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OnDemand 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.

Special Reports

Furthering the role of local leadership in US climate action

Kate Wright, executive director of Climate Mayors, details the unique role of mayors in furthering urban climate action, explaining how they’re getting closer to communities to make the most of unprecedented federal funding.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 17 – Digitalising government disbursements to enhance urban resilienceSponsored by Visa

Agustin Botteron, author of a new Visa on government disbursements and former Chief Resilience Officer of Santa Fe, and Robert L. Matthews, Director of the Washington D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, are the latest guests on the Urban Exchange podcast.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 16 – Genesis Gavino, City of Dallas - digital inclusivity and resilience

Mike Lake, CEO of Leading Cities and a member of the SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board is joined by Genesis Gavino, Chief of Staff Resilience Officer for the City of Dallas. Genesis provides a behind-the-scenes look at her role, detailing the essential elements that the role encompasses that don’t necessarily fit elsewhere but are crucial for city operations.

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Arup and Resilient Cities Network team to provide guidance on extreme shocks

Resilience08 Nov 2024

Arup’s recently updated City Resilience Framework provides city leaders with actionable strategies to proactively prepare for future shocks and stresses.

Shenzhen named Smart City of 2024 at Smart City Expo World Congress

News07 Nov 2024

Shenzhen was recognised for its Smarter City, Better Life initiative focused on transforming the city through digitalisation, advanced urban management, and sustainable development.

SmartCitiesWorld launches Technology Innovation for Community-Centric Cities initiative

Inclusivity05 Nov 2024

Launched at Smart City Expo, TICCCITIES is designed to put equity and transparency at the forefront of cities’ considerations when innovating and deploying new solutions.

eBook: From Future Vision to Urban Reality

Ebooks05 Nov 2024

In the latest pioneering study from ThoughtLab, delve into how a diverse range of 250 cities from around the world, are advancing their social, sustainability and economic goals and paving the way towards future readiness.

ThoughtLab Future-Ready City Profiles 2024: Capturing the future

Ebooks05 Nov 2024

A companion to 2024’s ’Building a Future-Ready City’ report from ThoughtLab, this report showcases how 12 cities of different sizes and levels of economic development are planning ahead to achieve their long-term goals.

UK city launches partnership to collaborate on key areas

Transparency30 Oct 2024

The Exeter Partnership aims to deliver outcomes in areas such as climate, housing, the city centre and health, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.

Tallinn maps accessibility of public transport stops

Inclusivity28 Oct 2024

The project will map over 1000 stops and make use of the Crowdsorsa mobile game app, which has been employed in Helsinki to map crosswalks and traffic lights.

Edinburgh approves latest smart city strategy

Policymaking23 Oct 2024

The Scottish capital has used digital tools to improve infrastructure and services and now wants to further boost digital inclusion and sustainability.

UK announces £22m in new smart data services

Open data23 Oct 2024

It will help provide the first national smart data donation service, a pioneering satellite imagery service, and geographic and sustainable places data services.

WeGO announces Seoul Smart City Prize winners

News22 Oct 2024

The awards, organised by World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation, recognise smart city initiatives that prioritise human-centric and technology innovation.

Global Future Councils call for collective action to tackle global crises

News18 Oct 2024

Initiatives and reports launched or advanced during the meeting in Dubai included the Clean Air Actions in Cities report and first in a series of AI reports.

Cities invited to join largest-ever Mayors Challenge

News17 Oct 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ innovation competition calls on local governments to work with residents and entrepreneurs to reimagine an essential public service.

Why solar plus storage is a win-win for Nigeria

Solar power16 Oct 2024

Nigeria’s data centre industry set to explode, bringing high bandwidth speeds to urban areas. Sherisse Alexander, chief business officer, WATT Renewable Corporation, discusses how solar plus storage can help the country affordably secure the power it needs to realise this vision.

Baltimore funds further work to close digital divide

Inclusivity15 Oct 2024

Second round of the Digital Equity Fund focuses on partnering with organisations to provide digital literacy education, digital skills and IT training.

Manchester joins Horizon citizen-centred CommuniCity project

News14 Oct 2024

It is the first UK city outside of London to join the EU programme that supports local people and organisations to create solutions to social challenges.

