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Webinar: How 5G in smart cities accelerates innovation

Webinar: How 5G in smart cities accelerates innovation

The latest webinar from SmartCitiesWorld and Cloudera takes an in-depth look at how 5G is accelerating urban innovation, and the role of data analysis as part of that acceleration.
Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities (Part 2)

Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities (Part 2)

This webinar explores Keihanna Science City - one of the most successful start-up hubs, hosting more than 150 research facilities and incubating fledging companies

Special Reports

WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

SmartCitiesWorld talks to AVEVA’s Rashesh Mody about the changing face but enduring importance of infrastructure.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.

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Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport  

Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport  

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!).
Moving with the times
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Moving with the times

Editor's Blog16 Jul 2021
Members and regular visitors to our site won’t need to be told that SmartCitiesWorld has undergone a major redesign. Much like the cities and the technology featured on the site, we recognise that we ourselves must also evolve and react to changing times.

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: 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.

Latest Webinar

Webinar (3 Mar): Preparing for AI - understanding the data groundwork with Sunderland

Webinar (3 Mar): Preparing for AI - understanding the data groundwork with Sunderland

Webinars
Discover how Sunderland is turning a strong, city‑wide data foundation into real‑world impact by using secure, scalable AI to transform planning, services, and community outcomes.

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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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.
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.
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.
Should we still keep it simple?
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Should we still keep it simple?

Editor's Blog19 Mar 2021
Can simplicity be damaging? This is a question I have been chewing over for most of the week. Many careers, journalism included, reward keeping it simple. It doesn’t mean limited or unambitious - it means engaging and inclusive.
Charging ahead
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Charging ahead

Editor's Blog22 Jan 2021
The five-minute rechargeable battery for an electric car was the story that generated the most excitement at SmartCitiesWorld this week. I would love to charge any manner of household items in five minutes - whether my iPad, vacuum cleaner or Nintendo Switch - let alone a car
Rethinking Christmas, transforming events and a new editor
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Rethinking Christmas, transforming events and a new editor

Editor's Blog16 May 2020
Smart city technology is already showing how key it is to tackling the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic and the sector as a whole will be central to rebuilding and recovery.
Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities
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Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

Editor's Blog31 Jan 2020
A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.
How citizen-centric are you?
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How citizen-centric are you?

Editor's Blog05 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.
City data-sharing scales up
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City data-sharing scales up

Editor's Blog03 Oct 2018
New initiatives around city data-sharing look way beyond open data.
Blockchain: Hurry up and wait
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Blockchain: Hurry up and wait

Editor's Blog09 May 2018
Despite the huge amount of hype surrounding blockchain, new research from Gartner bursts the bubble somewhat and finds that very, very few organisations are actually implementing the technology yet.
Smart cities: Reality check
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Smart cities: Reality check

Editor's Blog17 Apr 2018
There are some big ideas in smart cities, but are we making enough progress on the fundamentals?
Online life
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Online life

Editor's Blog06 Dec 2017
Online is where we shop, socialise and find love. Increasingly too, information and communications technologies are transforming the public sector
Competition and collaboration
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Competition and collaboration

Editor's Blog26 Oct 2017
The UK’s smart city movement has experienced robust, forward momentum in the last 18 months
Safety by numbers
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Safety by numbers

Editor's Blog19 Oct 2017
The big question for us all is can technology make our cities safer?
PwC appoints AI lead in the UK
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PwC appoints AI lead in the UK

Editor's Blog18 May 2017
Jobs for those with hands-on AI, machine learning and data science experience has exploded in recent years
Blockchain, the power to change life as we know it
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Blockchain, the power to change life as we know it

Editor's Blog27 Apr 2017
In the way that e-mail is just one application that runs off the Internet, currency is just one application that Blockchain can perform
How sustainable business practices can equal a sustainable smart city
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How sustainable business practices can equal a sustainable smart city

Editor's Blog16 Feb 2017
JCDecaux is the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide but not the first name you think of when discussing smart cities.

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