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How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

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

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City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

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Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

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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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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 solution combines technology from leading AI developers and will lay the groundwork for other use cases like traffic management and energy optimisation.

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AI companies team to deploy smart cities platform across Asia

AI and Machine Learning21 Jul 2025

Blaize and Starshine are partnering to deploy a hybrid AI platform for smart city and other applications in India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and China.

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Which US cities are emerging as leading tech hubs?

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The research was conducted to benchmark the leading metropolitan statistical areas based on their capacity to generate and embrace emerging technologies.

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Nokia to lead European lighthouse project on 6G sustainability

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European lighthouse project will evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases touching on environmental, economic and societal needs.

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Vilnius launches traffic monitoring system trial

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The system from LMT will provide Vilnius with full access to statistics about traffic violations at the chosen certain intersection in the Lithuanian city.

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The roadmap outlines significant enhancements to broaden market reach and simplify deployments, including improved connectivity in challenging environments.

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Singapore to spend $3.3bn on govtech in 2023

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

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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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Intelligent data centre networking for a smarter futureSponsored by Huawei

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Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

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Research report: Developing smarter, more resilient cities

This report draws on a new survey of 100 senior practitioners and explores what kinds of digital investments cities are making, where they are seeing results, and what is holding them back.

White Paper: Creating safer, more efficient cities with digital twins

White Paper: Creating safer, more efficient cities with digital twins

Find out how to build a single source of truth and information on infrastructure and assets. Download now to learn how Clarion Housing Group is using Bentley Systems’ technology to create a “golden thread of information” on its buildings.

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.