OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 12 – Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara and Visa – Innovation in the urban mobility sector

The Urban Exchange brings together the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara’s Diego Marquez and Visa’s Jose Rodriguez to talk through the transformative role of urban mobility policy and technology in the Mexican city.

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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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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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.

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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

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Discover how AI is transforming utilities with improved efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, enhancing operations and customer service.

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Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

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The latest news in sustainable development goals on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate net zero goals

Smart floating infrastructure aims to accelerate net zero goals

Sustainable development goals25 Nov 2024

Scalable Smart Hubs infrastructure solution has been launched to accelerate decarbonisation across ports, harbours, waterways, and the industries they support.

The smartest cities in Europe and US unveiled

The smartest cities in Europe and US unveiled

News14 May 2024

ProptechOS evaluated 68 US and European cities against the smart city guidelines set out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilience

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Air quality01 Jul 2022

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

ThoughtLab launches future cities research programme

ThoughtLab launches future cities research programme

Policymaking07 Jun 2022

The research firm is working with a coalition of business, government, and academic leaders, including SmartCitiesWorld, on the study of 200 cities, which will probe their strategies, investments and plans for becoming future-ready.

Consortium seeks to drive circular lifestyle for batteries

Consortium seeks to drive circular lifestyle for batteries

Batteries and renewables28 Apr 2022

The Battery Pass research and development project aims to put in place the foundations for an interoperable, open standard, scalable data platform in Europe and support an EU battery passport.

Investment company secures €150m for smart city fund

Investment company secures €150m for smart city fund

Economic Development25 Jan 2022

Eurazeo’s fund will invest in the most critical sectors to transition towards a low-carbon economy worldwide, including energy, mobility, logistics, buildings and industrial tech.

Company plans to expand smart charging network across US and Latam

Company plans to expand smart charging network across US and Latam

News15 Dec 2021

Miami-based OBE Power has chosen Driivz’s end-to-end EV charging and smart energy management platform to strengthen its operational excellence and enable business flexibility and scalability across its network.

Stockholm leads on urban mobility readiness

Stockholm leads on urban mobility readiness

News16 Nov 2021

Stockholm is ranked number one in mobile sustainability thanks to continued investment in electrification and micromobility infrastructure, as well as corresponding increases in walking and cycling.

Cop26: SmartCitiesWorld’s climate action open letter delivered to Glasgow city leadership

Cop26: SmartCitiesWorld’s climate action open letter delivered to Glasgow city leadership

News11 Nov 2021

The open letter has secured more than 300 signatures to date from representatives of cities, smart city technology providers, NGOs and universities, with signatories pledging their support of the 10 principles within.

Micromobility provider launches environmental dashboard

Micromobility provider launches environmental dashboard

News28 Oct 2021

Voi’s in-app impact dashboard is designed to raise awareness of the environmental impact of different mobility choices and allow riders to make more sustainable and informed transport choices.

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

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.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

San Francisco’s BART tests earthquake early warning system

Earlier this week, San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) tested a new earthquake early warning system, ShakeAlert 2.0.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

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

LoRaWan implemented across new homes in Swedish cities

Netmore’s LoRaWan IoT connectivity will be added to 27,000 apartments across Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg to improve energy efficiency and operations.

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A hydrogen-fuelled city – a practical reality for the UK or a pipe dream?

Hydrogen’s flexibility can unlock new use cases for smart cities.

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AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

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Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

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