News

AI metering and surveillance to dominate smart city market to 2026, boosted by new applications

17 Jan 2020

Video surveillance is increasingly being used for new applications such as urban tolling and the monitoring of low-emission zones, according to ABI Research.

Road usage charge pilot offers roadmap for transportation funding in the US

15 Jan 2020

To compensate for diminishing funds, a growing number of American states have looked to alternative revenue systems based on vehicle miles travelled.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

VIDEO: Smart city takeaways from CES 2020

10 Jan 2020

In partnership with SmartCitiesWorld, Diana Blass from Kurrant Insights rounds up the top smart city takeaways from this week’s CES event in Las Vegas.

UK watchdog bans ‘misleading’ advert claiming 5G harmful to health

09 Jan 2020

The ad was ruled to contain unsubstantiated claims and must not run again.

Which US states rank as innovation champions?

09 Jan 2020

The Consumer Technology Association ranks the states on how supportive their policies are and the latest list shows innovation is not confined to the coastal tech hubs.

Special Reports

Outdoor offices, millions of plants and super canals: First look at plans for Smart Forest City Cancun

The development in Mexico is Stefano Boeri’s most ambitious forest city yet, covering a 557-hectare site. Largely food self-sufficient and powered by solar panels, it aims to be a "pioneer" for smart cities.