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OnDemand Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.

OnDemand Webinar: Demystifying the AI journey for cities

We explore how cities can overcome these barriers and embark on a successful AI journey, discovering the processes involved in applying AI to city data and creating valuable actionable insights across sustainability, operational efficiency, safety and beyond.

Special Reports

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.

Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.

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.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, chat with Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader to talk COP27 and climate finance.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings.

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Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport

Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

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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.

Latest Trend Report

AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

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

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Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

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Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.

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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 energy trial aims to save UK households £100,000 in bills

San Diego launches climate action plan and online dashboard

Two solar projects go online in Contra Costa and Napa

$7.5 billion Bleutech Park high-tech ‘mini-city’ secures Las Vegas land

Smart city attainable housing initiative launched in California

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

Rooftop wind energy innovator recognised by innovation hub

Rooftop wind energy innovator recognised by innovation hub

Wind power16 Oct 2024

Aeromine, Texas Tech University’s startup of the year, enables large buildings with flat unobstructed roofs to generate up to 100 per cent of their energy on site.

Crown Estate uses Esri GIS to develop plans for UK seabed

Crown Estate uses Esri GIS to develop plans for UK seabed

Planning and redevelopment07 Aug 2024

The spatial planning system was developed by the Crown Estate’s marine and digital teams and includes data from more than 250 sources across 10 sectors.

How UK scheme is fast-tracking green energy connections

How UK scheme is fast-tracking green energy connections

Batteries and renewables02 May 2024

Twenty-five projects amounting to 836MW of generation are set to connect as soon as they can build under the Technical Limits process, led by UK Power Networks.

EPA awards $20bn for US clean energy and climate projects

EPA awards $20bn for US clean energy and climate projects

Climate action08 Apr 2024

Selected applicants have supported thousands of individuals, businesses, and community organisations to access capital for climate and clean energy projects.

IBM accelerator programme focuses on water management

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.

What is required to engineer the path to net zero?

What is required to engineer the path to net zero?

Climate action09 Nov 2023

Study argues there is a clear need for governments and businesses to cooperate internationally to make expansion of low carbon energy as efficient as possible.

Are utilities confronting the challenges of the energy transition?

Are utilities confronting the challenges of the energy transition?

Smart grids26 Oct 2023

A report by Itron provides insights from utilities on building the future energy grid in the US and reveals that public demand is driving the energy transition.

Green Energy City in Minecraft aims to boost green skills

Green Energy City in Minecraft aims to boost green skills

People and skills05 Oct 2023

Green Energy City in Minecraft from the InnoEnergy Skills Institute blends gamification with green energy education to become a green skills learning resource.

Renewable energy fan club programme launched in Texas

Renewable energy fan club programme launched in Texas

Batteries and renewables21 Apr 2023

When wind power accounts for 45 per cent of the Texas grid’s generation during a given period, customers will receive a 50 per cent discount on energy costs.

How Melbourne is realising its ambitious climate action plan

How Melbourne is realising its ambitious climate action plan

Climate action30 Mar 2023

Having declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in 2019, Lord Mayor Sally Capp believes the city is on the doorstep of achieving some of its bold aims.

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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.

Neom announces investments in future land and sea travel

Neom is investing in autonomous driving company Pony.ai and electric seaglider company Regent to advance plans for zero-emission, multimodal transport.

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!

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

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.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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Guest Opinions

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of U...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

More cities must ramp up their climate ambition and deliver urgent action, fast, says Kyra Appleby, Global Director of C...

How to power smart cities in a clean, low-carbon future

Microgrids transform urban energy into localised, efficient, resilient and sustainable systems, and investment in them ...

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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.

Latest Trend Report

AI in Utilities Management for Cities Trend Report 2024

Trend Series

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

Latest Webinar

Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

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Join the next SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.

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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 energy trial aims to save UK households £100,000 in bills

San Diego launches climate action plan and online dashboard

Two solar projects go online in Contra Costa and Napa

$7.5 billion Bleutech Park high-tech ‘mini-city’ secures Las Vegas land

Smart city attainable housing initiative launched in California

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

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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