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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

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.
OnDemand Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

OnDemand Panel discussion: Using AI to create value in cities for communities and workforce

Watch this panel discussion OnDemand to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.

Special Reports

Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.
Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

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

Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.

Smart Cities Reports

Podcasts

Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Podcast: Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future

Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.
Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

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

Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.

Opinions

Overcoming the innovation gap

Overcoming the innovation gap

There is a gap between the aspirations of cities and the true capabilities of smart city technology, writes Anders Lisdorf.

Editor's Blog

Our editor, gives his take on how smart cities are evolving. If you would like to receive these direct to your inbox as part of our weekly newsletter, make sure you sign up as a member (free!).
How cities are achieving sustainability gains
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How cities are achieving sustainability gains

Editor's Blog30 Oct 2023
Three examples that underscore the commitment to sustainability in cities, from Canberra’s circular economy to NYC’s plan for electrifying its municipal fleet.

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

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

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

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.

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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Cities look to close the green skills gap
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Cities look to close the green skills gap

Editor's Blog14 Apr 2022
There is another side to smart city projects and initiatives that cities and authorities must prepare: ensuring that they have a workforce with the right skillset to meet the challenges that climate change is bringing to cities.
Signing off
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Signing off

Editor's Blog25 Jun 2021
When I think of cities, I think of my first time in Manhattan; getting out of the 8th Ave Port Authority bus terminal and just being swept away by the noise, the volume of people and the buildings towering above me. And then there was the pizza. It was pure awe.
Flexible thinking
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Flexible thinking

Editor's Blog25 Jun 2021
The tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to think differently. This has led to some stunning technological breakthroughs - you only have to think of the lightning quick development of vaccines for one - and innovative new uses of existing technology.
Striving for perfection
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Striving for perfection

Editor's Blog11 Jun 2021
Can you measure liveability? What do you deem important? The economy, healthcare, job prospects? Quality of bookshops and gyms, access to playgrounds (in my own case)?
Education, education, education
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Education, education, education

Editor's Blog04 Jun 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the centrality of technology to our lives - "you’re on mute" has become a catchphrase of frequent (too frequent?) Zoom meetings and videocalling has been an essential means for catching up with family or friends.
Oil leaks
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Oil leaks

Editor's Blog21 May 2021
Michael Lewis, the forensic chronicler of the 2008 financial crash in The Big Short (among many, many other incredible books), made a headspinning comment this week: "There are six times more people over the age of 60 than under the age of 30 working in computer systems."
Making haste with waste
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Making haste with waste

Editor's Blog14 May 2021
What’s important to you where you live? Waste is one area that is overlooked all too often, perhaps understandable given what it literally is, but you quickly realise when your city isn’t getting things right
Bus conductors
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Bus conductors

Editor's Blog07 May 2021
You wait for stories on electric buses and then two come along at once. This week saw Gothenburg in Sweden and Charlotte in the United States announce plans to electrify their public transport networks.
Who lives in a house like this?
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Who lives in a house like this?

Editor's Blog30 Apr 2021
There’s no place like home. And up until recently there has been no place that has built via a 3D printer. This week Elize Lutz and Harriet Dekkers got a digital key to their two bedroom bungalow in the Beatrix canal in the Eindhoven suburb of Bosrijk.
Soft power
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Soft power

Editor's Blog23 Apr 2021
Momentum is building. Earth Day this week saw world leaders falling over themselves to promise even further cuts to climate emissions in a sign that our leaders are taking this issue seriously.
Reality bites
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Reality bites

Editor's Blog16 Apr 2021
Joe Biden has hit the ground running as US president, determined to make up for the somewhat eventful four years of his predecessor in office, rebuild international alliances and, critically, put climate at the heart of his presidency.
The fourth generation of cities
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The fourth generation of cities

Editor's Blog01 Apr 2021
It’s a strange time. Of course, it has been a strange time for well over a year but optimism surrounding vaccination rates in countries like Israel, the UK and Chile is being sharply tempered by fresh and sudden lockdowns in Europe, vaccine scepticism in some countries and a deadly and passive approach to the virus in Brazil.
Open cities
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Open cities

Editor's Blog12 Feb 2021
It’s the little things that matter. Consider kerbs. For the majority of us they’re things we ignore (and occasionally trip over). For those with mobility problems they can be obstacles for travelling around a city, at times closing off parts of where they live
Child's play
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Child's play

Editor's Blog14 Aug 2020
There is a theory that if you design a street for kids, you will have designed a street that works well for everyone so is this the key to smarter and safer cities?
Levelling up
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Levelling up

Editor's Blog07 Aug 2020
Smart cities need great ideas and great technology behind them but they also need great people, which is why SmartCitiesWorld is launching a new People & Skills section.
Opening up the workplace
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Opening up the workplace

Editor's Blog15 Jun 2020
Technology is helping organisations return to work safely but, whichever way you look at it, working in an office may never be the same again.

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