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Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

17 Sep 2020
The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.
Tallinn and Penang scoop top climate challenge awards

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

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

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

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

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

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
Tokyo named most reputable city

Tokyo named most reputable city

27 Aug 2018
Which other cities made the top 10 in the Reputation Institute’s annual City RepTrak ranking for 2018?
The gift of electric charging

The gift of electric charging

14 Jun 2018
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Swiss technology group ABB has given the city of Zurich 30 fast-charging stations for e-mobility
Best place in the world to live named

Best place in the world to live named

21 Mar 2018
Analytics company SAS’ machine learning used millions of data points to discover top locations to live around the world
LimeBike adds e-scooters to its fleet

LimeBike adds e-scooters to its fleet

28 Feb 2018
LimeBike claims it is the first company to have a market-ready multi-modal smart fleet
Zurich Insurance snaps up car tech vendor

Zurich Insurance snaps up car tech vendor

03 Jan 2018
Acquisition of connected car specialist Bright Box aims to create unique value proposition for automotive industry
LimeBike launches in EU

LimeBike launches in EU

15 Dec 2017
It is the first US-based dockless bike-share service provider to expand internationally, beginning in Frankfurt and Zurich
High-level security for new R&D centre

High-level security for new R&D centre

14 Dec 2017
Siemens develops new integrated access control system for cutting edge medical centre in Zurich