Programme connects Australia’s First Nations communities

Inclusivity14 Oct 2024

Wireless Broadband Alliance’s OpenRoaming programme will provide seamless, free connectivity to Indigenous Australians through Easyweb’s community wifi project.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Planning and redevelopment11 Oct 2024

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

EPB Broadband helps develop future-ready broadband networks

Fibre networks10 Oct 2024

Summit staged by the Chattanooga-based communications company presented programmes on the opportunities and challenges for community-based service providers.

Smart Cities and Communities Survey 2024: let us know your priorities

News09 Oct 2024

SmartCitiesWorld is partnering with Honeywell for our latest smart city survey which aims to find answers to some of the critical challenges faced by cities today.

Shared network connects remote communities in Wales

Inclusivity09 Oct 2024

Collaborative initiative between the UK Government, network operators and local authorities is connecting rural communities across Swansea Bay City Deal region.

How innovation in the City of Mesa prioritises citizen outcomes

Citizen engagement07 Oct 2024

Harry Meier, deputy CIO for Innovation with the City of Mesa Department of Innovation and Technology, explains how the city sets out to explore what’s possible with each new generation of technology that comes along.

Plans unveiled to transform former Connecticut power plant

Planning and redevelopment02 Oct 2024

Anchored by a reimagined decommissioned coal-fired and oil-powered facility, the park will become a public amenity in Norwalk with a stellar network of spaces.

New York State awards 132-vehicle on-demand transit contract

Mobility-as-a-Service01 Oct 2024

The Routing Company will support New York’s Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority as it provides weekday demand-responsive transit service.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports30 Sep 2024

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – San Diego

Smart Cities Reports18 Sep 2024

Delve into the latest City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld, focusing on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities.

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.

Sustrans calls for new scheme to end cycling inequality

Micromobility16 Sep 2024

A new voucher scheme prioritising the unemployed or those on low incomes could unlock cycling benefits for nearly 2 million people.

How data, evidence and collaboration power innovation in Phoenix

Analytics11 Sep 2024

Michael Hammett, director of the Office of Innovation in the City of Phoenix, explains how the strategic use of data and evidence, along with a series of hackathons, is helping the city overcome every day challenges.

Massachusetts pioneers low-income e-bike programme

Micromobility06 Sep 2024

Metro Mobility has installed its ChargeLock e-bike stations in several communities in the state, offering low-cost e-bike rentals to income-qualified residents.

Semi-finalists named for Euro Capital of Innovation Awards

Inclusivity02 Sep 2024

The tenth edition of the European Union iCapital awards recognises those cities that push the boundaries of technology for the benefit of their citizens.

Detroit deploys wifi in city parks to close digital divide

Inclusivity23 Aug 2024

Some 12,600 residents are within a half-mile walking distance of the five parks featured in the pilot programme, which aims to expand internet accessibility.

Prioritising accessibility in smart city tech and services

Inclusivity23 Aug 2024

Monica Duhem, Director of the Global Advisory Center at the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), explains how she has been working to make accessibility by design a priority for cities, and how model policies have helped make an impact.

EPA awards $27bn to accelerate clean energy solutions

Climate action20 Aug 2024

Programmes that give communities access to the resources and investment capital to build cleaner, more sustainable economies can begin being implemented.

Charlotte launches priority and policy tracker tool

Citizen engagement15 Aug 2024

Strategic Progress Tracker aims to increase community visibility, monitoring progress across five strategic priority areas, including well-managed government.

Sunderland calls on residents to donate unwanted devices

Inclusivity14 Aug 2024

Project aims to ensure that everyone in the city has access to the tech they need, particularly for education, employment and staying connected with loved ones.

City of Boston launches e-bikes incentive programme

Micromobility06 Aug 2024

The goals of the e-bike pilot are to address historic inequities in transportation access, and accelerate mode shift to sustainable modes of transportation.

Report reveals unequal access to green financing and tech

Climate action23 Jul 2024

The close relationship between lack of access to green financing and tech and the equitable transition to a greener economy risks further economic inequalities.

Liverpool City Region’s new transformation roadmap revealed

Economic Development22 Jul 2024

Liverpool City Region’s new roadmap has been approved, designed to respond to skills, transport, housing and climate challenges in the next four years.