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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

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

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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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

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.

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Dallas showcases commitment to inclusivity with 2024 'Welcome Week'

Inclusivity16 Sep 2024

The annual campaign to celebrate inclusive communities and immigrant contribution is underway for 2024.

Implementing innovative solutions to enhance, and expand urban mobility networks

Editor's Blog21 Jul 2023

We highlight three stories that exemplify this ongoing transition, showcasing how cities are implementing innovative solutions to enhance, and expand, their urban mobility networks.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Urban Exchange Podcast19 Oct 2022

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 1: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Urban Exchange Podcast27 Sep 2022

Preview: The part one of the latest episode of the Urban Exchange sees Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, in conversation with Jeff Risom to understand how the nature of resilience is changing, and how Monica and the city are adapting.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 6: Daniel Quintero, Mayor of Medellin

Urban Exchange Podcast16 Jun 2022

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together Mayor of Medellín Daniel Quintero with Leading Cities’ Mike Lake to discuss the advance of urban resilience in Colombia’s second-largest city.

Urban Exchange Episode 5: Andy Foster, Mayor of Wellington

Urban Exchange Podcast08 Apr 2022

Preview: Lauren Sorkin, executive director at Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Wellington, Andy Foster, to focus on the overarching frame of Mayor Andy Foster’s leadership on digital resilience with highlights on Wellington’s award-winning Digital Twin initiative and working with start-ups and digital businesses.

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Podcast11 Nov 2021

Cities on the  Frontlines: LIVE from cop26 advancing net-zero and resilience

Preview: Lauren Sorkin, executive director at Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, for reflections live from Cop26 and a discussion around advancing urban resilience.

Podcast: Enhancing city operations through 5G, AI and data management

Special Reports01 Nov 2021

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Cloudera and IBM Storage, senior editor Luke Antoniou hosts Anthony Behan, managing director for communications, media and entertainment at Cloudera, to talk 5G, data, connectivity, and what innovation in this space means for telcos and their customers in cities.

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Urban Exchange Podcast20 Oct 2021

Cities on the  Frontlines: Urban Design for a Sustainable Future

Preview: Jeff Risom, Chief Innovation Officer at Gehl, will be joined by Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken for a deep dive on sustainability, holistic urban planning and more.

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

Urban Exchange Podcast13 Oct 2021

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.

Urban Exchange Episode 1: Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston

Urban Exchange Podcast07 Oct 2021

Cities on the Frontlines: Resilient Infrastructure

The first episode of the Urban Exchange podcast sees Mayor Turner of Houston, the Chair of the Resilient Cities Network Board of Directors, in conversation with Paul Wilson, Chair of the SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board. Together, they discuss Houston’s definition of resilience, Houston’s plans to build resilience, and why Houston’s status as an energy city places specific emphasis on its climate action plans.

Podcast: How remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance can deliver major cost-savings for city fleet managers

Special Reports15 Sep 2021

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Luke Antoniou speaks to Cloudera’s Cindy Maike about these empowering technologies

Smart Dubai completes first phase of unified employee database

News07 Jun 2021

Dubai Government wants to optimise investment in its human resources and establish a reliable source of employee data, as well as meet the requirements of its smart city aspirations.

London mayor declares a “retrofit revolution” to create ultra-low carbon buildings

News04 Jun 2021

The package of measures aims to tackle the climate emergency as well as issues such as fuel poverty and sustain and create new green jobs in the UK capital.

Singapore refreshes environmental plan to include more digital solutions

News26 Apr 2021

The plan will include more advanced technologies such as robotics, augmented and virtual reality as well as blockchain as their commercial applications are more mature.

Baltimore Health Corps pilot could serve as model for other cities

News12 Apr 2021

The Baltimore Health Corps launched in June 2020 as a way to recruit, train, and employ 275 new community health workers who were unemployed, furloughed, or underemployed.

Canberra cybersecurity hub gets green light

News07 Apr 2021

As well as advancing the city’s expertise in this area, the Canberra Cyber Hub will harness its cyber capabilities to create more jobs and further diversify the ACT economy.

The future of managers in the smart city sector

News11 Mar 2021

The rising complexity in business as a result of digital transformations, globalisation, market volatility and the pandemic means managers must adopt agile ways of working.

China raises the percentage of permanent urban residents

People and skills11 Mar 2021

The country will move faster to grant permanent urban residency to people who move from rural areas to cities where the industries are more developed to accelerate economic progress.

Singapore builds talent pipeline in 5G and emerging tech

News16 Feb 2021

Telecoms company Singtel is partnering with IMDA and academia to attract and build a ready pool of capable talent to help deliver innovative products and services.

