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Autonomous shuttles deployed in Columbus neighbourhood

News07 Feb 2020

Operating in the South Linden neighbourhood of Columbus, the Leap (Linden Empowers All People) shuttle will seek to close first-mile/last-mile transit gaps.

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.

Greenwich’s smart city benchmarking toolkit for adaptability and resilience

Opinions01 Oct 2019

Allan Mayo, Smart City Strategist, DG Cities, outlines how DG Cities is using an evidence-based tool to ensure its smart city strategy has resilience and adaptability at the core. Other cities could replicate the methodology.

UK energy firm Centrica rolls out smart hot water tanks

News01 Oct 2019

The intelligent tanks combine Internet of Things and sensory technologies to keep track of hot water levels and learn the usage habits of the household.

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.

Who’s going to clear the air on 5G?

Editor's Blog16 Sep 2019

There’s no shortage of hope and hype about the benefits 5G is going to bring but something else is gaining traction too: dissent. Who is going to step up and provide a coherent response?

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.

Glasgow unveils high-tech tower blocks

News09 Sep 2019

A public-private project has equipped the 20-storey building in the Scottish city with IoT technology, free fibre-optic broadband and will provide digital inclusion classes.

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.

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.

What can theme parks teach us about smart cities?

Opinions29 Aug 2019

At first glance, theme parks and smart cities may seem very different but behind the scenes, there could be a lot to learn about visitor experience and design, says Bill Coan, ITEC Entertainment.

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.

Ottawa named best city to live for expats

News14 Aug 2019

Seventy cities were judged on 24 criteria across the four categories of environment and urbanisation, family and society, experience and economics.

UN Social Impact Investing Initiative opens Helsinki office

News12 Aug 2019

The global initiative supports Helsinki’s goal of achieving a more significant role for cities in implementing the sustainable development goals.

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.

Masterplan unveiled for Bangkok’s $3.8 billion integrated smart district

News02 Aug 2019

The One Bangkok developer says the initiative will be based on people-centric, sustainable and smart city design principles.

Las Vegas to get ‘first-of-its-kind’ high-tech $7.5 billion mini smart city

News02 Aug 2019

From AI and autonomous cars to ’supertrees’ and self-healing structures – you name it, Bleutech Park is set to have it

Costing the Earth: Funding city climate initiatives with green banks

Special Reports02 Aug 2019

Green banks are on the rise as cities look for ways to fund essential work to prevent climate change and its effects.

Liverpool submits £230 million green deal bid to government

News31 Jul 2019

Vision is focused on helping make the city carbon neutral, while also delivering jobs, clean air, better health, smarter travel, green spaces and cheap-to-heat homes.

London to use ICO personal data ‘sandbox’ for violence reduction initiative

News31 Jul 2019

A financial forensic analytics platform and a central mechanism for sharing patient consent are among the projects chosen by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

Smart Neighbourhood initiative unveiled in Atlanta

News29 Jul 2019

A partnership between Georgia Power and the PulteGroup is helping to introduce smart solutions that create lasting benefits for homeowners and the environment.

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.

In the heart of the [smart] city, home is where the heart is

Opinions16 Jul 2019

A home should not be a bubble in the smart city, but part of the connected fabric for better living and quality of life, says Phil Brunkard, Republic of Things.

PGE rolls out smart grid testbed in Oregon

News16 Jul 2019

Portland General Electric is building a roadmap to a “virtual power plant” that is powered by customer devices and behaviours rather than traditional generation.

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.

Why smart cities need smart buildings

Opinions05 Jul 2019

As the two ecosystems evolve, they will have ample opportunity to feed off each other, says Thomas Seiler, CEO at u-blox.

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.

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.

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.

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