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Watch: How connected and autonomous vehicles can manage data Sponsored by Cloudera & IBM

CAVs need to embrace open ecosystems to manage the data lifecycle.

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

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City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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Michigan V2X research project seeks to pave the way for a national deployment

News08 Apr 2022

As part of the connected vehicle safety programme, Iteris and Continental will deploy their Vantage Fusion hybrid video and radar traffic detection technology at key signalised intersections.

Watch: The journey to decarbonisation for the energy sector

Special Reports21 Jan 2022

Dr Hu Hao, Chief Representative of Energy Transition (Carbon Neutrality), Global Energy Business Unit of Huawei Enterprise BG, explains how countries are preparing for a zero-carbon energy future and the details the solutions that could help them achieve their objectives.

Watch: Distributed acoustic sensing: the future of urban asset monitoringSponsored by Fotech

Special Reports15 Dec 2021

SmartCitiesWorld’s latest video interview, produced in partnership with Fotech, sees editor Luke Antoniou in conversation with Fotech’s Syed Aziz to discuss the impact of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology on greenfield cities in the MENA region.

Watch: Maximising asset value Sponsored by Cloudera & IBM

Special Reports29 Sep 2021

Cindy Maike, VP industry solutions and value management at Cloudera, talks to Luke Antoniou about realising the benefits of intelligent connected assets.

Building smarter partnerships

Special Reports23 Jul 2021

Gordon Feller examines how two cities in Nevada are benefiting from being able to plug into their technology partner’s existing infrastructure and platforms to ignite smart city innovation.

More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

News16 Jul 2021

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

News14 Jul 2021

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

Hybrid learning is about to become the new normal in education Sponsored article

Opinions06 Jul 2021

Huawei’s Frank Huang explores how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of building robust and resilient education systems and how technology can level the learning playing field.

Landmark Manhattan office tower installs smart windows

Commercial buildings01 Jun 2021

The 40-storey 825 Third Avenue claims to be the first office building in New York City to use smart windows that also incorporate View’s immersive experience technology.

Iconic NYC building to integrate largest US installation of interactive LED glass

Commercial buildings15 Apr 2021

Transformation of the historic Tin Building in Mahattan will include embedded micro-LED technology in its façade, creating a seamless connection between the physical and digital experience.

Las Vegas trials kerbside management solution

News04 Mar 2021

Two digital kiosks from Cox2M are making use of video analytics and smart parking technology to better manage active kerb loading zones for taxis and ride-shares.

Data centre announced for Egypt's newest smart city

Greenfield sites11 Feb 2021

Orange Business Services has announced it will design and build centre to provide cloud services for the country’s new administrative capital on a greenfield site, east of Cairo.

Does AI have a role in smart city recruitment?

News17 Dec 2020

AI tools and technologies have become game-changers for smart cities and the IoT-driven sectors but their role in identifying and recruiting smart city talent is less clear-cut.

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.

Smart cities accelerator Urban-X graduates latest cohort of start-ups

Data marketplace and monetisation16 Oct 2020

The six early-stage start-ups showcased hardware and software technology solutions that aim to help combat the climate crisis and to build equitable, sustainable cities.

Spark switches on 5G in Auckland and demonstrates smart city applications

News15 Oct 2020

It has partnered with Auckland Transport to install an IoT-enabled infrastructure in the Wynyard Quarter to demonstrate connected lighting, smart parking, smart benches and smart bins.

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.

Dundee digitises data to speed up its climate action plans

News09 Sep 2020

The Scottish city will be using the ClimateView software platform that is designed to help cities live up to their pledges of becoming carbon neutral by visualising action plans.

China's ancient city of Xi'an implements intelligent traffic management

News27 Jul 2020

The system analyses comprehensive and detailed data about the movement of traffic through the urban Xi’an area, and uses the insight gathered to make the flow of traffic more smoothly.

Sustainable energy champions awarded

News10 Jul 2020

Community-owned solar microgrids in Yemen, electric cargo bikes and an action plan to tackle extreme temperatures in India are among the winners of the 2020 Ashden Awards.

UAE report highlights IoT as the weak link of smart city security

News28 May 2020

Smart cities can unlock considerable business potential for the United Arab Emirates but a new report warns governments and organisations of the IoT’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

How the holistic approach is central to the Covid-19 recovery

Special Reports21 May 2020

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Lauren Sorkin, acting executive director of the Global Resilient Cities Network, on how cities can rebuild post Covid-19.

Scottish island to use 5G digital twin in its efforts to become carbon neutral

News29 Apr 2020

The project will involve developing a demonstrator that will create a virtual 3D environment that models Orkney and the different components in its energy system from electric vehicles to generators and turbines.

