SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Las Vegas is recognised for its bold steps to invest in urban innovation and test smart city technologies. In this edition of ’City Profiles’, we explore how government and civic leaders in Las Vegas are committed to a comprehensive plan to apply technologies and data which strengthen city management, enhance local government services, increase digital equity, and improve quality of life.

David Riggleman, Communications Director for the City of Las Vegas, told SmartCitiesWorld that the city’s smart city priorities during the next year include initiatives in advanced parks, intelligent intersections, community wireless, data and analytics, and digital twin technology.

The city’s smart city strategy concentrates on six pillars:

• Economic growth and urban infrastructure
• Innovation in urban mobility and connected vehicles
• Public safety solutions
• Education initiatives and university collaboration
• Social benefit programmes with equitable outcomes
• Health care innovation

Among the highlights in this report, find out:

• How Las Vegas is dealing with it being the fastest-warming city in the US
• Why Las Vegas is one of the cities most prepared for electric vehicle adoption
• How Las Vegas is becoming a 5g-ready smart city
• How teamwork and partnership in this connected ecosystem are the catalysts to the implementation of the Las Vegas smart city vision

Find out more about Las Vegas’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.