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OnDemand Webinar: How edge AI is transforming city operations and services

Join Barcelona and Kyiv for this webinar as we look at how edge AI applications are coming to cities and supporting positive outcomes across mobility, lighting, and safety.

OnDemand Webinar: Cities Climate Action Weeks: A global movement with local impact

Inspired by London, find out how Baku, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok and Prague are creating their own Climate Action Weeks to drive ambitious local change - and are helping to build a powerful global movement.

Special Reports

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

Smart Cities Reports

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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Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of citiesSponsored by TomTom

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Podcast: in conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA

Emily Yates is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking pandemic recovery and what it means to innovate.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

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 markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

22 - 26 June 2026: Find out more

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Enel launches crowdsourcing campaigns for open data smart city solutions

Boston ranked top city for innovation

The threat of urban canyons to autonomous vehicles

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

Oslo's oldest car-sharing service enhances offering for users and municipalities

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Test in Tallinn announces latest smart city friendly projects

Test in Tallinn announces latest smart city friendly projects

Economic Development16 Feb 2026

Projects include an autonomous electric car charging robot and a bike tracker device that collects data on vehicle speeds, road conditions and user behaviour.

California expands transit capabilities and boosts climate action

California expands transit capabilities and boosts climate action

News11 Feb 2026

It is investing almost $1bn in transportation upgrades that will improve goods movement, expand transit and rail, and make the state more bikeable and walkable.

UK government launches tool for better transport connections

UK government launches tool for better transport connections

Planning and redevelopment12 Dec 2025

The web-based tool displays how any location in England and Wales is connected to everyday services by walking, driving, cycling and public transport.

Four cities to receive funding boost for new climate projects

Four cities to receive funding boost for new climate projects

Climate action06 Nov 2025

Projects will provide green transport, cut greenhouse gas emissions and introduce nature-based solutions to strengthen climate resilience in four major cities.

Autonomous delivery robots to hit the streets of Riverside

Autonomous delivery robots to hit the streets of Riverside

Logistics30 Oct 2025

Through the collaboration, Riverside is seeking to establish a model for the “thoughtful integration” of robotics and automation into local infrastructure.

Los Angeles launches free community wifi in Crenshaw Corridor

Los Angeles launches free community wifi in Crenshaw Corridor

Inclusivity24 Oct 2025

Pairing wifi technology with existing city infrastructure unlocks a platform for Los Angeles to further develop smart city assets and public service delivery.

Net-zero energy urban cable car to launch in Saint-Denis

Net-zero energy urban cable car to launch in Saint-Denis

Transport hubs24 Oct 2025

It will connect lower district of Bellepierre to the La Montagne plateau in four minutes, providing thousands of residents with an alternative to car travel.

Detroit to build $40m multimodal transportation hub

Detroit to build $40m multimodal transportation hub

Transport hubs20 Oct 2025

The multimodal hub will be located within the 30-acre Michigan Central Innovation District and feature a new passenger rail and intercity bus transit station.

How bikeshare generates €305m in annual benefits for Europe

How bikeshare generates €305m in annual benefits for Europe

Micromobility14 Oct 2025

Analysis by EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe shows the health, environmental and economic benefits of schemes and explores drivers of growth.

Alliance accelerates electrification of freight in Mexico

Alliance accelerates electrification of freight in Mexico

Electric vehicles01 Oct 2025

Laneshift is a pioneering initiative to speed up the shift toward EV trucks by expanding and strengthening charging infrastructure in Mexico, Brazil, and India.

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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.

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.

Peer-to-peer carsharing scheme to launch in Moscow

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

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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Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

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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: 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 Panel Discussion: 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.

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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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Texas DoT extends partnership for next-gen traffic insights

California expands transit capabilities and boosts climate action

Fairfield County partners for on-demand transit

Oregon transit operator launches transit signal priority tech

New Boston lab uses AI and open data to improve kerb management

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

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Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

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.

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White Paper: 5G Application Scenarios

185-page White Paper covering 100 scenarios across 14 major industries.

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OnDemand WEBINAR: The open road – A smart city is an interoperable city

OnDemand WEBINAR: The open road – A smart city is an interoperable city

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