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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion (18 Sept): Exploring digital twins and the metaverse for smart cities

OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion (18 Sept): Exploring digital twins and the metaverse for smart cities

Watch this SmartCitiesWorld and BizzTech panel discussion where industry leaders and experts will delve into the transformative potential of metaverse and digital twin technologies for urban development.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment 

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment 

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

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Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.
Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

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

Trend Report: 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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Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

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Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

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

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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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.

Bentley invites entries for 2026 Year in Infrastructure awards
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Bentley invites entries for 2026 Year in Infrastructure awards

News19 Mar 2026
The annual global awards programme recognises digital innovation in how infrastructure is designed, built, and operated using Bentley Systems software.
Innovation incubator announces scalable tech cohort
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Innovation incubator announces scalable tech cohort

News11 Dec 2025
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator is a $55m energy tech programme and the cohort represents those from housing, utilities, infrastructure, and real estate.
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.
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.
Smart city finalists named in TalTech challenge
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Smart city finalists named in TalTech challenge

News10 Jan 2025
Solutions in the latest Tallinn University of Technology’s Smart City Challenge range from lighting nanogrids to 3D tree modelling for urban digital twins.
SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2024
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SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2024

News30 Dec 2024
Which cities, trends and technologies made the smart cities headlines over the past 12 months? SmartCitiesWorld brings you its 10 top stories of 2024.
Smart Cities and Communities Survey 2024: let us know your priorities
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Smart Cities and Communities Survey 2024: let us know your priorities

News09 Oct 2024
SmartCitiesWorld is partnering with Honeywell for our latest smart city survey which aims to find answers to some of the critical challenges faced by cities today.
Industry bodies expand digital twin partnership
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Industry bodies expand digital twin partnership

Digital twins07 Jun 2024
The Smart Cities Council and Digital Twin Consortium want to accelerate the adoption of digital twins in smart cities and buildings and other vertical sectors.
SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2023
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SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2023

News31 Dec 2023
Which cities, trends and technologies made the smart cities headlines over the past 12 months? SmartCitiesWorld brings you its 10 top stories of 2023.
Digital twin puts building on track for top energy rating
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Digital twin puts building on track for top energy rating

Digital twins23 Aug 2023
Sustainablility expert Sweco used digital tools from IES to carry out performance modelling of the 12-storey building in the heart of the City of London.

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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.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

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

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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.

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.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

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.

Guest Opinions

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and ...
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Research

White paper: Why connected intelligent assets equal smarter cities
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White paper: Why connected intelligent assets equal smarter cities

How cities can increase uptime, reliability and gain maximum value from data collected.
This white paper covers moving from preventative to predictive maintenance of assets; the role of digital twin technology; the challenges of collecting and managing the data required to maximise the benefits of connected intelligent assets.
White paper: Understanding Resiliency : What it means to be a resilient city and tools to support
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White paper: Understanding Resiliency : What it means to be a resilient city and tools to support

This whitepaper will provide a better understanding of the necessity for resiliency strategies, the challenges of implementing resiliency and digital tools to support cities and territories to build more resilient, sustainable and safe places to live.
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