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OnDemand COP30 Webinar: Powering the future: energy innovation for people and planet

With speakers from the City of Toronto and CReDO, this session examines how cities are creating energy systems that are both innovative and people-centred. It highlights how digital tools, IoT-enabled efficiency platforms, and AI optimisation are driving progress, alongside community-focused initiatives that ensure inclusivity in the transition.

OnDemand Webinar: How edge AI is transforming city operations and services

Join Barcelona and Kyiv for this webinar as we look at how edge AI applications are coming to cities and supporting positive outcomes across mobility, lighting, and safety.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 30 – Norfolk: building coastal resilience before the storm

Blending green and grey infrastructure with innovative solutions like 3D printed reefs, discover how the City of Norfolk is tackling its coastal challenges head on.

Opinions

Building smarter cities: scaling sustainability and efficiency with smart city platformsSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Richard Ng explains how integrated smart city platforms can support cities in becoming more sustainable and efficient at the scale that is right for them.

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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Smart Cities Reports

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.

Latest Trend Report

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Series

Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

Webinars

Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.

Latest Podcast

Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of cities

Podcasts

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.

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

Why the tech sector must put nature at heart of operations

Why the tech sector must put nature at heart of operations

Climate action04 Dec 2025

The tech sector could unlock $800bn in value by 2030 if tech companies reduce their negative impacts on natural systems and dependencies on natural resources.

National Grid utilises AI to combat rising wildfire risk

National Grid utilises AI to combat rising wildfire risk

AI and Machine Learning03 Dec 2025

National Grid will deploy advanced AI technology that identifies and prevents wildfire risks across its electric transmission and distribution networks.

Leading Cities launches five free data-driven pilots

Leading Cities launches five free data-driven pilots

Resilience12 Nov 2025

Municipalities and private entities worldwide are invited to apply for the pilots which are focused on helping communities prepare before crisis strikes.

Rome crowned Smart City of 2025 at Barcelona Expo

Rome crowned Smart City of 2025 at Barcelona Expo

News06 Nov 2025

Judges at the World Smart City Awards gala said Rome’s visionary strategy is leveraging data, 5G and digital twins to enhance urban governance, improve public services and build resilience.

Resilience solutions aim to turn risk into readiness

Resilience solutions aim to turn risk into readiness

Resilience17 Oct 2025

The world’s top 10 resiliency solutions have been chosen in this year’s QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge accelerator programme, managed by Leading Cities.

Smart City Expo World Congress announces 2025 keynotes

Smart City Expo World Congress announces 2025 keynotes

News03 Oct 2025

Fourteenth edition of the event will bring together more than 600 global experts to share strategies, tech and projects that are driving urban transformation.

Climavision closes weather visibility gaps with private radar

Climavision closes weather visibility gaps with private radar

Climate action22 Sep 2025

The weather technology company is expanding its private radar network into 15 states and is on track to fill nearly 200 weather observation gaps across the US.

AI and climate action event to be held at Climate Week NYC

AI and climate action event to be held at Climate Week NYC

Climate action17 Sep 2025

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and the New York Climate Exchange will host the 2025 AI x City Climate Action Forum, which includes a hackathon.

2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners announced

2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners announced

Water29 Aug 2025

German students scooped top prize in the challenge hosted by the Stockholm Water Foundation for developing a scalable flood warning system for small streams.

University wins funding to help UK transport tackle climate change

University wins funding to help UK transport tackle climate change

Climate action13 Aug 2025

Birmingham City University-led project will use data, international best practices and AI tools to produce decision-making support systems and policy guidance.

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Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

ESI ThoughtLab will define the cost benefits of smart city investments and provide city and business leaders with an evidence-based guide.

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.

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.

Gothenburg boosts sustainable public transport push with e-bus roll-out

More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.

Speaker line-up announced for Cities Climate Action Summit

Experts from cities and organisations around the world will come together in SmartCitiesWorld’s three-day hybrid event to tackle the climate challenge head-on.

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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

How AI and biometrics are shaping next-generation mobility paymentsSponsored by ST Engineering

Fuad Alsagoff, Senior Manager, Mobility Payment Systems, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how mobility ...

Connected video and sensors for greener urban livingSponsored by Axis Communications

Intelligent video sensors and AI are altering how cities manage sustainability. Andrea Sorri and Johnny Lee at Axis ...

How cities can get ahead with AI-enabled traffic managementSponsored by ST Engineering

Dr Chong Chee Chung, Vice President, ITS Architecting, Mobility Road, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how a ...

Ethical AI, geospatial data and the future of digital transformation

Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer at Ordnance Survey (OS), looks at how AI will impact the world of geospatial ...

How satellite data can help cities battle climate changeSponsored article

Francesco Amato of Latitudo 40 explains how cities can harness the power of satellite imagery analysis and AI to ...

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS)

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) will be showcasing the potential for space applications to ...

The three key pillars of digital urban transformationSponsored by Dell

Manminder Takhar, Global CTO, Global Digital Cities, Dell Technologies, explores how cities are embracing digital ...

How AI can help cities get to net-zero

Angel Hsu and Ian French explain how large-scale text analysis could improve net-zero climate action plans and ...

Why satellite data is key to smarter, sustainable citiesSponsored article

Satellite imagery can act as “a time machine” for cities battling climate change, says Gaetano Volpe of Latitudo 40, ...

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global ...

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of ...

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential ...

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban livesSponsored by Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Special Reports

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart cities

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

City Profiles

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.

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.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.

White Papers

Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life

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

UkraineVerse: the blueprint for global regions with a lack of infrastructure

UkraineVerse: the blueprint for global regions with a lack of infrastructure

Discover how the UkraineVerse project is supporting reconstruction and redevelopment in Ukraine, and how the project acts as a blueprint for other underdeveloped and post-conflict regions.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.