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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.

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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.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in lowering carbon emissions and energy consumption and costs.

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The latest news on citizen engagement for smart city projects across the world.

Sunderland installs sensor-based plaza in city centre

Recreational space02 Dec 2025

Pixel Plaza features 12 LED totems that create an immersive experience and aim to reimagine culture and leisure spaces in the city through technology.

Espoo streamlines online services

Citizen engagement24 Nov 2025

OmaEspoo portal aims to make online transactions smoother regardless of time or location for residents and features new digital channels including a chatbot.

How cities are turning public art into a civic solution

How cities are turning public art into a civic solution

Citizen engagement17 Nov 2025

Eight US cities are showcasing public art projects designed to bring their communities together as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge.

Urban Transformation Summit spurs action to reimagine cities

Urban Transformation Summit spurs action to reimagine cities

News31 Oct 2025

Announcements at the WEF Summit included news of the first cohort for a global coalition dedicated to advancing high-quality, people-centred urban development.

Sunderland expands hub network to boost digital inclusion

Sunderland expands hub network to boost digital inclusion

Inclusivity31 Oct 2025

The seven new hubs have been established in communities with significant digital needs in the UK city, while five existing hubs have been strengthened.

Town of Vail to deploy AI solution to make city smarter and safer

Town of Vail to deploy AI solution to make city smarter and safer

AI and Machine Learning29 Oct 2025

By using renewable infrastructure to support AI workloads, the town illustrates how municipalities can deploy AI responsibly without compromising climate goals.

How Canberra is developing its next climate strategy

How Canberra is developing its next climate strategy

Climate action29 Oct 2025

Australian capital aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045 and kicked off the process by talking to stakeholders to ensure a just and equitable transition.

Los Angeles launches free community wifi in Crenshaw Corridor

Los Angeles launches free community wifi in Crenshaw Corridor

Inclusivity24 Oct 2025

Pairing wifi technology with existing city infrastructure unlocks a platform for Los Angeles to further develop smart city assets and public service delivery.

City of Pittsburgh launches next phase of transparency tool

City of Pittsburgh launches next phase of transparency tool

Inclusivity23 Oct 2025

Developed in collaboration with multiple city departments, the Insights Tool brings together a wide range of datasets into a single, user-friendly platform.

Tampere invites residents to co-design their smart city

Tampere invites residents to co-design their smart city

Citizen engagement21 Oct 2025

Survey represents an opportunity to share what kinds of digital tools and services residents would like, and help shape the future of Tampere as a smart city.

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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

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How smart city life is transforming futures across Sunderland

Liz St Louis, director of smart cities and enabling services at Sunderland City Council, shares details of the real ...

Modernising public services and the $9.8 trillion case for govtech

Government technology is entering a new era of modernisation, fostering innovations that are enabling a digital and ...

Three liveable city projects in the spotlight

Luke Antoniou explores how citizen engagement and inclusivity is shaping smarter, more sustainable cities and ...

Putting people first: the key priorities for a post-pandemic smart city

Westminster City Council’s Aruj Haider on why technology must come second to the people it serves and the importance of ...

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

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Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question ’how can I build resilience for ...

Think tank: Sex(ism) and the city

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question of whether our cities are truly ...

Smart waste, an opportunity cities should not trashSponsored by Paradox Engineering

Embracing smart waste will lead to healthier, more efficient and prettier cities, writes Gianni Minnetti, CEO of ...

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim ...

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.

Rebuilding tomorrow’s smart cities with a people first approach

Cities need to invest in its number one asset - its people - in the wake of Covid-19, writes Michael Proman, Managing ...

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

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes ...

Smart Cities: the power of the ecosystem

For smart cities to succeed, organisational silos must give way to a problem-solving and adaptive network of partners, ...

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Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of cities

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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.

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

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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

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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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.

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