OnDemand Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to explore urban connectivity and its role in enhancing smart city development in 2025 and beyond.

OnDemand Panel discussion: Harnessing the power of AI for smarter utilities

Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to discover how AI can bring innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reliability for utilities providers.

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 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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.

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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

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

Trend Series

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

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OnDemand Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast

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

Which are America’s most dynamic metro areas?

Which are America’s most dynamic metro areas?

News30 Jan 2025

Report by Heartland Forward demonstrates how artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, tourism and energy sources are reshaping US metropolitan areas.

Espoo conducts scenario analysis to inform climate action

Espoo conducts scenario analysis to inform climate action

Climate action28 Jan 2025

Espoo is strengthening its knowledge base, especially on the development of building stock emissions per square metre, to promote sustainable construction.

WEF identifies nature-positive opportunities for cities

WEF identifies nature-positive opportunities for cities

Climate action17 Jan 2025

The World Economic Forum is publishing a series of reports charting actionable pathways for nature-positive transformation across key industries and cities.

UK Power Networks hits energy flexibility milestone

UK Power Networks hits energy flexibility milestone

Batteries and renewables07 Jan 2025

The organisation has more than 100,000 live assets, totalling 2GW of flexibility, registered on its trading platform from EV charging to solar and wind farms.

Oregon progresses energy-efficient buildings strategy

Oregon progresses energy-efficient buildings strategy

Batteries and renewables19 Dec 2024

Energy Trust of Oregon is working with CLEAResult on the New Buildings programme, a first-of-its-kind approach to grid-interactive efficient US buildings.

AI-designed urban wind turbine unveiled

Wind power28 Nov 2024

The Birmingham Blade, a collaboration between EvoPhase and Kwik Fab, addresses the issue of producing small-scale, affordable, generators of wind energy.

£2m Manchester Prize opens applications for AI breakthroughs

£2m Manchester Prize opens applications for AI breakthroughs

Climate action19 Nov 2024

In its second year, the Manchester Prize will reward UK-led innovation in AI that will accelerate action towards the UK’s clean energy and net zero goals.  

IBM launches asset lifecycle management tool for renewables

IBM launches asset lifecycle management tool for renewables

Batteries and renewables18 Nov 2024

Maximo Renewables enables operators to monitor and analyse wind, solar, and energy storage assets and get actionable insight to maximise return on investment.

Glasgow’s new route map plots its path to net zero

Glasgow’s new route map plots its path to net zero

Climate action14 Nov 2024

Net Zero Route Map is based on a scientific analysis of the policies, projects and initiatives currently in place and provides robust evidence of their impact.

Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

4G and 5G06 Nov 2024

European lighthouse project will evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases touching on environmental, economic and societal needs.

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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.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

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.

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.

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!

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Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their dataSponsored by Cloudera & IBM

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The 14 pillars of a smart city

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The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

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Trend Series

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Urban Exchange Podcast

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Research

White Paper: Smart Buildings and Carbon Neutrality: a race against time

White Paper: Smart Buildings and Carbon Neutrality: a race against time

A 14-page White Paper on how greener buildings help tackle climate change

Open and interoperable smart cities: Closing the gap

Open and interoperable smart cities: Closing the gap

A snapshot of IoT and smart city interoperability challenges, strategies and successes