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OnDemand Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

OnDemand Global Local Executive Panel: From Smart Cities to Sustainable Futures – AI and Local Governance

In this virtual session, panellists will explore innovative approaches to issues such as urban planning, transportation, and public safety, with a specific focus on the role of local governments in implementing AI solutions.
OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

Join the latest SmartCitiesWorld Panel Debate to understand how to improve air quality in urban environments, and hear real-world case studies from leading cities. Watch Here

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.
Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 1: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 1: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: The part one of the latest episode of the Urban Exchange sees Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, in conversation with Jeff Risom to understand how the nature of resilience is changing, and how Monica and the city are adapting.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

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.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

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.

Latest Trend Report

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

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

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

Webinars
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.

Latest Podcast

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

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

Urban Exchange Podcast
Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.
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Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Digital twins

A digital twins is a virtual representation of a physical product, service, or asset. It can be a digital replica of an individual object, such as a vehicle or building, but can also be extended to larger scales, such as entire cities. Here are just some of the latest stories, opinions on digital twins.

Looq expands global partnerships to advance reality capture
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Looq expands global partnerships to advance reality capture

Digital twins02 Dec 2025
New partnerships across North America, Europe, and Asia extend survey-grade reality capture and digital twin solutions for infrastructure professionals.
Manchester hospitals use digital twin to create smart estate
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Manchester hospitals use digital twin to create smart estate

Digital twins13 Nov 2025
The 3D model of six hospitals supports the digital transformation programme at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, one of UK’s largest NHS Trusts.
Rome crowned Smart City of 2025 at Barcelona Expo
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Rome crowned Smart City of 2025 at Barcelona Expo

News06 Nov 2025
Judges at the World Smart City Awards gala said Rome’s visionary strategy is leveraging data, 5G and digital twins to enhance urban governance, improve public services and build resilience.
Bentley announces 2025 Going Digital Awards winners
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Bentley announces 2025 Going Digital Awards winners

News20 Oct 2025
Awards honour the work of infrastructure professionals and the innovative use of Bentley software to improve the way infrastructure is built and operated.
Bentley Systems shares its vision for trustworthy AI
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Bentley Systems shares its vision for trustworthy AI

AI and Machine Learning16 Oct 2025
The infrastructure engineering software company is unveiling a raft of developments at its annual Year in Infrastructure conference in Amsterdam this week.
Bentley Systems announces infrastructure awards finalists
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Bentley Systems announces infrastructure awards finalists

Digital twins06 Aug 2025
The awards celebrate the achievements of engineers and project teams in advancing infrastructure for better quality of life through digital innovation.
Dublin creates digital twin of 3,000 buildings on path to net-zero
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Dublin creates digital twin of 3,000 buildings on path to net-zero

Digital twins04 Aug 2025
Built with IES’s urban modelling engine, the digital twin model of Dublin Town fuses live operational data from buildings with physics-based simulation.
AI and geospatial companies join forces to map Africa
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AI and geospatial companies join forces to map Africa

AI and Machine Learning30 Jul 2025
SpaceTech, Microsoft and Esri aim to deliver high-resolution, scalable base maps to unlock long-term value across multiple industries, including smart cities.
BizzTech and Atlas team to advance smart city innovation
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BizzTech and Atlas team to advance smart city innovation

Digital twins23 Jul 2025
This alliance brings together immersive digital twin technology and real-time traffic analytics for next-generation traffic and smart city applications.
Bentley launches open API for roadway intelligence solution
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Bentley launches open API for roadway intelligence solution

Analytics09 Jul 2025
New open API and self-service tools in Bentley Systems’ Blyncsy Roadway Intelligence offering aims to accelerate the development of innovative applications.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life
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Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life

How edge computing, AI and digital twins can combine to improve community outcomes and inclusivity as well as build resilience
Research report: Developing smarter, more resilient cities
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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
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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.
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