News

GrowSmarter cities publish recommendations for policymakers

20 Jan 2020

Barcelona, Cologne and Stockholm, the three Lighthouse cities in the EC-funded project, highlight the importance of early citizen engagement and the value of demonstrator projects.

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.

‘Drivers are guests’: How Oslo cut traffic deaths to almost zero in 2019

09 Jan 2020

Oslo’s governing mayor tells SmartCitiesWorld how the city is making its streets safer, and that autonomous vehicles could help with retaining and improving the results.

Being ‘hyperconnected’ boosts cities’ ROI

25 Nov 2019

Hyperconnected leaders include Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, London, Melbourne, Copenhagen and Dublin.

Stockholm is 2019’s winner at Smart City Expo World Congress

21 Nov 2019

Other award-winning initiatives include the ’world’s first’ 5G city digital twin, work to better integrate slums and the largest urban cable car system.

Cities commit to ‘clean construction’ to cut building emissions by up to 44 per cent

09 Oct 2019

Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm have pledged to reduce emissions from construction as new research is released.

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.