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

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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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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

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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.

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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.

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

Webinars10 Dec 2023

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

Mexican municipality to deploy combined smart streetlighting

Mexican municipality to deploy combined smart streetlighting

Lighting24 Apr 2023

Telensa’s smart streetlight software will feed into Solidaridad’s traffic light operations centre from where data analytics are used to optimise services.

Ekin showcases smart city furniture at Barcelona Expo

Ekin showcases smart city furniture at Barcelona Expo

Lighting16 Nov 2022

Ekin is showcasing Spotter, a smart city pole that incorporates modules with a variety of applications and advanced features to meet the diverse needs of cities.

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.

Tech company embeds cellular connectivity into smart lighting

Tech company embeds cellular connectivity into smart lighting

News18 Nov 2021

Urban Control said it will enable cities and authorities to connect IoT devices globally via cellular networks for a one-off price per device over a period of 10 years.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

News14 Jul 2021

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

Smart city protocol expands into smart waste management

Smart city protocol expands into smart waste management

News04 Mar 2021

The latest specification of the Talq Consortium includes a waste management profile, which has been requested by many members, demonstrating the momentum behind smart waste.

Ushering in new era of smart buildings and healthcare for Singapore

Ushering in new era of smart buildings and healthcare for Singapore

News03 Mar 2021

Vantiq and PrimusTech are collaborating on the development and deployment of real-time applications that further the digital transformation of hospitals and commercial buildings.

Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

News08 Jan 2021

A number of development projects will be launched in Malmi, Pasila, Mellunkylä and Malminkartano-Kannelmäki, in which residents will also be invited to participate.

Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

News11 Dec 2020

The Digital City Pole project paves the way for future 5G connectivity across the Belgian city that aims to stimulate local innovation, drive productivity and create jobs.

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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 lighting: why we are discussing it again Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Smart streetlighting is one of the more mature smart city applications but, when making a business case, cities must ...

Advancing adoption of digital twin technologySponsored by FIWARE

Albert H Seubers, Global Strategy Director Smart X, Atos, and Val De Oliveira, FIWARE Foundation explore how cities can ...

We built this city (on LPWAN)

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by ...

Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Cities are facing a post Covid financial squeeze but there are ways of funding new projects.

Beyond the pandemic: the technology that will remain part of our smart cities

Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim A...

Think Tank: collaboration, as much as tech, will rebuild smart cities

In the first of a new series, SCW board members will write about the burning issues facing smart cities. First is J...

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,...

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networksSponsored by Kerlink

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane D...

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

Edge computing could be a solution for smart cities wanting to process large amounts of data, writes Ciaran Dynes, SVP ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", ...

Smart cities: Why blockchain is changing the game Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Blockchain could help make cities more secure and generate new value. Gianni Minetti CEO, Paradox Engineering, explains ...

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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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Using the fourth space to help cities cope with Covid-19

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Innovative partnership powers Atlanta’s future

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White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

White Paper: Directions in sustainability for industry

This white paper covers how to break the “take-make-waste” cycle in society. It looks at the desire and discipline to achieve the balance between individual human needs, economic viability, and environmental quality that defines sustainability.

eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities

eBook: Harnessing open data to create smart communities

This eBook, illustrated with a range of case studies, brings together best practice from multiple open data projects and industry experts. It demonstrates The report includes examples from Town of Cary (USA), Bristol City Council (UK), Morrisville (USA), Kingston (UK), City of New Jersey (USA), Western Parkland Councils (Australia), Southern Grampians Shire Council (Australia).

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.

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