Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

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

OnDemand Panel Discussion: Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

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SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

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.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.

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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

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.

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AISponsored by PNY Technologies

Tune into the SmartCitiesWorld podcast to understand the world of sovereign AI for cities, featuring PNY Technologies’ Youssef Nadiri as our expert guest.

Podcast: Building resilient cities: trustworthy AI, digital twins, and urban innovation at YII 2025Sponsored by Bentley Systems

SmartCitiesWorld speaks with Bentley Systems leaders about unleashing AI and digital twins to drive innovation, resilience, and people-first progress in the world’s cities.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on artificial intelligence and digital twins.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

22 - 26 June 2026: Find out more

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

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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.

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

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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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Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

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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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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.

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Bentley launches open API for roadway intelligence solution

Bentley launches open API for roadway intelligence solution

Analytics09 Jul 2025

New open API and self-service tools in Bentley Systems’ Blyncsy Roadway Intelligence offering aims to accelerate the development of innovative applications.

Peachtree Corners partners to integrate mapping technology

Peachtree Corners partners to integrate mapping technology

Analytics21 May 2025

The US city is deploying Esri’s ArcGIS software to visualise, analyse and consolidate data from connected smart city solutions and unlock actionable insights.

Hamburg modernises police and fire operations

Hamburg modernises police and fire operations

Analytics15 Nov 2023

The German city is deploying dispatch and data analytics technology from Hexagon to improve emergency response operations as part of a modernisation programme.

StreetLight Data and TomTom partner for global mobility data

StreetLight Data and TomTom partner for global mobility data

Analytics25 Aug 2023

The partnership will enable StreetLight Data to expand its geographic reach and enable the companies to provide deeper transportation intelligence worldwide.

Lidar companies team for drone-based mapping and analytics

Lidar companies team for drone-based mapping and analytics

Analytics17 Oct 2022

LidarSwiss will deploy Cepton’s lidar solution for high-fidelity and smart analytics on the fly in a range of applications including smart city and digital twin use cases.

Australian city commits to four-year smart city action plan

Australian city commits to four-year smart city action plan

News24 Mar 2021

The City of Greater Geelong’s smart city strategic framework is based on seven principles that have been shaped by the community engagement process.

Digital twin initiative aims to model society of the future

Digital twin initiative aims to model society of the future

News10 Jun 2019

NTT wants to bring together a number of disciplines including social sciences, humanities and applied science to create a digital transformation innovation platform to realise smarter societies.

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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.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

Solar city goes live

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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.

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

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: 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