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OnDemand Panel Discussion (20 Jan): Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

Join us for insights from real-world case studies on the use of digital twins and AI as the present and future of urban management.

OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.

Special Reports

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

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.

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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.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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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.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

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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Beyond video: how cameras as IoT sensors are changing city safety operationsSponsored by Axis Communications

Andrea Sorri of Axis Communications explains how AI can be used to maximise insights from existing infrastructure and enable cities to avoid the costs of deploying new sensors.

Building smarter cities: scaling sustainability and efficiency with smart city platformsSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Richard Ng explains how integrated smart city platforms can support cities in becoming more sustainable and efficient at the scale that is right for them.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Smart Cities Reports

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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Trend Report 2025: 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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OnDemand Panel Discussion (20 Jan): Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

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Join us for insights from real-world case studies on the use of digital twins and AI as the present and future of urban management.

Latest Podcast

How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI

Podcasts

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

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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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The latest news on data privacy and security in smart city projects across the world.

Fermaca Digital City to accelerate Mexican AI infrastructure

Fermaca Digital City to accelerate Mexican AI infrastructure

AI and Machine Learning12 Dec 2025

Mexican fibre infrastructure provider Fermaca is working with the Government of Durango in Mexico and Nvidia to create a next-generation data centre campus.

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City of Charlotte to host second data conference

Data management & software17 Nov 2025

City is inviting proposals from researchers, technologists, community leaders, and public sector professionals with a passion for using data to solve real-world challenges.

Partnership to bring infrastructure intelligence to US public sector

Partnership to bring infrastructure intelligence to US public sector

AI and Machine Learning09 Oct 2025

Carahsoft will serve as Purple Transform’s public sector distributor, making its AI-powered infrastructure platform available through its reseller partners.

Post-quantum specialist boosts smart city cybersecurity

Post-quantum specialist boosts smart city cybersecurity

Data privacy and security14 Jul 2025

Patero is integrating its post-quantum encryption technology into Sylllego’s intelligent infrastructure platform to bolster cybersecurity for US cities.

London launches next-gen city data platform

London launches next-gen city data platform

Open data11 Jul 2025

The Data for London Library, which replaces the Datastore, aims to make it easier to use data to benefit Londoners and power smarter, AI-enabled public services.

Singapore builds trusted ecosystem for AI deployment

Singapore builds trusted ecosystem for AI deployment

AI and Machine Learning07 Jul 2025

New initiatives include the National Certification for Data Protection Trustmark, which aims to raise data protection standards, on a par with global standards.

San José launches citywide data strategy to promote equity and innovation

San José launches citywide data strategy to promote equity and innovation

Data management & software09 Jun 2025

Foundational principle of data-as-a-service makes it easier for departments to access, share, and use high-quality data to improve service coordination.

New truck data aims to improve economics and emissions

New truck data aims to improve economics and emissions

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Freight planning product introduces industry’s most up-to-date and comprehensive truck activity insights to help power statewide and regional freight plans.

Cities awarded for harnessing data in decision-making

Cities awarded for harnessing data in decision-making

Policymaking26 Feb 2025

Twenty-one new cities, including the first four in Canada, have been awarded the What Works Cities Certification for establishing exceptional data capabilities.

Sharjah reveals findings of digital transformation study

Sharjah reveals findings of digital transformation study

Data management & software07 Feb 2025

The emirate’s Digital Transformation Impact initiative was designed to measure the effects of digital services on efficiency and cost- and time-savings.

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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.

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.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

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

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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Intelligent data centre networking for a smarter futureSponsored by Huawei

Discover how Huawei is pushing the boundaries of innovation in data centre switching, and earning worldwide recognition ...

Building cyber-resilient cities in an increasingly digital world Sponsored article

Although urgent, there is no magic switch to enhance cybersecurity in cities and a multifaceted approach is crucial, ...

Cybersecurity: a lifelong journey for smart cities Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Gianni Minetti, CEO of Paradox Engineering, explains why cities must ensure security is built into their solutions from ...

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Campuses are essential to life in every city and it’s critical they are as intelligent and efficient as possible. Zhang ...

How digitalisation is enabling a smarter and safer oil and gas camp managementSponsored by Huawei

Li Yangming, Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG, explains how new ...

Londoners deserve better transport information

If we’re serious about getting better quality crowding information, we need to leave historic data in the past and ...

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

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global ...

The road ahead for machine learningSponsored by Cloudera

Michael Ger, managing director, manufacturing and automotive, Cloudera, explains why the data-intensive processes ...

Advancing adoption of digital twin technologySponsored by FIWARE

Albert H Seubers, Global Strategy Director Smart X, Atos, and Val De Oliveira, FIWARE Foundation explore how cities can ...

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of ...

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 ...

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera ...

We built this city (on LPWAN)

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by ...

Special Reports

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart cities

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

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Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

City Profiles

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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.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Smart Cities Reports

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.

Research

Insight Report: The next generation of smart lighting for cities

Insight Report: The next generation of smart lighting for cities

How next-generation smart lighting is transforming cities into safer, more sustainable, and digitally connected urban environments.

Insight Report: Considerations for building a cyber-resilient city

Insight Report: Considerations for building a cyber-resilient city

Explore how cities can protect themselves from rising cyberthreats in this comprehensive report which outlines the key areas needed to safeguard digital infrastructures, from traffic systems to healthcare networks. Download now to learn strategies to enhance cybersecurity, prevent disruptions, and secure vital urban services.

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.