OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Moshe Gazit from Thinkz explains how IoT data in the hands of citizens can promote more sustainable choices, and introduces a new clean air routing tool that will be free-to-use in cities following its launch into Europe.

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 1: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: The part one of the latest episode of the Urban Exchange sees Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, in conversation with Jeff Risom to understand how the nature of resilience is changing, and how Monica and the city are adapting.

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How digitalisation is enabling a smarter and safer oil and gas camp managementSponsored by Huawei

Li Yangming, Chief Representative, Oil & Gas Industry of Global Energy Business Unit, Huawei EBG, explains how new digital technologies are boosting efficiency, safety and productivity in oil and gas camps.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

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Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

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We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

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OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

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The latest news on fibre networks in smart city projects across the world.

San José advances intelligent transportation programme

San José advances intelligent transportation programme

Fibre networks12 Sep 2022

It has chosen Actelis Networks solutions and software to give ITS operators the ability to rapidly develop and deploy a fast network for the new era of transportation.

Platforms launched to enable ‘easy’ public wifi deployment

Lighting26 Jul 2022

Ubicquia claims UbiHub is compatible with more than 360 million streetlights worldwide and can be installed in seconds, plugging into the existing streetlight photocell socket.

Las Vegas to deploy managed private network for smart city applications

Las Vegas to deploy managed private network for smart city applications

News28 Sep 2021

Working with Cox Communications, the city will initially undertake a 12-month pilot programme in Baker Park to deliver insights into visitor attendance and after-hours activities.

Greensboro chosen as a Smart Gigabit Community

Greensboro chosen as a Smart Gigabit Community

News13 Nov 2020

A Greensboro Ignite steering group consisting of members from the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, will be formed to accelerate the city’s innovation activities.

Research shows growing interest from rail users in 5G and smart city services

Research shows growing interest from rail users in 5G and smart city services

News10 Sep 2020

A survey carried out on rail users in Hong Kong, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto revealed 95 per cent are more likely to use the rail network in their city if technology-driven solutions were implemented.

Smart city leaders are more likely to invest in projects using existing infrastructure

Smart city leaders are more likely to invest in projects using existing infrastructure

News08 Sep 2020

A survey conducted by Fotech Solutions reveals that the appetite for smart city progress remains strong and highlights the need for more practical approaches to creating smart systems.

First FiberCity starts to become a reality in California

First FiberCity starts to become a reality in California

News29 May 2019

SiFi Networks will deliver the network which will pass every home and business in the city of Fullerton and use "micro-trenching" for construction to cause minimal disruption.

Panasonic unveils smart cities showcase

News12 Mar 2018

The company has opened an interactive facility at the Peña Station NEXT smart community, designed to immerse people into the world of smart cities

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Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

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.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

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Smart cities at the heart of a digital Middle East

David Shi, President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Middle East explains how the shift to a more digital economy ...

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

The promise of smart cities needs a strong network to back it up, writes Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director,...

Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping handSponsored by Fotech

Governments need to do more to help fibre providers widen their networks, writes Stuart Large, Product Line Director & B...

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

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Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

Podcast: How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech

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White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

How data spaces are transforming data sharing, and establishing new frameworks to create data services to improve urban services and liveability.

The art of the practical: a guide to implementing smart spaces

The art of the practical: a guide to implementing smart spaces

This white paper explores how smart infrastructure can enhance the people experience, increase operational efficiency and boost the sustainability and security of smart spaces such as airports, campuses and stadiums.
By reading this whitepaper, you will learn:
• How to create smart spaces that are safe and sustainable
• How to ensure more predictive and proactive management of these spaces
• The role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning
Plus more...