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Tallinn and Penang scoop top climate challenge awards

05 Feb 2020

Semi-finalists from five global cities and 10 citizens from eight nations attended the recent ChangeNow summit in Paris for the inaugural Climathon Global Awards.

Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions

07 Oct 2019

A new ranking focuses on how citizens perceive the priorities and effectiveness of smart city initiatives.

No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI

27 Sep 2019

A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.

London ranked top city for Generation Z

04 Sep 2019

The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

07 Aug 2019

A study has compared data on livability, work intensity, institutional support and legislation to rank cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to citizens.

Smart city hub for Switzerland

06 Sep 2018

The founding cities of St Gallen, Winterthur, Zug and Zurich want to exchange information and collaborate to advance smart applications nationwide

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.