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Sarah, our editor, loves to give her take on how smart cities are evolving. Her weekly blog gives a small insight into her thinking on each weeks news that comes across her desk.

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SURVEY: Smart cities: Are you open?

SURVEY: Smart cities: Are you open?

18 Jun 2019
SmartCitiesWorld’s latest research, in partnership with uCIFI Alliance, focuses on openness and interoperability in smart cities.
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How citizen-centric are you?

How citizen-centric are you?

05 Jun 2019
SmartCitiesWorld is running a research survey to understand what cities need in order to better engage citizens in city development and smart city initiatives.
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Smart cities: How can We help?

Smart cities: How can We help?

29 Mar 2019
The We Company is expanding into smart cities. Why?
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Smart cities and simpler times

Smart cities and simpler times

29 Jan 2019
Sarah Wray gets the January blues with ‘digital by default’ services.
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Smart cities in 2018: Tech, transportation and tough conversations

Smart cities in 2018: Tech, transportation and tough conversations

30 Dec 2018
We look back at the top smart cities stories of 2018.
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Smart cities: Will they ad up?

Smart cities: Will they ad up?

13 Dec 2018
Advertising in smart cities throws up a lot of questions. Now’s a good time to talk about them.
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City data-sharing scales up

City data-sharing scales up

03 Oct 2018
New initiatives around city data-sharing look way beyond open data.
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Smart cities: What’s in a name?

Smart cities: What’s in a name?

11 Jul 2018
Is the term ‘smart cities’ helpful, or could it be potentially damaging? What terminology should we use and how much does it matter?
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Public-private...pizza?

Public-private...pizza?

12 Jun 2018
The new Paving for Pizza pothole-fixing campaign from Domino’s certainly wasn’t one we were expecting. Are such deals a refreshing approach to ongoing infrastructure issues or a cause for concern?
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Smart cities: Mind the gaps

Smart cities: Mind the gaps

06 Jun 2018
Recent research on technology and smart cities has highlighted a number of divides – such as a potential gap in how the tech industry and consumers view smart cities, and a disconnect between how citizens think about technology for individual use versus its impact for society as a whole.
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