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Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

SmartCitiesWorld talks to AVEVA’s Rashesh Mody about the changing face but enduring importance of infrastructure.

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Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

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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.

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

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Cop29: Urban climate resilience pledge and water declaration

Climate action22 Nov 2024

C40 and NUS Cities are combining expertise to equip city leaders to implement equitable climate actions while Cop29 Presidency launches Water for Climate Action.

How AI can help to transform the water industry

Water05 Nov 2024

Sanjay Neogi, managing director of energy and utilities for Sand Technologies, explains how advanced technologies like AI and digital twins can address the critical challenges faced by water companies.

Smart water solution deployed for Aegea in Brazil

Water28 Oct 2024

Scheduled to be operational by end 2024, the smart water platform will digitally integrate water meter infrastructure across Aegea’s concessions to improve water management.

Sadiq Khan and Matt Damon put water in the spotlight at Climate Week NYC

Water26 Sep 2024

They will discuss how to build resilient water systems and how public, private and non-profit sectors can partner to expand water access and improve quality.

Ofwat launches fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge

Water13 Sep 2024

The challenge offers £40m to collaborative projects that address the water industry’s most pressing challenges.

Yorkshire Water chooses Netmore for smart meter exchange programme

Water05 Sep 2024

The programme is being implemented to exchange existing meters that are reaching the end of their operational life with an advanced metering infrastructure.

New venture to develop climate-resilient water infrastructure

Water08 Aug 2024

An initiative of global nonprofit Water.org, WaterConnect addresses the lack of investment-ready water and sanitation infrastructure projects in emerging markets.

Funding tackles environmental and climate justice challenges

Climate action30 Jul 2024

The EPA has announced $34,403,346 in funding for two selected applications to help disadvantaged communities in the US states of Alabama and Tennessee.

A water-secure future: cost-effective and sustainable smart metering at scaleSponsored by ST Engineering

Water08 Jul 2024

Chong Liang Ming, Head of Smart Utilities, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how water advanced metering infrastructure can unlock efficiency, resilience and sustainability benefits for cities, utilities providers and building managers.

ST Engineering launches data-driven smart water solution

Water07 Jun 2024

BrightCity is an integrated set of smart water advanced meter infrastructure solutions, designed to address critical challenges faced by cities and utilities.

San Francisco builds on lead in water reuse technologies

Water26 Apr 2024

Two further greywater reuse systems are fully operational in residential buildings in the city, which will recycle three million gallons of water annually.

Calgary advances green fleet and gets smart with water

Electric vehicles04 Apr 2024

The Canadian city has received funding from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre to modernise its vehicles and is also creating a water security roadmap.

How three cities are building sustainability and resilience

Editor's Blog15 Mar 2024

London, Toronto and Vancouver are implementing strategies to make their built environment and critical infrastructure more sustainable and resilient.

Phoenix uses sim game to educate residents on water usage

Water01 Mar 2024

Drought Sim is designed to help better understand why it’s important to protect water supplies and what’s at stake when a water management decision is made.

UK water utility implements advanced metering infrastructure

Water02 Feb 2024

The delivery of an end-to-end meter-as-a-service solution by Connexin will cover smart water metering requirements across the counties of Essex and Suffolk.

Cop28: The city of Dire Dawa announces water management PPP

Water11 Dec 2023

The public-private-partnership project harnesses digital twin technology, AI, ML and satellite imagery, combined with blockchain-enabled water accounting.

IBM accelerator programme focuses on water management

Water17 Nov 2023

Roadmap of sustainability courses to benefit learners across communities underrepresented in technology and address market need for green and technology skills.

Innovative charging system startup wins resilience challenge

Electric vehicles08 Nov 2023

Itselectric was selected as City Solution of the Year from a pool of more than 650 entrepreneurs from 80 countries who competed in the QBE AcceliCITY challenge.

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.

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.