Smart city experience specialists graduate in Dubai

People and skills01 Feb 2021

Smart Dubai’s first Digital Service Design Professional Diploma aims to provide graduates with the knowledge and best practice needed to improve digital services and design new ones.

Salt Lake City establishes innovation department

News26 Jan 2021

It was announced in mayor Erin Mendenhall’s state of the city address in which she shared her vision for a more resilient and equitable city and encouraged citizens to view a new report card of the council’s performance.

University of Helsinki launches Ethics of AI online course

News27 Nov 2020

Course has been designed in partnership with the cities of Helsinki, Amsterdam and London and aims to help public administration, businesses and the public understand what the ethical use of AI means.

IMDA and IBM join forces to accelerate digital skills development in Singapore

News24 Nov 2020

IBM’s programme aims to meet the demand for technology consulting and deep technical skills needed to support the acceleration of digital transformation across all industries.

Christchurch launches electric bike hire trial with Lime

News24 Nov 2020

The council wants to investigate how a shared e-bike service might fit into the transport network in the long-term in the New Zealand city.

Glasgow delivers feedback on the progress of its digital strategy

News24 Nov 2020

The Scottish city has outlined achievements to date as well as next steps and priorities, including the renewed focus of digital investment to support recovery from the pandemic.

St Louis to build a green jobs workforce for its clean energy economy

News06 Nov 2020

The city said its Solar Workforce Development Pilot is an innovative way to make strides with its ambitious climate protection goals as well as advance diversity and equity.

Milton Keynes launches AI development programme

News02 Nov 2020

The training programme will bring together business leaders, academics and individuals to develop AI skills and strengthen networks to help the UK town establish itself as a world-leading smart city.

Use of VR and AR to grow across the smart cities sector through 5G

News26 Oct 2020

Frost & Sullivan’s analysis predicts that virtual and augmented reality technologies will be empowered through 5G for public sector applications such as disaster preparedness and personnel training.

C40 Cities unites global mayors and youth to tackle the climate emergency

News07 Oct 2020

Recognising that the climate crisis demands new kinds of partnerships and ideas, the Global Youth and Mayors Forum is designed to ensure that all voices are represented in global decision-making.

Energy players 'positive' about sustainable tech adoption by industrial sector

News06 Oct 2020

Research carried out by EIT InnoEnergy also found that customer readiness for new technology and access to partnering organisations for R&D areas requires more action.

Zipp Mobility appoints US e-scooter executive

News17 Sep 2020

The company’s e-scooter model has recently been approved by the UK Department for Transport for use in shared e-scooter trials, in co-operation with local councils, across the UK.

Government-to-university network expands in the US

News14 Sep 2020

The Volcker Alliance’s initiative aims to connect governments’ hiring and research needs with local university capacity and is expanding into Chicago and North Carolina.

Dubai launches smart city professional diploma

News01 Sep 2020

It is designed to introduce smart city specialists to best practices to improve the design and quality of digital services and help create new ones to drive Dubai’s digital transformation.

Climate and sustainability masters programme gets the green light

News25 Aug 2020

The programme is aimed at both existing urban professionals, as well as those with multi-disciplinary environmental backgrounds and will create professional pathways in urban climate change leadership.

Singapore continues its drive to build a pool of smart city innovators

News24 Aug 2020

The number of applications to the Smart Nation Scholarship scheme increased again this year with awardees undergoing rigorous training and taking on key roles in national projects.

Former Philadelphia mayor joins the board of Rubicon

News21 Aug 2020

Michael Nutter is expanding his role with the smart waste and recycling company after partnering with RubiconSmartCity in his capacity as an advisory board member for two years.

SmartCitiesWorld launches new people and skills content hub

News12 Aug 2020

It will explore the latest news, trends, analysis and people moves inside the industry and in the coming months feature job vacancies and employer profiles.

How smart is your office?

News01 Aug 2020

Smart Cities World and Signify are undertaking a survey to find out more about the technology being used to make offices and workplaces more intelligent.

Smart Cities Council launches academy in Australia and New Zealand

News31 Jul 2020

Modules delivered through the academy will cater for early career practitioners as well as advanced professionals and policy-makers seeking recognition of their ongoing contribution to the industry.

Michigan formally launches future mobility office

News19 Jul 2020

The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification will be headed up by Trevor Pawl, named as the US state’s chief mobility officer.

Singapore creates new office to further drive digitalisation

News01 Jun 2020

The SG Digital Office will recruit 1,000 digital ambassadors to help every individual and business to go digital in the phased economic recovery from Covid-19.

More cities declare climate emergencies: Will it spur real change?

Special Reports15 Jul 2019

Experts praise cities for highlighting the scale of the climate crisis but urge them to follow up with concrete actions.

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