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Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities (Part 2)

This webinar explores Keihanna Science City - one of the most successful start-up hubs, hosting more than 150 research facilities and incubating fledging companies

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.

Smart Cities Reports

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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.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

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C40 guide to serve as implementation tool for urban planners

Climate action08 Nov 2024

The guide will serve as a tool to accelerate sustainable, equitable and resilient urban planning policies and promote deliverable climate action around the globe.

IBM and UNDP launch AI models to analyse complex energy issues

Batteries and renewables18 Sep 2024

Models are freely available through UNDP’s GeoHub dashboards, helping users access data and insights to interpret clean energy challenges and opportunities.

UNDP launches global digital inclusion initiative

Inclusivity03 Jun 2024

The consultation will build on UNDP’s Digital Inclusion Playbook that was also launched at the ATxSummit in Singapore to forge an inclusive digital future.

The smartest cities in Europe and US unveiled

News14 May 2024

ProptechOS evaluated 68 US and European cities against the smart city guidelines set out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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.

Call to action ahead of G7 urban development meeting

Policymaking06 Jul 2023

Ahead of the G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers’ meeting in Japan, WEF has issued a six-point call-to-action to accelerate sustainable urban development.

Generative AI tool bids to make climate data open to all

AI and Machine Learning04 Jul 2023

OpenESG claims ChatESG integrates business-specific logic and data from SMEs, public companies and partnerships to deliver rapid, verified responses to queries.

Govtech accelerator announces top 100 resiliency solutions

Climate action13 Jun 2023

Resilience challenge has curated what it describes as a collection of highly promising solutions to future-proof cities, protect residents, and promote equity.

Singapore pledges $10m to align digital capability with UN SDGs

Sustainable development goals09 Jun 2023

It made the pledge to the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, which was set up to foster meaningful connectivity and digital transformation globally.

Canadian university creates climate action blueprint for cities

Climate action17 Apr 2023

Concordia’s Plan/Net-Zerø initiative involves transforming its campuses into living labs and a hub to model green energy solutions to cities around the world.

Solar programme to upgrade health facilities across India

Solar power11 Apr 2023

The Energy for Health solar programme aims to transform the country’s public health systems, build sustainability and address critical climate issues.

How Melbourne is realising its ambitious climate action plan

Climate action30 Mar 2023

Having declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019, Lord Mayor Sally Capp believes the city is on the doorstep of achieving some of its bold aims.

IBM invites proposals for water management solutions

Water24 Mar 2023

Its latest accelerator programme will apply IBM technologies such as AI and hybrid cloud to address the challenges around water in vulnerable populations.

Innovators pledge $11bn to solve global water challenges

Water23 Mar 2023

Xylem, Veolia, XPV, Hydraloop, and Hansgrohe will be joined by several nonprofits to pledge their collective commitment to invest in innovative water solutions.

Singapore achieves global destination sustainability award

Sustainable development goals01 Mar 2023

Efforts align with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 that charts city-state targets over the next 10 years and positions it to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Which cities are performing best in the 4IR?

News01 Feb 2023

The 2022 Smart City Index analysed 31 global cities to examine the urban changes taking place against the backdrop of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

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

Urban Exchange Podcast13 Dec 2022

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.

Open source tech recognised for boosting sustainability

Smart waste12 Dec 2022

The annual Call for Code challenge invited innovators across the globe to help accelerate sustainability and combat climate change with open source-powered technology.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Urban Exchange Podcast30 Nov 2022

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

Toronto issues green bond for transformative climate action

Climate action29 Nov 2022

Proceeds will be used to fund approved Toronto Transportation Services and Waterfront revitalisation capital projects that address the impact of climate change.

Council launched to help decarbonise built environment

Commercial buildings03 Nov 2022

New council will bring together stakeholders across the built environment value chain, from industry leaders to scale-ups, to stimulate investment, deployment, and scaling of new materials and technologies.

Global smart city resiliency challenge unveils finalists

Resilience14 Sep 2022

Common city challenges tackled by the finalists in this year’s QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge span areas such as digital infrastructure and comms tech, public transportation, renewable energy and fresh food shortage.

EU launches climate neutrality testbed pilot for cities

Climate action06 Sep 2022

Part of the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities, the programme will enable cities to test locally tailored actions towards a climate transition, as well as provide €32m in support.

Toronto invites entries to decarbonise buildings challenge

Commercial buildings31 Aug 2022

It will support “deeper-than-planned” energy retrofits in 10 to 16 privately-owned buildings to accelerate emissions reductions and identify pathways to net zero that can be replicated in other buildings.

Ovilla deploys smart water advanced metering programme

Water30 Aug 2022

The city in Texas will use Smart Earth’s AMI technology that maximises utility and water efficiency and delivers a software and LTE networking solution.

Data-driven partnership established to tackle climate change

Analytics23 Aug 2022

Sustainability-as-a-service platform company Olive Gaea is partnering with Sapio Analytics to support government organisations across the Menati region to tackle climate change.

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Air quality01 Jul 2022

EV Infrastructure delivery will power London’s drive toward sustainable growth

Special Reports24 Jun 2022

London is currently home to more than 30 per cent of the UK’s electric vehicle charging points but, as John Kavanagh explains, there remains a huge amount to be done if EVs are to support the city’s carbon-neutral goals and data will be key.

