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Demographic change

The latest news on demographic change in smart city projects across the world.

Digital Dubai launches senior citizens track

Digital Dubai launches senior citizens track

Inclusivity11 Feb 2026

Digital Dubai and the Community Development Authority are enhancing digital quality of life for seniors as part of the Digital Balance Initiative for Families.

Cop30: Brazil launches first climate adaptation plan for health

Cop30: Brazil launches first climate adaptation plan for health

Health and social care14 Nov 2025

It aims to enhance the health sector’s resilience to climate change via surveillance systems, capacity building, innovation, and evidence-based policymaking.

Dubai adopts the use of Co-Pilot across government entities

Dubai adopts the use of Co-Pilot across government entities

AI and Machine Learning10 Nov 2025

The deployment follows Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will enable local data processing for Microsoft 365 Copilot in the United Arab Emirates.

Seoul to host second Smart Life Week

News21 Aug 2025

Robots will feature prominently in the event, which aims to serve as a global platform for smart cities and demonstrate the inclusive power of smart city tech.

Index reveals America’s most livable communities

Index reveals America’s most livable communities

Demographic change19 Apr 2022

AARP’s ranking uses more than 50 national data sources to measure 61 community characteristics across seven categories, including housing, transportation, environment, health and engagement.

Seoul deploys smart city services to promote safety and wellbeing

Seoul deploys smart city services to promote safety and wellbeing

Health and social care08 Apr 2022

The Smart City in Daily Life pilot project will run three services in welfare and safety, including the use of beacons to protect children from going missing as well as night-patrol robots.

Bloomberg announces winning cities in 2021-2022 mayors’ challenge

Bloomberg announces winning cities in 2021-2022 mayors’ challenge

Resilience19 Jan 2022

The fifth edition of the worldwide competition recognises those cities which had designed the “boldest and most ambitious urban innovations” to emerge from the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Guyana embarks on e-governance project to ensure inclusivity

Guyana embarks on e-governance project to ensure inclusivity

Inclusivity18 Jan 2022

The South American country is digitally transforming its infrastructure and services to provide greater accessibility for citizens, particularly those living in remote and underserved areas.

Oakland aims to eliminate financial obstacles to mobility

Oakland aims to eliminate financial obstacles to mobility

Inclusivity13 Jan 2022

As part of its Universal Basic Mobility programme, it has distributed 500 prepaid debit cards for use in purchasing trips or passes on public transit, bikeshare, and shared e-scooters.

Scottish councils take part in IoT pilot to create safer, sustainable communities

Scottish councils take part in IoT pilot to create safer, sustainable communities

Commercial buildings29 Oct 2021

IoT accelerator packs will provide access to real-time data insights on waste management, air quality, social housing solutions, building health and water monitoring capabilities.

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SmartCitiesWorld launches AI CityXchange to support cities at every stage of AI adoption

A dedicated platform and series of workshop events focused on how AI is being applied across cities from experimentation to large-scale, embedded deployment.

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.

Peer-to-peer carsharing scheme to launch in Moscow

City’s ambitious transport plans also include FacePay on the metro.

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.

Speaker line-up announced for Cities Climate Action Summit

Experts from cities and organisations around the world will come together in SmartCitiesWorld’s three-day hybrid event to tackle the climate challenge head-on.

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Engineering healthier cities through smart technology

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Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Podcast: The central role of cities in the sharing economy, with Chelsea Rustrum

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Buildings are getting smarter: are they also getting healthier?

Buildings are getting smarter: are they also getting healthier?

A 14-page White Paper on how human-centric design is improving well-being in commercial buildings.