Sardinia deploys smart water meters to support sustainable usage

Water24 Mar 2023

The island’s water distributor is deploying Itron’s ultrasonic water meters to decrease water waste and support more responsible and sustainable water use.

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.

Neom progresses circular water economy strategy

Water23 Mar 2023

It is aiming to build a water supply infrastructure that will deliver up to two million cubic meters of desalinated water per day to the Saudi development.

Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Water23 Mar 2023

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

Smart sewer tech saves Buffalo $145m and reduces pollution

Water16 Mar 2023

Buffalo Sewer Authority collaborated with Xylem to use real-time control, modelling and analytics technology to improve the quality of local waterways.

Californian utility pilot aims to tackle non-revenue water

Water23 Feb 2023

In partnership with Olea Edge Analytics, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s programme aims to use data-driven analysis to tackle non-revenue water loss.

£4m water challenge looks outside sector to find solutions

Water13 Feb 2023

England and Wales’ water regulator Ofwat wants to hear from innovators working in cities and transport to help tackle challenges faced by the water sector.

Yorkshire Water drives leakage reduction with advanced metering

Water17 Jan 2023

Smart meters and extended LoRaWan network infrastructure coverage will allow Yorkshire Water to improve service delivery for customers across the region.

LoRaWan used in Goan smart city water metering project

Water12 Oct 2022

SenRa and Cranberry Analytics are partnering to digitise Panaji smart city’s water supply with the low power network and ultrasonic smart water meters.

Water monitoring trial programme for drought-stricken Texas cities

Water01 Aug 2022

Olea’s platform focuses on the health of large commercial and industrial water meters, which can lose accuracy by more than 10 per cent per year under normal conditions.

Neom to tackle water scarcity with desalination plant

Water29 Jun 2022

The plant, powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, seeks to create a sustainable water supply for residential, industrial, and commercial use on the Saudi metropolis, which is being built on a greenfield site.

AstraZeneca named winner of Leading Cities’ wastewater pilot

Water10 Jun 2022

Through this pilot project, the pharmaceutical company’s largest manufacturing site will partner with Pharem Biotech’s Zymatic solution to more effectively treat wastewater by removing organic pollutants.

Austin water management system to reduce use by three-quarters

Water08 Jun 2022

The blackwater system is designed to set a course for the future of water management for the Texan city and demonstrate sustainable water reuse for commercial buildings.

Glasgow new-build nurseries employ smart grey water systems

Water18 May 2022

Systems aim to mitigate the effects of climate change and are linked to a smart water management hub which uses predictive weather technology to reduce the likelihood of localised flood risk ahead of storm events.

Indian smart city takes steps to reduce water loss

Water04 May 2022

Satna in Madhya Pradesh is working with Itron and Yokogawa India to use existing infrastructure to detect and prevent non-revenue water losses more easily and help with water demand fluctuations.

AI and IoT used to more easily monitor and detect leaks in properties

Water28 Feb 2022

Connected Sensors’ range of products is aimed at base-building and point-of-use water consumption monitoring and provides landlords, managers and owners of commercial and multi-use residential units more data and control.

UK utility develops smart water network

Water22 Feb 2022

Severn Trent Water is using internet of things and smart technology from Itron and Connexin in a £20m Green Recovery programme that will digitally transform services.

Applications invited for no-cost pilot of water treatment solution to remove pollutants

Water01 Feb 2022

Local governments can compete for use of the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge grand prize winner’s solution to properly treat water and remove relevant organic pollutants.

Funding source aims to help cities innovate to tackle water challenges

Water11 Jan 2022

Xylem and Isle Utilities are partnering on the project that aims to help water utilities pilot and scale innovative technologies that reduce carbon emissions of water systems by providing capital for trials.

WATCH - The technology enabling real-time action in Las Vegas’ city operations

Special Reports13 Dec 2021

The latest video interview from SmartCitiesWorld, sponsored by NTT and Dell Technologies, takes a deep dive into the innovative technology rollout across the city of Las Vegas that is helping authorities make better, faster decisions.

