Webinar (29 Sept): How data and AI support better decisions to bolster city operations

SmartCitiesWorld webinar will explore how local authorities can strengthen workforce decision-making by combining unified data, agentic AI and secure digital foundations.

OnDemand Panel Discussion: Resilient infrastructure – planning, prioritising and protecting critical assets

In this SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 virtual panel discussion, discover how cities can move towards a more strategic, risk-based approach to infrastructure resilience.

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Singapore

Find out how the island city-state of Singapore is further building its reputation as one of the smartest nations in the world in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

Podcasts

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)

Re-join our in-depth conversation with Professor Jung Hoon Lee, exploring how AI is moving from pilots to real-world impact in cities worldwide.

Podcast: Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part one)

Professor Jung Hoon Lee joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to talk the latest Global Smart City Index, the emerging “AI super gap” between cities, and why the next phase of urban innovation depends on data platforms, AI-ready infrastructure, and effective governance.

Opinions

Transforming indoor public safety with smart sensor networksSponsored by Motorola Solutions

How smart sensor networks can help improve indoor safety by detecting risks early, improving situational awareness and supporting healthier, more secure and sustainable buildings.

How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

Gareth Tang, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how urban AI applications are set to evolve, detailing projects where AI is already making significant impact.

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Luke Antoniou

Senior Editor

Smart Cities World

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About Luke Antoniou

Luke has been reporting on the implementation of smart technologies that benefit citizens and the public sector since 2017.

He has a particularly keen interest in smart and sustainable mobility and its role in influencing the decisions of urban planners, citizens and governments alike.

As rapid urbanisation continues, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the myriad urban challenges facing local and central governments, making new connections in the public and private sectors and finding new angles from which to cover the latest smart city developments around the world.

Recent Articles

How Dublin is moving from AI curiosity to capability

Special Reports

Ahead of the next AI CityXchange workshop in Dublin, Alan Murphy, Regional Manager at Smart Dublin, discusses where AI can genuinely add value, and where caution is required.

Understanding the metrics behind Sunderland’s smart city success

Special Reports

Sunderland’s smart city programme is delivering measurable economic, social and public-service benefits, with new research showing how long-term connectivity investment, civic leadership and trusted partnerships are turning digital ambition into real impact.

How Glasgow became an urban climate action leader on the world stage

Climate action

Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, explains how leadership, courage and community have combined to make the city a global superpower of local climate action, as she prepares to step down following nine years at the helm.

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: why cities are the architects of the future

Special Reports

From climate finance and resilient infrastructure to AI-enabled public services and systems thinking, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 demonstrated that the future of cities will be defined by the ability to connect people, data, infrastructure and investment into coherent, place-based strategies.

Reconnecting Kansas City: the streetcar’s role in growth, place and mobility

Special Reports

Tom Gerend, executive director of the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, explains how the return of rail has reconnected downtown, unlocked riverfront development and reshaped the city’s growth story.

Building the connected, secure and intelligent city

Special Reports

Explore how cities are racing to connect data, tighten security and harness AI – turning fragmented systems into smarter, more responsive urban services.

AI, spatial intelligence and the Citiverse: why global city leaders must act now

AI CityXchange

ITU’s Cristina Bueti explains why cities must prioritise interoperability, inclusivity and human oversight now – before fragmented systems and vendor lock-in define the future of urban AI.

How a world-first law makes data a legal asset

AI CityXchange

Aga Strandskov, Head of Data Strategy, and Lyle Wraxall, Chief Executive, Digital Isle of Man, explain the pioneering framework to treat data as a legal asset – creating “title” to datasets, reducing friction in sharing and due diligence, and potentially unlocking new models for trusted collaboration in the AI-era.

Bridging the data gap in urban climate design

AI CityXchange

Oana Taut, co-founder and CPO of infrared.city, explains how AI, data and simulation are helping cities move beyond long-term climate ambitions towards immediate, measurable action.

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United Kingdom

Email address

lukea@smartcitiesworld.net

Website

www.smartcitiesworld.net

Interests

Buildings - Commercial, Buildings - Public, Buildings - Residential, Connectivity - Devices, Connectivity - Networks, Connectivity - Platforms, Connectivity - Sensors, Data - Analytics, Data - Data Centres, Data - Security, Energy - Batteries, Energy - Lighting, Energy - Renewables, Energy - Smart Grid & Distribution, Governance - Legal, Governance - Open Data, Governance - Planning, Governance - Policy Making, Governance - Public/Private Partnership, Transport - Airports, Transport - Ports, Transport - Rail, Transport - Roads

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