Bogotá expands bike lanes to curb coronavirus spread

News18 Mar 2020

The quick action is an example of cities re-organising public spaces to tackle the pandemic. Bogotá is also planning a ’lockdown drill’ this weekend.

IDC names "best and brightest" North American smart city projects

News10 Mar 2020

The winning projects include an Alexa-assisted citizen contact centre and data-driven systems to reduce flooding and address road accident hotspots.

UK council smart lighting pilot monitors air quality and footfall

News04 Mar 2020

South Kesteven District Council hopes to realise energy-savings of at least 60 per cent and the pilot could be expanded across the streetlighting network.

Dubai strikes deal for ‘sky pod’ transit system

News04 Mar 2020

The move is part of Dubai’s goal for 25 per cent of mobility journeys to be via autonomous transit by 2030.

Sunderland seeks partner to become a ‘neutral host’ 5G city

News03 Mar 2020

The move aims to boost connectivity across the city and give citizens and businesses more choice.

ICF names 2020's top 7 intelligent communities

News20 Feb 2020

Cities from the US, Canada, Australia and Estonia make the 18th annual list by the Intelligent Community Forum. The 2020 winner will be announced in June.

US DHS kicks off workstream for sensor tech to combat wildfires

News17 Feb 2020

Four companies have been selected to develop and hopefully commercialise their technology to tackle this growing challenge.

VIDEO: 5G lessons from the City of LA

Video14 Feb 2020

Jeanne Holm, Senior Technology Advisor to the Mayor and Deputy CIO, City of Los Angeles, outlines the importance of using infrastructure efficiently and collaborating with the telecom industry to get more residents connected.

Saudi Neom megacity plans world-first ‘solar dome’ desalination plant

News31 Jan 2020

It is claimed that the technology generates no carbon emissions, produces less brine than facilities using conventional reverse osmosis technology and will process drinking water more cheaply than traditional plants.

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

Editor's Blog31 Jan 2020

A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.

The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Opinions31 Jan 2020

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are to be realised, says Thomas Newby, chief operating officer of Tonik Energy.

Hyperloop package delivery system raises £1 million

News28 Jan 2020

Magway plans to sell capacity on its underground system to online retailers and logistics companies.

AI metering and surveillance to dominate smart city market to 2026, boosted by new applications

News17 Jan 2020

Video surveillance is increasingly being used for new applications such as urban tolling and the monitoring of low-emission zones, according to ABI Research.

Edinburgh sets out bold vision for 2030 mobility

News13 Jan 2020

The 10-year draft plan aims to respond to the city’s evolving demands as well as reinforce the Council’s ambition of making the Scottish capital carbon-neutral by 2030.

Leeds could become the world’s first ‘self-repairing’ city

News10 Jan 2020

The Self Repairing Cities project aims for zero disruption from streetworks in UK cities by 2050 through developing infrastructure robots.

Cities going big on surveillance tech

News08 Jan 2020

The global market for smart city surveillance equipment was worth €6.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 per cent to reach €19.5 billion by 2023.

Lawsuit launched over San Diego’s streetlight data

News20 Dec 2019

San Diego’s smart streetlight programme has generated some concerns and criticism but the city insists that privacy is paramount.

The Orbit high-tech development aims to reimagine rural living in Canada

News11 Dec 2019

The town’s council wants to realise the best of both worlds: urban benefits within a rural community.

Dubai claims world’s largest 3D-printed building

News03 Dec 2019

Apis Cor 3D-printed the walls of the two-storey administrative building for the municipality of Dubai.

Carlsbad rips up the RFP in favour of challenge-based search for transformation partners

News08 Nov 2019

Carlsbad wants to be the “best-run government” around and is seeking digital transformation partners to support this.

Cities are becoming smarter, but how do we make them safer and more resilient?

Opinions06 Nov 2019

Genetec’s Jean-Philippe Deby highlights critical factors that make a smart city a safe city too – these include communication and collaboration as well as technology.

Intel bids for ‘smartest building in the world’ title with new office

News04 Nov 2019

The PTK1 building houses 14,000 sensors that generate up to 100 terabytes of data per day.

Why utilities and cities make powerful partnerships

Opinions24 Oct 2019

A pioneering initiative between Georgia Power, the City of Atlanta and a team of technology partners, is showing the way to what’s next in smart cities and demonstrating the power of public-private partnerships. Austin Ashe, General Manager of Intelligent Cities at Current by GE, tells SmartCitiesWorld more about this ground-breaking project.

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