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.

Report outlines 15 actions for cities to tackle climate change

News21 Jul 2021

It examines five climate hazards – extreme heat, drought, wildfire, inland flooding and coastal flooding – and identifies actions directed at these, which can also help cities build systemic resilience.

Autonomous street sweeper pilot moves to Helsinki Airport

Commercial buildings14 Jul 2021

The trial is exploring how the sweepers can support facilities maintenance work in busy closed areas such as parking lots with parked and moving cars, as well as pedestrians and building pillars.

WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

Special Reports12 Jul 2021

SmartCitiesWorld talks to AVEVA’s Rashesh Mody about the changing face but enduring importance of infrastructure.

Energy data-sharing beta test aims to help the UK move to net zero

Data privacy and security06 Jul 2021

Open Energy’s goal is to make energy data sharing radically easier, giving users access to energy data held by thousands of organisations and institutions across the UK.

Access to reliable broadband key to cities’ resilience during the pandemic

News14 Jun 2021

Findings from National League of Cities’ 2021 State of the Cities survey also reveals that the availability of parks and green spaces was a top condition supporting communities.

Canberra judged most sustainable city in the world

News11 Jun 2021

The Australian capital offers 48 per cent of its energy in sustainable ways and scored among the lowest on pollution rates in the global ranking by Uswitch.

City of Milpitas launches smart city energy and water programme

News21 May 2021

Energy and water conservation measures in the plan are expected to reduce utility consumption and save more than $1.5m in energy and water costs per year.

Indian research centre launches smart city start-up challenge

News06 May 2021

The month-long programme will give selected start-ups an opportunity to pitch to smart city technology multinational companies as well as smart city officials.

Could mass IoT deployment be key driver of sustainability?

News21 Apr 2021

Report sets out to explore the impact that new and emerging technologies will have on electricity, fuel and water usage, CO2 emissions, and e-waste.

Super-connected innovation hub announced in New Jersey

Commercial buildings20 Apr 2021

Intended to bridge disciplines, institutions and people, Cove JC is a super-connected live-work-play ‘supercluster’ just minutes from Manhattan in the heart of the East Coast life sciences/tech corridor.

Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

Opinions31 Mar 2021

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question ’how can I build resilience for the next crisis?’ is answered.

Mexico City pilots climate-adaptive cycle path built from plastic waste

News30 Mar 2021

The cycle path in Chapultepec Forest offers temporary water storage and drainage features and is made from over 2,200 pounds of plastic waste, the equivalent of half a million plastic bottle caps.

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

News30 Mar 2021

ESI ThoughtLab collaborated with a coalition of government, business, and academic leaders to conduct the global benchmarking study.

£40m competition aims to encourage innovation for water and wastewater services

News29 Mar 2021

The Water Breakthrough Challenge is calling on innovators in the cities and transport sector to join forces with the water sector and together create solutions to deliver wide-scale change.

Mobile operator partners with City of Tucson to enable smart city applications

News26 Mar 2021

Geoverse is the managed service partner for the city’s Citizens Broadband Radio Network being rolled out across the city to support a number of applications as well as facilitate remote learning.

My Moscow app upgrade recruits more than 100,000 new users

News26 Mar 2021

The more user-friendly app has been designed to ensure citizens receive relevant and timely information and among the most popular services are the news and payments section.

Intelligent infrastructure pilot launched in Texas

News11 Mar 2021

The Autonomy Institute and its partners are deploying a public infrastructure network node at Texas Military Department in Austin with plans to expand across major US cities and globally.

China raises the percentage of permanent urban residents

People and skills11 Mar 2021

The country will move faster to grant permanent urban residency to people who move from rural areas to cities where the industries are more developed to accelerate economic progress.

NEC to drive Indian smart city project

News22 Feb 2021

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is one of 100 cities selected in the third round of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ smart city mission.

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