Webinar: Harnessing digital twins for smarter, safer, and more efficient cities

Join our webinar with Bentley Systems to delve into the opportunities of utilising digital twin technologies in urban environments, taking a specific look at Dublin City Council’s digital twin work.

OnDemand Webinar: Futureproofing smart cities - navigating interoperability and open standards

Watch this webinar with Paradox Engineering OnDemand to learn how to navigate the world of open standards for cities that are interoperable and futureproof.

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

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024: experience ‘Tokyo 2050’ todaySponsored by The SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Showcase Program Executive Committee

Discover innovative concepts to solve urban issues through SusHi Tech Tokyo’s programme focused on leveraging diverse ideas, digital know-how and cutting-edge technologies.

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 26 - Championing urban heat resilience: Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili

The Urban Exchange welcomes Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and Atlantic Council, to discuss combatting urban heat at the local level.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilienceSponsored by Sand Technologies

Discover how AI, combined with forward-thinking planning, assessment and regulation, can support cities in getting their water resilience strategy right in the latest Urban Exchange with the Mayor of Broward County, Florida.

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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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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Smart Cities Reports

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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Trend Report 2025: Enabling connectivity in cities to improve urban life

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Discover how ubiquitous connectivity is transforming urban living by enhancing efficiency, producing more liveable spaces and making cities smarter.

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Webinar: Harnessing digital twins for smarter, safer, and more efficient cities

Webinars

Join our webinar with Bentley Systems to delve into the opportunities of utilising digital twin technologies in urban environments, taking a specific look at Dublin City Council’s digital twin work.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 26 - Championing urban heat resilience: Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and Atlantic Council, to discuss combatting urban heat at the local level.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 26 - Championing urban heat resilience: Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and Atlantic Council, to discuss combatting urban heat at the local level.

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The latest news in water on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

City of Hurst set to replace ageing water meter technology

Water26 Mar 2025

The collaboration with Ameresco will involve the replacement of residential and commercial water meters along with the installation of a new customer portal.

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Climate action14 Mar 2025

SSE Energy Solutions and Scottish Water Horizons aim to develop and deliver district heating solutions that harness the untapped potential of wastewater.

Innovation fund offers £400m to transform water sector

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Water30 Jan 2025

The Ofwat Innovation Fund, established in 2020, supports the development and deployment of solutions to tackle and solve the sector’s major challenges.

Smart city finalists named in TalTech challenge

Smart city finalists named in TalTech challenge

News10 Jan 2025

Solutions in the latest Tallinn University of Technology’s Smart City Challenge range from lighting nanogrids to 3D tree modelling for urban digital twins.

C40 Cities builds on Water Safe Cities partnership

C40 Cities builds on Water Safe Cities partnership

Water08 Jan 2025

The global cities network will continue its work with Grundfos Foundation to help cities tackle water risks and accelerate sustainable water management.

Ottawa pilots permeable pavers to better manage rainwater

Ottawa pilots permeable pavers to better manage rainwater

Climate action10 Dec 2024

The parking lot paving is part of a wider project to manage rainwater in older urban areas of the Canadian city and will help protect rivers and streams.

Cop29: Urban climate resilience pledge and water declaration

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.

Smart water solution deployed for Aegea in Brazil

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.

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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

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.

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

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UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

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The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

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In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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How AI can help to transform the water industry

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