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OnDemand Webinar: Getting your data strategy right for smarter sites and safer operations

OnDemand Webinar: Getting your data strategy right for smarter sites and safer operations

Discover the crucial role industrial sites are playing in shaping safety, resilience, and service continuity for continued city connectivity.
OnDemand Webinar: How sensors, AI, and digital twins can shape the future of urban transport

OnDemand Webinar: How sensors, AI, and digital twins can shape the future of urban transport

Delve into the how the convergence of visual sensors, digital twins and artificial intelligence are revolutionising urban mobility.

Special Reports

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.
COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sydney

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sydney

In 2020, the City of Sydney released a Smart City Strategic Framework to harness the opportunities brought about by digital disruption, to plan for uncertainty and to sustain a global reputation as a leading place to live, work, learn and visit.

Podcasts

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

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.

Opinions

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.

Latest City Profile

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.

Latest Webinar

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

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

Webinars
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

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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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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.

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.

Tampere invites residents to co-design their smart city
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Tampere invites residents to co-design their smart city

Citizen engagement21 Oct 2025
Survey represents an opportunity to share what kinds of digital tools and services residents would like, and help shape the future of Tampere as a smart city.
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.
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.
Smart City Expo 2025 urges cities to become drivers of change
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Smart City Expo 2025 urges cities to become drivers of change

News04 Jul 2025
Organiser Fira de Barcelona reports there will be a new “AI-enabled Cities” area, showcasing how the technology can improve and speed up urban transformation projects.
AI-powered Urban Metaverse to ‘revolutionise’ how smart cities operate
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AI-powered Urban Metaverse to ‘revolutionise’ how smart cities operate

AI and Machine Learning29 Apr 2025
Peachtree Corners is collaborating with BizzTech to develop an AI‑driven metaverse platform that will redefine urban planning around local city challenges.
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.
Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?
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Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Digital twins27 Jun 2024
Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.
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 specialist aims to “democratise” 3D mapping
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Digital twin specialist aims to “democratise” 3D mapping

Digital twins17 Nov 2023
Geospatial intelligence company Blackshark.ai, which has created a 3D digital twin of the earth, has announced the closure of an oversubscribed funding round.
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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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

Google affiliate blames coronavirus and economic uncertainty for closing controversial and delayed smart city project

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.

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.

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City Profiles

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas
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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle
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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

Research

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.
Insight report: Smart, safe, sustainable: overcoming city challenges using AI
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Insight report: Smart, safe, sustainable: overcoming city challenges using AI

Discover how AI-powered technologies are enhancing public safety through real-time video analytics, supporting climate adaptation with digital twins, and making travel more predictable and inclusive with AI-powered mobility systems.
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