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The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.

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At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era.

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Chicago is looking to smart city technology to solve issues including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.

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Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping handSponsored by Fotech

Governments need to do more to help fibre providers widen their networks, writes Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development at Fotech.

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Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 2 – Simplicity by design in smart lighting

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Discover the technology and considerations behind how cities can turn existing streetlight networks into secure, interoperable, and future‑proof infrastructure in the second episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting.

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

Chinese unicorn launches environmental and social smart city tool

Chinese unicorn launches environmental and social smart city tool

AI and Machine Learning04 Jan 2022

Sensoro’s system, which has been benchmarked in Yichang, is designed to help cities use the IoT, AI and smart data solutions to bring lasting change in urban areas.

Voice AI will call to check Seoul citizens after Covid-19 vaccination

Voice AI will call to check Seoul citizens after Covid-19 vaccination

Health and social care31 Dec 2021

Seoul Metropolitan Government expects AI-powered Vaccine Care Call service to dramatically reduce workload of public health centres and allow rapid response to treating side effects.

Robots trialled for on-demand parcel and grocery delivery in Punggol

Robots trialled for on-demand parcel and grocery delivery in Punggol

News18 Mar 2021

The public-private one-year trial is underway in Punggol and aims to pave the way for wider use of autonomous robot couriers for on-demand deliveries to consumers in Singapore.

Austin uses virtual reality to train first responders

Austin uses virtual reality to train first responders

News17 Mar 2021

The City of Austin has partnered with local start-up Augmented Training Systems to develop programmes that allow skills to be quickly refreshed, without needing the physical equipment or set-up.

Start-ups take on the challenge of climate change and city living

Start-ups take on the challenge of climate change and city living

News29 Jan 2021

Solutions in the ninth cohort of the Urban-X accelerator include platforms focused on disaster risk analysis in properties, carbon intelligence and forecasting and micro-mobility e-commerce.

Helsinki trials AI and automation as part of its drive to digital services

Helsinki trials AI and automation as part of its drive to digital services

News29 Jan 2021

Trials were based on ideas submitted by employees and mayor Jan Vapaavuori said they also represent a shift in thinking to an operating culture more conducive to experimentation.

Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

News21 Jan 2021

Core to the boom in GovTech development and investment is the recognition of a new digital focus by governments which have been forced towards digital adoption through the pandemic.

WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

News14 Dec 2020

The forum has focused on FRT for passengers boarding aircraft and the toolkit’s questionnaire has been tested by Tokyo-Narita Airport, which will encourage other airports to adopt this framework.

Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

News10 Dec 2020

It has identified new use cases for the dashboard which includes one that generates forecasts on the possible growth in Covid-19 cases in different areas at risk of becoming hotspots.

Toronto approves plan to create more resilient and safer transport system

Toronto approves plan to create more resilient and safer transport system

News30 Nov 2020

Plan proposes five key measures including smart traffic signals and intelligent intersections to make the city’s transportation system more resilient in response to the effects of Covid-19.

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Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

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Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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Beyond the pandemic: the technology that will remain part of our smart cities

Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

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.

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformationSponsored by Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

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The 14 pillars of a smart city

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Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

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Building bridges in the Covid-19 fightback

Building bridges in the Covid-19 fightback

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