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Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.

WEBINAR: Smart technology and the pandemic: how digital twins are central to cities' strategies

Learn how digital twin technology has played a key role in helping cities to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic & what role it can play in the future.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: assessing the role of tech in climate

Digital twins and IoT sensors are among the transformative tools which will be discussed at SmartCitiesWorld’s second Cities Climate Action Summit this year.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on artificial intelligence and digital twins.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

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AI-driven safety for cities: from prediction to preventionSponsored by Dell Technologies & NVIDIA

AI and Machine Learning01 Oct 2024

Wayne Arvidson, global CTO of verticals, computer vision and AI at Dell Technologies, and Charbel Aoun, smart cities and spaces director EMEA at NVIDIA, dissect the possibilities that AI brings to cities for improving safety and security across public spaces and facilities.

How open source tech can build a more sustainable future

Open data04 Sep 2024

The FIWARE Global Summit will unite innovators to share knowledge and use cases deployed for smart cities, energy, mobility and other emerging sectors.

Scottish councils deploy digital twin for regional energy plan

Digital twins08 Aug 2024

The digital model considers a range of factors which affect energy efficiency and emissions, from building fabrics and heating systems to fuel types and usages.

How AI supports the creation of smart cities with a personal touchSponsored by Dell Technologies & NVIDIA

AI and Machine Learning07 Aug 2024

Wayne Arvidson, global CTO of verticals, computer vision and AI at Dell Technologies, and Charbel Aoun, smart cities and spaces director EMEA at NVIDIA, discuss how AI can be used in cities to improve personal experiences for residents and staff alike, and explain the cascading benefits of adopting the technology early.

Insight Report: Finding your place on the roadmap to deploying digital twins

White Papers01 Aug 2024

Use our latest report to see how digital twin technologies can support operations, maintenance and more, and work out what would best suit your business needs. Discover how digital twin technology is transforming public infrastructure in our comprehensive report. Digital twins, virtual replicas of physical assets and systems, are revolutionising the design, construction, and operation of infrastructure and public services.

City AI Series: Improving personal experienceSponsored by Dell Technologies & NVIDIA

AI and Machine Learning31 Jul 2024

Tune in for the next instalment of the ‘AI in Cities’ video interview series with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA, where we’re looking at improving personal experience.

Can AI, metaverse and blockchain transform the energy sector?

Digital twins30 Jul 2024

MILC Metaverse and Ion Power Grid Association aim to combine the technologies to build a decentralised global energy infrastructure and energy exchange system.

TechUK leads major research project on digital twins

Digital twins29 Jul 2024

The research will assess the business models and projected economic impact of connecting everything and everyone, from buildings to transport infrastructure.

DT Hub launches programme to fast-track targeted digital twin solutions

Digital twins24 Jul 2024

Gemini Firebox facilitates collaboration between digital twin innovators and infrastructure owners to promote real-world applications of digital twin tech.

Thailand partners to upskill and build smart city ecosystem

People and skills10 Jul 2024

Depa has signed a MoU with Silpakorn University and Dassault Systèmes to foster smart city development and enhance the digital skills of the Thai workforce.

AI in cities: making your data work toward sustainability goalsSponsored by Dell Technologies & NVIDIA

AI and Machine Learning09 Jul 2024

Wayne Arvidson, Dell Technologies, and Charbel Aoun, NVIDIA, explore how AI-enabled technologies and digital twins can transform urban management, driving cities toward a more sustainable future.

Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

Webinars08 Jul 2024

City AI Series: Developing more sustainable citiesSponsored by Dell Technologies & NVIDIA

AI and Machine Learning02 Jul 2024

Tune in for the next instalment of the ’AI in Cities’ video interview series with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA, where we’re looking at supporting sustainability outcomes.

Utah DoT installs lidar tech at Salt Lake City intersection

Digital twins28 Jun 2024

Powered by Seoul Robotics’ 3D Perception Engine, system uses lidar data to create a digital twin of the intersection to feed data to optimise traffic flow.

Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Digital twins27 Jun 2024

Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Climate action18 Jun 2024

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on artificial intelligence and digital twins.

Industry bodies expand digital twin partnership

Digital twins07 Jun 2024

The Smart Cities Council and Digital Twin Consortium want to accelerate the adoption of digital twins in smart cities and buildings and other vertical sectors.

Digital Twins for Senior Leaders course set to begin June 2024

Digital twins28 May 2024

The Digital Twin Hub has partnered with Cranfield University to launch the course, aimed at those who want to use digital twin systems rather than create them.

The economic and environmental benefits of earth observation data

Climate action08 May 2024

Report by WEF and Deloitte highlights exponential growth in satellite tech and its applications across sectors, including disaster response and renewable energy.

Brussels Airport works with IES to develop digital twin

Digital twins01 May 2024

The project is part of the EU-funded Stargate initiative, which aims to develop concrete solutions to improve the sustainability of airports and aviation.

London Gatwick creates new geospatial platform

Data management & software12 Apr 2024

The system is already making engineering and construction works safer by reducing accidental strikes on buried utilities as well as managing biodiversity.

University of Liverpool pilots digital twin to improve building performance

Digital twins09 Apr 2024

The university is working with climate tech company IES to evaluate in real-time the impact of an ongoing HVAC refurbishment project on its campus.

Viavi unveils 6G city-scale digital twin with native AI

Digital twins04 Apr 2024

As 6G is the first AI-native generation of wireless communications, data sources such as the twin will be vital for training other elements of a 6G network.

Insights Series: where to get started with digital twins in cities

Digital twins28 Mar 2024

SmartCitiesWorld’s new Insights Series takes a look at the world of digital twins to decipher how cities and infrastructure owners can get started and the considerations needed around data, collaborators and scalability.

The power of digital twins to revolutionise urban infrastructure

Editor's Blog04 Mar 2024

We showcase two examples that underscore the growing significance of digital twin technology in shaping the smart spaces, from enhancing cellular coverage insights to optimising airport operations.

Digital twin provides telcos with cellular coverage insight

Digital twins27 Feb 2024

Mapbox, Snowflake and Maxar Intelligence have announced an integrated offering to provide a visual representation of telecom organisations’ precise coverage.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

Climate action27 Feb 2024

The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.

Digital twin competition launched with Glasgow Airport

Digital twins27 Feb 2024

Glasgow Airport’s Living Lab digital twin competition aims to facilitate the development of digital twin technology solutions tailored for the aviation sector.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: assessing the role of tech in climate

Climate action22 Feb 2024

Digital twins and IoT sensors are among the transformative tools which will be discussed at SmartCitiesWorld’s second Cities Climate Action Summit this year.

New private cloud region established in Barcelona

Cloud and edge computing20 Feb 2024

Twin data centres in Sant Boi and Cerdanyola, Catalonia, to serve customers from public sector and critical industries like automotive, food and construction.

Digital twin platform launched for US public sector

Digital twins09 Feb 2024

Arcadus is the first value-added reseller of Matterport’s federally-compliant digital twin platform that aims to drive progress across the US public sector.

CReDo: how digital twins can support climate resilience

Digital twins01 Feb 2024

CReDo’s Sarah Hayes tells SmartCitiesWorld how the digital twin project is creating and demonstrating value across sectors, as well as for the environment.

Can digital twins reduce emergency response times?

Digital twins30 Jan 2024

This is the focus of a project by New York City Fire Department and C2Smarter transportation centre, which will create a digital twin of the streets of Harlem.

Rotterdam hosts Open and Agile Smart Cities 2024 event

News16 Jan 2024

Under the theme of Become Better Connected, the event will emphasise the importance of close collaboration between cities and nurturing a robust network.

AI to digital twins: trends you need to know about for 2024

AI and Machine Learning04 Jan 2024

Clay Garner, innovation ambassador for SmartCitiesWorld, gives his take on where urban technology trends such as AI and digital twins are heading in the next 12 months.

SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2023

News31 Dec 2023

Which cities, trends and technologies made the smart cities headlines over the past 12 months? SmartCitiesWorld brings you its 10 top stories of 2023.

Combining digital twins and drones for emergency preparedness

Digital twins07 Dec 2023

How Lincolnshire Resilience Forum is using geospatial technology and image recognition and drone software to improve understanding of potential catastrophes.

Unlocking the potential of smart cities with digital twinsSponsored by ScaleOut Software

Digital twins06 Dec 2023

Dr William Bain, CEO and founder of ScaleOut Software, explains how digital twin technology transforms dormant data into meaningful insights for smart cities.

Digital twin specialist aims to “democratise” 3D mapping

Digital twins17 Nov 2023

Geospatial intelligence company Blackshark.ai, which has created a 3D digital twin of the earth, has announced the closure of an oversubscribed funding round.

Hamburg modernises police and fire operations

Analytics15 Nov 2023

The German city is deploying dispatch and data analytics technology from Hexagon to improve emergency response operations as part of a modernisation programme.

Digital twin to accelerate the energy transition in Vienna

Digital twins15 Nov 2023

Aspern Smart City Research project will use the digital twin technology to increase grid capacity and flexibility in the Aspern Seestadt urban development.

Following the path to smart and sustainable cities

White Papers06 Nov 2023

Discover how cities around the world are using the latest technologies, from AI to digital twins and video sensors, to spark a revolution in urban sustainability and efficiency.

How a digital twin helped to modernise Brazil’s sanitation system

Digital twins27 Oct 2023

Aegea, which controls water and sewage utilities in 489 municipalities, worked with Bentley Systems to create the map as part of an intelligent infrastructure programme.

Hundreds of cities to deploy metaverse technology by 2030

Digital twins25 Oct 2023

Rome, Seoul and Tampere are among the cities already deploying metaverse infrastructure with many more major cities to follow, predicts ABI Research

How digital twins are transforming city sustainability initiativesSponsored by Hexagon

Digital twins17 Oct 2023

Hexagon’s Dr Uwe Jasnoch highlights cities around the world that are making digital twins a key strand of their climate action and sustainability strategies.

Companies join forces to create more holistic digital twin

Digital twins03 Oct 2023

Siemens Digital Industries Software and CEA-List share a vision of a more comprehensive digital twin and want to use AI to expand and enhance applications.

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.

Digital twin puts building on track for top energy rating

Digital twins23 Aug 2023

Sustainablility expert Sweco used digital tools from IES to carry out performance modelling of the 12-storey building in the heart of the City of London.

Cloud-based digital twin platform supports asset management

Digital twins22 Aug 2023

The solution from Hexagon will provide utilities and telcos a geospatial solution that provides a single source of accurate, up-to-date information on assets.

Digital twin to drive carbon-neutral treatment plant

Water04 Aug 2023

A partnership of water companies and industry providers is set to remove direct process emissions from the bacterial digestion of wastewater for the first time.

Green light to map what’s beneath Wellington’s streets

Digital twins03 Jul 2023

Programme aims to reduce disruption to Wellington streets by shifting from legacy records and outdated paper processes to a centralised online map-based library.

How the City of Coral Gables is making data more meaningful

Digital twins29 Jun 2023

Raimundo Rodulfo, director of IT and CIO at the City of Coral Gables, explains how digital twin technology is taking its smart city vision to the next level.

Digital twin pilot project to monitor building performance

Digital twins22 Jun 2023

Digital twin versions of three buildings at Scotland’s University of Glasgow will assess how compliance models can be used to improve building performance.

Tampere bids to become pioneering metaverse city

Digital twins16 Jun 2023

The Finnish city used Tampere Smart City Expo to showcase how it aims to combine the digital and physical worlds to enhance the lives of city dwellers.

How sensors and digital twins are shaping Geelong smart priorities

Digital twins15 Jun 2023

Adam Mowlam, head of the smart city office for the city of Greater Geelong, explains how digital technology, including IoT sensors and digital twins, are supporting decision-makers and local initiatives to improve liveability for citizens – and even wildlife.

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