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Davos upgrades lighting ahead of WEF meeting

21 Jan 2020

Signify and Elektron have so far replaced 500 of the 1,000 streetlights with energy-efficient LEDs and connected 250 of those to its wireless lighting system.

Declaration calls for responsible leadership in the digital era

25 Jan 2019

Forty CEOs from around the world have backed the GSMA’s cross-industry Digital Declaration, launched at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos

World needs "coalition of the willing" to counter cyber threats

24 Jan 2019

Cyber-security experts at Davos hope those democracies that have not signed the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace will join the multi-stakeholder initiative

Global smart cities initiative launched at Davos

24 Jan 2019

A coalition of G20 cities will help ensure that global smart city efforts are built upon a common set of human-centred principles and shared policy frameworks

World Economic Forum addresses civil society transformation

23 Jan 2019

At its annual meeting in Davos, WEF is launching an initiative aimed at helping the civil society prepare for and respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Digital twin created for new Indian smart city

17 Dec 2018

City development, Amaravati, will incorporate technologies that seek to revolutionise development, planning, operations and citizen engagement

Special Reports

Building bridges in the Covid-19 fightback

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Octavi de la Varga, secretary general of Metropolis, about how its digital platform is helping the global village battle against Covid-19.