Warsaw launches initiative to improve air quality

Air quality14 Jun 2022

The Breathe Warsaw initiative will provide technical assistance and capacity building to support the deployment of data-driven policies to improve air quality and benefit climate and health in the Polish capital.

ThoughtLab launches future cities research programme

Policymaking07 Jun 2022

The research firm is working with a coalition of business, government, and academic leaders, including SmartCitiesWorld, on the study of 200 cities, which will probe their strategies, investments and plans for becoming future-ready.

UN names Resilience Hubs in Portugal and Italy

Resilience24 May 2022

Matosinhos and the Province of Potenza have been recognised by the UN-led coalition Making Cities Resilient 2030 for pioneering strategies to reduce the impact of disasters including fires and earthquakes.

Malmö named as a Resilience Hub by United Nations

Resilience11 May 2022

The Swedish city has been recognised for its proactive efforts to prepare for and mitigate climate-related hazards and joins the other hubs of Barcelona, Helsingborg, Manchester and Milan.

Consortium seeks to drive circular lifestyle for batteries

Batteries and renewables28 Apr 2022

The Battery Pass research and development project aims to put in place the foundations for an interoperable, open standard, scalable data platform in Europe and support an EU battery passport.

Platform aims to raise the bar on climate action reporting for cities

Climate action06 Apr 2022

CDP-ICLEI’s revamped questionnaire refines the data collection process to focus on key criteria for climate change mitigation and adaptation and enables cities to track progress in areas such as science-based targets.

Citizen science project in Brazil could help to reduce the impact of flooding

Resilience01 Apr 2022

The project creates a citizen scientist monitoring network enabling the generation of data about rainfall and local flood impacts while showing a visualisation of all the data, including those from official sources.

Urban New Deal seeks to better understand cities’ challenges

Policymaking31 Mar 2022

The research chair at Paris School of Economics behind the proposed new deal aim to provide decision-making tools to public and private actors in the city for sustainable infrastructures and urban planning policies.

Blueprint for smart cities proposes they are built on new social contract

Sustainable development goals29 Mar 2022

Approach seeks to redesign the current model, placing humans at the core and focusing on extensive coordination between policymakers, universities, industry, and citizens.

Finnish municipalities take part in new emissions calculation project

Sustainable development goals27 Jan 2022

The model calculates consumption-based emissions and shows that the consumption of food and food services account for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions.

Investment company secures €150m for smart city fund

Economic Development25 Jan 2022

Eurazeo’s fund will invest in the most critical sectors to transition towards a low-carbon economy worldwide, including energy, mobility, logistics, buildings and industrial tech.

Guyana embarks on e-governance project to ensure inclusivity

Inclusivity18 Jan 2022

The South American country is digitally transforming its infrastructure and services to provide greater accessibility for citizens, particularly those living in remote and underserved areas.

Report highlights cities’ risk to GDP of not working with nature

Economic Development17 Jan 2022

The World Economic Forum has developed a roadmap to help cities adopt nature-based solutions for urban infrastructure to protect themselves from extreme weather while driving sustainable economic growth.

ESG tool aims to automate energy and sustainability reporting of buildings

Commercial buildings10 Jan 2022

Atrius hopes global expansion of its cloud-based Building Insights platform will address the issues of time-intensive processes and a lack of tools when it comes to energy usage reporting of buildings in Europe.

Scottsdale chosen as North American home for sustainable cities programme

Sustainable development goals04 Jan 2022

The United Cities North America site will house the programme’s Innovation Hub, which will use AI, machine learning and digital twin technologies to allow cities to improve sustainability and address critical challenges.

Company plans to expand smart charging network across US and Latam

News15 Dec 2021

Miami-based OBE Power has chosen Driivz’s end-to-end EV charging and smart energy management platform to strengthen its operational excellence and enable business flexibility and scalability across its network.

Organisations collaborate on increasing accessibility to digital healthcare

News09 Dec 2021

With the United Nations’ goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030 less than 10 years away, the importance of digital technologies in improving health outcomes has moved up the political agenda.

Agreement signed for prototype floating city in South Korea

Water30 Nov 2021

City of Busan, UN-Habitat and Oceanix envisage the city as a flood-proof infrastructure that rises with the sea and produces its own food, energy and fresh water.

Toronto mayor aims to bring forward net-zero targets by 10 years

News25 Nov 2021

Mayor John Tory wants to aim for net-zero by 2040, with interim targets of a 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, on the way to a 65 per cent reduction by 2030.

Oikos - The one when humanity crossed the line of maturation

Ecological Age19 Nov 2021

From that cycle of life, from the bacteria to us, development led to independence and a tipping point where it is more energy efficient to share and collaborate with other species. Humanity crossed that line of maturation as soon as tribes built their first cities collectively and as soon as the trade of goods started.

Oikos - The one where damage is irreversible

Ecological Age19 Nov 2021

The ecological damage done by our society is a direct explanation of the harm done to humanity. More than ever, we are aware of the massive human destruction of nature. Witnessing the hottest three years on record, 2020-21 is the ‘wakeup’ call to consider humans as part of nature

Oikos- The one where there is no place like home - Earth

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