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A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

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

Tune into the latest Urban Exchange podcast, where guests from the city of Buenos Aires City Government and Yale University discuss the links between climate, health and inequity.

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

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Opinions

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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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

News10 Oct 2023

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Victoria Park Council tackles parking issues with virtual solution

News17 Dec 2020

The Australian town, which is home to the Optimus Stadium, is implementing Smarter City Solutions’ vPermit to improve parking access and modernise the council’s parking management system.

Landmark smart building to be built on site of former Hong Kong airport

News27 Nov 2020

Facilities include Hong Kong’s first ever automatic bicycle parking bay to encourage green mobility, solar radiation protection, sky farming and automated smart waste sorting and storage.

Micro-mobility company launches research fund for use of e-scooters

News26 Nov 2020

Research will focus on the various safety aspects of e-scooter use as well as rider travel behaviour and the challenges and opportunities of the integration of e-scooters within a city.

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.

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

Demographic change18 Nov 2020

The World Economic Forum has chosen the cities to pioneer a global policy roadmap developed by its G20 Smart Cities Alliance for the ethical and responsible use of data and technology.

ETSI addresses citizen-related standards in smart cities

Citizen security09 Nov 2020

Standardisation relates to areas such as accessibility, usability, interoperability, personal data protection and security, and how services to citizens are to be designed to maximise benefits to the community.

How coaching can help smart city managers

News03 Nov 2020

The skillset and behavioural mix required to work in the smart city industry is complex and challenging, which is why many managers in the sector would benefit from investing in coaching.

Mayors warn that Covid stimulus funds must be directed at a green recovery

News28 Oct 2020

In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.

Canada's utility pole infrastructure to be upgraded to smart city green poles

News22 Oct 2020

As part of the urban infrastructure agreement between Nokia and Greener Acres Canada, smart city green poles will be produced from nearly 50,000 tons of e-waste collected annually in Ontario.

Indian university sets up Smart City Research Centre

News06 Oct 2020

The International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad will also establish the Living Lab to showcase new ideas and a place to co-create smart city innovations with start-ups.

Research shows growing interest from rail users in 5G and smart city services

News10 Sep 2020

A survey carried out on rail users in Hong Kong, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto revealed 95 per cent are more likely to use the rail network in their city if technology-driven solutions were implemented.

Helsinki and Tallinn progress cross-border smart city solutions

News05 Apr 2019

A Teaming Grant of €32 million will enable TalTech and Aalto Universities to build a global centre of excellence to advance a joint smart city environment.

Hong Kong to implement electronic ID system

News04 Apr 2019

The system will be one of the foundations for its smart city infrastructure and allow citizens to conduct online transactions.

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