology company’s Smart Solutions will use real-time data, predictive analytics and AI to support public services, safety, sustainability and growth.

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.

London testbed will address pressing urban challenges

Planning and redevelopment08 Jul 2024

A new report aims to act as a roadmap to transform Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London into a pioneering digital research and development hub.

Bloomberg welcomes 23 mayors to the City Data Alliance

News27 Jun 2024

The mayors will receive operational support and technical assistance to build leading data and artificial intelligence practices and infrastructure in their city halls.

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

Climate action25 Jun 2024

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

Climate action24 Jun 2024

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.

San Francisco launches website to benchmark Vision Zero progress

Road travel14 Jun 2024

The goal of this benchmarking effort is to provide context to San Francisco’s work and progress on key Vision Zero metrics alongside 12 other US cities.

Texas alliance aims to expand internet access across region

Inclusivity10 May 2024

NTXIA has re-launched the Internet for North Texas Coalition to prioritise broadband infrastructure and access, supporting digital equity for all residents.

New York launches data hub for Business Improvement Districts

Open data08 May 2024

The New York Places Data Hub aims to make it simple and easy for BIDs and small businesses to access critical data to better understand community needs.

Peachtree Corners to deploy lidar solution to improve safety

AI and Machine Learning03 May 2024

Collaboration will see Seyond deploy and validate its lidar solutions in a real-world environment in an effort to create safer streets and smoother traffic flow.

Delray Beach introduces smart parking programme

Road travel24 Apr 2024

Data from sensors placed in on- and off-street parking assets will be shared via a public website so drivers can quickly find parking spaces in real time.

Arup and ODI extend net zero data-sharing partnership

Climate action18 Apr 2024

In this next phase, Arup and the Open Data Institute will place renewed focus on the built environment and develop a roadmap for net zero data infrastructure.

Data partnership provides real-time EV charging information

Electric vehicles08 Apr 2024

European parking operator Apcoa and charge point app Zapmap are teaming to enable electric vehicle drivers to make more informed decisions about charging.

New generative AI chatbot seeks to transform public sector

AI and Machine Learning03 Apr 2024

Chatbot is designed around a family of expert domain fine-tuned models that have unique access to government databases and generates responses and explanations.

Orange County advances countywide smart mobility initiative

Road travel28 Mar 2024

Orange County Transportation Authority has awarded a $9.6m contract to Iteris to provide signal timing design, operations and maintenance for 34 cities.

Denver progresses smart city traffic management initiative

Road travel22 Mar 2024

The City and County of Denver is working with Western Systems to tackle immediate traffic challenges and to support long-term sustainability and safety goals.

Transport North East partners with transport data provider

Analytics08 Mar 2024

TNE is using the CitySwift transport data and intelligence platform to deliver the objectives laid out in the North East Bus Service Improvement plan.

IBM commits up to $45m for urban climate adaptation

Climate action07 Mar 2024

IBM will increase investment in its Sustainability Accelerator by 50 per cent, committing up to $45m in cash and in-kind donations over the next five years.

How two cities are increasing transparency

Editor's Blog16 Feb 2024

How San Antonio and Barcelona are using accessible and user-friendly data dashboards and portals to foster more openness and transparency in governance.

Cincinnati partners to advance building decarbonisation

Climate action14 Feb 2024

The city is working with climate tech firm Blocpower and sustainability alliance Green Umbrella to meet the goals outlined in the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan.

Barcelona claims city data is “more accessible than ever”

Open data13 Feb 2024

The tool from the Municipal Data Office seeks to democratise access to and the usage of statistical data relating to the city from multiple perspectives.

Iteris gains granular visibility into driving patterns

Analytics12 Feb 2024

It is working with mobility data and analytics company Arity to integrate a broader suite of traffic data solutions of its AI-powered ClearMobility platform.

Tool provides real-time biodiversity net gain assessments

Planning and redevelopment08 Feb 2024

The tool by Temple makes use of Esri UK GIS tech to streamline the workflow from field data collection to in-office assessment to give a real-time BNG score.

Tech company joins smart streetscape initiative

Road travel05 Feb 2024

The NEC Corporation will contribute to the Columbia University-led initiative supporting the development of a rich ecosystem of streetscape applications.

