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Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

SmartCitiesWorld webinar will explore how local authorities can strengthen workforce decision-making by combining unified data, agentic AI and secure digital foundations.
OnDemand Panel Discussion: Resilient infrastructure – planning, prioritising and protecting critical assets

OnDemand Panel Discussion: Resilient infrastructure – planning, prioritising and protecting critical assets

In this SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 virtual panel discussion, discover how cities can move towards a more strategic, risk-based approach to infrastructure resilience.

Special Reports

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Juan Carlos Lopez, CTO and Chief of the Value Management Office at Cayala, explains how agile transformation, digital infrastructure and community-led services are supporting the expansion of one of Central America’s largest private cities.
Understanding the metrics behind Sunderland’s smart city success

Understanding the metrics behind Sunderland’s smart city success

Sunderland’s smart city programme is delivering measurable economic, social and public-service benefits, with new research showing how long-term connectivity investment, civic leadership and trusted partnerships are turning digital ambition into real impact.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

Find out how the island city-state of Singapore is further building its reputation as one of the smartest nations in the world in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

Podcasts

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Re-join our in-depth conversation with Professor Jung Hoon Lee, exploring how AI is moving from pilots to real-world impact in cities worldwide.
Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part one)

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part one)

Professor Jung Hoon Lee joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to talk the latest Global Smart City Index, the emerging “AI super gap” between cities, and why the next phase of urban innovation depends on data platforms, AI-ready infrastructure, and effective governance.

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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how the island city-state of Singapore is further building its reputation as one of the smartest nations in the world in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

Latest Trend Report

Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series
Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

Latest Summit Speakers
(22-26 June)

Latest Webinar

Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

Webinars
SmartCitiesWorld webinar will explore how local authorities can strengthen workforce decision-making by combining unified data, agentic AI and secure digital foundations.

Latest Podcast

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Podcasts
Re-join our in-depth conversation with Professor Jung Hoon Lee, exploring how AI is moving from pilots to real-world impact in cities worldwide.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast
Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

Latest Special Report

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Special Reports
Juan Carlos Lopez, CTO and Chief of the Value Management Office at Cayala, explains how agile transformation, digital infrastructure and community-led services are supporting the expansion of one of Central America’s largest private cities.
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AI and Machine Learning

The latest news on AI and Machine Learning for smart city projects across the world

Amazonian municipalities develop climate action plans
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Amazonian municipalities develop climate action plans

Climate action04 Sep 2026
As we celebrate Amazon Day on 5 September, 11 Amazonian cities demonstrate how the Brazil Mutirão programme is helping develop concrete climate action solutions.
UK’s first Tech Town trains up residents in AI
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UK’s first Tech Town trains up residents in AI

AI CityXchange04 Sep 2026
Residents in the UK town of Barnsley are to receive practical AI training to help them find work and build future careers through the Tech Town programme.
Washington DC names winner of autonomous vehicle challenge
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Washington DC names winner of autonomous vehicle challenge

Connected and autonomous vehicles02 Sep 2026
AIWaysion will deploy its Mobile Unit for Sensing Traffic to help DDoT independently observe and analyse AV operations in real-world, mixed urban traffic.
Espoo completes AI translation experiment
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Espoo completes AI translation experiment

AI CityXchange02 Sep 2026
The aim of the one-year experiment was to examine how AI could translate content related to city services and how useful these translations were for residents.
Toronto deploys AI planning review tool
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Toronto deploys AI planning review tool

AI CityXchange01 Sep 2026
Toronto is the latest city to pilot the guided AI plan review, which cut time to permit decision by 55 per cent for residential permits in Honolulu in early 2026.
Singapore launches standard for data centres
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Singapore launches standard for data centres

AI CityXchange01 Sep 2026
The standard aims to help data centres in the city-state adopt liquid cooling technologies in the tropics to handle growing energy demands of AI workloads.
Siren-sensing AI tech tested in Japan autonomous bus trials
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Siren-sensing AI tech tested in Japan autonomous bus trials

Connected and autonomous vehicles28 Aug 2026
Technology detects approaching emergency vehicles, including ambulances, police vehicles and fire engines, helping AV buses respond appropriately and safely.
Hackathon calls for AI-powered solutions to urban climate challenges
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Hackathon calls for AI-powered solutions to urban climate challenges

Climate action26 Aug 2026
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and its partners are inviting entries from around the world to the 2026 AI x City Climate Action Hackathon.
NLC partners to help cities build cyber resilience
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NLC partners to help cities build cyber resilience

AI CityXchange25 Aug 2026
National League of Cities and CyberAlliance are launching the National Municipal Cyber Resilience Initiative to help cities meet the challenges of cyber risk.
CSCI awards $3m to community-led climate resilience projects
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CSCI awards $3m to community-led climate resilience projects

Climate action24 Aug 2026
Climate Smart Communities Initiative has made 28 grant awards to help US communities prepare for extreme weather and the growing impacts of climate change.

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Singapore launches standard for data centres

The standard aims to help data centres in the city-state adopt liquid cooling technologies in the tropics to handle growing energy demands of AI workloads.

Zero-emission car clubs expand across Wales

The service is open to individuals, businesses and non-profit organisations and gives drivers affordable and convenient access to electric cars across Wales.

Aarhus deploys smart metering network for water

Partnership between Netmore, Aarhus Vand, and Kamstrup supports digitalisation of water metering network and conservation across Denmark’s Aarhus Municipality.

Toronto deploys AI planning review tool

Toronto is the latest city to pilot the guided AI plan review, which cut time to permit decision by 55 per cent for residential permits in Honolulu in early 2026.

Inventory shows how Seattle is reducing GHG emissions

Inventory shows that emissions declined between 2022 and 2024, continuing a long-term trend of reducing climate pollution while the City of Seattle has grown.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Guest Opinions

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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how the island city-state of Singapore is further building its reputation as one of the smartest nations in the world in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

Latest Trend Report

Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series
Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

Latest Summit Speakers
(22-26 June)

Latest Webinar

Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

Webinars
SmartCitiesWorld webinar will explore how local authorities can strengthen workforce decision-making by combining unified data, agentic AI and secure digital foundations.

Latest Podcast

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Podcasts
Re-join our in-depth conversation with Professor Jung Hoon Lee, exploring how AI is moving from pilots to real-world impact in cities worldwide.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast
Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

Latest Special Report

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Cayala: Guatemala’s private 15-minute city

Special Reports
Juan Carlos Lopez, CTO and Chief of the Value Management Office at Cayala, explains how agile transformation, digital infrastructure and community-led services are supporting the expansion of one of Central America’s largest private cities.
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City Profiles

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore
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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

Find out how the island city-state of Singapore is further building its reputation as one of the smartest nations in the world in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland
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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin
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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

White Papers

White Paper: The intelligent city stack – digital twins, AI and sovereign urban infrastructure
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White Paper: The intelligent city stack – digital twins, AI and sovereign urban infrastructure

How the convergence of sovereign urban intelligence infrastructure, digital twins and AI can help cities support decision-making and achieve better outcomes.
Insight Report: The next generation of smart lighting for cities
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Insight Report: The next generation of smart lighting for cities

This insight report charts the evolution of smart lighting as an underpinning urban infrastructure and explores how cities like Gijón are embedding next-generation lighting to support wider smart city initiatives, improving safety and connectivity.
Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life
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Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life

How edge computing, AI and digital twins can combine to improve community outcomes and inclusivity as well as build resilience
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