Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
Discover how Sunderland is turning a strong, city‑wide data foundation into real‑world impact by using secure, scalable AI to transform planning, services, and community outcomes.
As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.
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.
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.
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.
John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.
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.
Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.
Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
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.
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.
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It will also host the new Terra50 exhibition space that will unveil top 50 global solutions yielding the best sustainability results to date in the urban field.
Among the initiatives of the Mutirão programme is the Climate Compass, an AI-based tool that supports cities in decision-making for climate action based on data.
WEF report reveals AI adoption in cybersecurity is moving from pilots to real-world deployment, with gains in vulnerability identification and threat detection.
The company will provide public and private sector organisations with a full suite of end-to-end services combining sovereign connectivity, voice, cloud and AI.
Flood IQ from Jacobs uses advanced AI to turn water and drainage data into actionable intelligence for preparedness, response and long-term resilience planning.
It follows approval of an agreement with LS Power to strengthen grid reliability and support growth as well as help sustain the city as a centre for innovation.
Companies demonstrate integration of artificial intelligence-powered Itron grid edge applications with Nvidia Jetson platform to detect faults and wildfire risk.
The solution combines technology from leading AI developers and will lay the groundwork for other use cases like traffic management and energy optimisation.
Horizon Networks is working with Rhizome to utilise the gridAdapt AI tool to enhance its distribution planning processes and optimise investment strategies.
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.
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.
The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.
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How the convergence of sovereign urban intelligence infrastructure, digital twins and AI can help cities support decision-making and achieve better outcomes.
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.