Levelling the data playing field for coastal communities

Climate action02 Feb 2024

NOAA is making high-resolution land cover data available to help build resilience following an $8m funding award from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

WEF explores establishment of GovTech centre in Kyiv

People and skills18 Jan 2024

World Economic Forum and Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation have announced mutual interest in setting up a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Mayor unveils comprehensive One Seattle Data Strategy

Open data22 Dec 2023

It is designed to optimise City’s use of data for more informed decision-making, enhanced collaboration and protecting privacy and standardising best practices.

Cop28: Digital dashboard to monitor UAE net zero activities

Climate action12 Dec 2023

The UAE Earth platform aims to help advance progress and support decision-making in five domains: economy, adaptation, reduction, transition and health.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

Webinars10 Dec 2023

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Undergound digital asset map expands coverage in UK

Data management & software01 Dec 2023

National Underground Asset Register aims to transform the way organisations install, maintain, operate and repair the pipes and cables buried under the ground.

Plans progress for Guyana’s smart, sustainable city

Planning and redevelopment25 Nov 2023

The Silica City urban project, designed to become a future city for the nation, aspires to be a model of sustainability, resilience, and futuristic thinking.

Culver City installs smart traffic monitoring system

Road travel21 Nov 2023

The Californian city is working with transport tech scale-up Viva to gather anonymous data on road user trends and behaviours to support sustainability goals.

How cities are using data for social impact

Data management & software20 Nov 2023

The WEF G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance’s model policies and regional networks are helping to accelerate responsible adoption of smart city technologies.

City of Fort Worth joins North Texas Innovation Alliance

Governance and Citizen08 Nov 2023

City is demonstrating thought leadership on broadband as a mode of mobility, leveraging the alliance’s guidance to build a world-class smart city ecosystem.

National Highways progresses Digital Roads strategy

Road travel03 Nov 2023

The organisation in charge of A roads in England is using Esri geographic information systems software to create a single digital model of the road network.

Monaco turns to the cloud to bolster data security

Cloud and edge computing16 Oct 2023

Monaco Cloud aims to deliver the principality with digital infrastructure and services that meet the highest international security and compliance standards.

Denver bolsters data disaster recovery plans

Data privacy and security10 Oct 2023

Denver implemented a number of improvements to improve data disaster recovery following an audit in 2021, including more collaboration with other agencies.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

News10 Oct 2023

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.

How cities can take back control of their mobility dataSponsored by Meep

Mobility-as-a-Service09 Oct 2023

Guillermo Campoamor, founder and CEO of Meep, highlights the need for cities and local authorities to maintain control of their mobility data and outlines steps to take back control to create mobility solutions that better serve the public and the city.

Syracuse launches open data challenge to support Vision Zero

Open data06 Oct 2023

The open data challenge aims to come up with improvements that will help Syracuse deliver on Vision Zero aspirations to heighten traffic safety in the city.

Kyiv.Digital: a digital umbrella for the city

Citizen engagement05 Oct 2023

Anatolii Vovniuk, deputy CIO of Kyiv Council, explains how Kyiv.Digital evolved from a Covid-19 lifeline to an integrated services app used by 80 per cent of citizens.

Veovo adds lidar technology to smart airport platform

Air Travel22 Sep 2023

Addition of lidar tech to the Veovo smart airport platform enables it to track various moving objects around the airport, increasing situational awareness.

City of Mesa uses traffic data analytics to increase safety

Analytics21 Sep 2023

City of Mesa’s Transportation Department is expanding use of UrbanLogiq’s traffic data analytics platform, adding its crash analysis tool to its capabilities.

StreetLight Data and TomTom partner for global mobility data

Analytics25 Aug 2023

The partnership will enable StreetLight Data to expand its geographic reach and enable the companies to provide deeper transportation intelligence worldwide.

Making sense of sensor data to build successful smart citiesSponsored by Opendatasoft

Data management & software17 Aug 2023

Adam Reiser, sales director, North America at Opendatasoft, explains how cities can liberate data from individual departmental silos so it can easily be used by all.

Calgary unveils upgraded security infrastructure

Citizen security16 Aug 2023

The City rebuilt its entire IT infrastructure integrating Axis’ cameras, security radars, horn speakers, strobes and analytics solutions to tackle urban issues.

Digital transformation experts to offer smart city capabilities

Cloud and edge computing12 Jul 2023

The integration hub will be a place to combine specialist technologies created for connecting mobility, energy and buildings as part of modern urban planning.

Defining the path for public service digitalisationSponsored by Huawei

Data management & software05 Jul 2023

Hong-Eng Koh, Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist for Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group, details how to lay the critical foundations for smarter, more efficient public services.

UK Met Office makes climate data more accessible

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