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MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

At a recent roundtable event, city leaders cut through the MaaS hype.
Manchester road tests MaaS

Manchester road tests MaaS

A MaaS trial in Manchester in the UK generated fascinating insights.

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Opinions

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.
Humanising the energy transition: Diversity and creativity as sources of innovation

Humanising the energy transition: Diversity and creativity as sources of innovation

The new challenges of the transition to green energy demand new ways of thinking, says, Elena Bou, InnoEnergy, and that requires attracting a more diverse range of people into the industry.

Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dallas

Smart Cities Reports
Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

Latest Trend Report

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series
We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

Latest Webinar

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

Webinars
This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

Latest Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
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Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Opinions

We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.
Allan Mayo: Smart City Strategist, DG Cities,
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Greenwich’s smart city benchmarking toolkit for adaptability and resilience

Opinions01 Oct 2019by Allan Mayo: Smart City Strategist, DG Cities,
Allan Mayo, Smart City Strategist, DG Cities, outlines how DG Cities is using an evidence-based tool to ensure its smart city strategy has resilience and adaptability at the core. Other cities could replicate the methodology.
Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move
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Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Opinions25 Sep 2019by Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move
Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.
Sunil Munsif: Vice President & Sales Director –Transport, Atos UK & Ireland
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Leveraging connectivity: Three core principles for transport operators

Opinions19 Sep 2019by Sunil Munsif: Vice President & Sales Director –Transport, Atos UK & Ireland
Following the publication of Atos’ Digital Vision for Mobility whitepaper on the impact of digital transformation on the transport, personal mobility and logistics markets, Sunil Munsif explores the paradigm shift transport operators are facing.
Elena Bou: Innovation Director, InnoEnergy
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Humanising the energy transition: Diversity and creativity as sources of innovation

Opinions09 Sep 2019by Elena Bou: Innovation Director, InnoEnergy
The new challenges of the transition to green energy demand new ways of thinking, says, Elena Bou, InnoEnergy, and that requires attracting a more diverse range of people into the industry.
Steven Kenny: Industry Liaison, Architecture & Engineering at Axis Communications
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Smart security within the intelligent city

Opinions23 Aug 2019by Steven Kenny: Industry Liaison, Architecture & Engineering at Axis Communications
Steven Kenny, Axis Communications, reflects on the challenges that influence the development of the smart city.
Sue Weekes: News editor, SmartCitiesWorld
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The telco's critical role in smart cities

Opinions12 Aug 2019by Sue Weekes: News editor, SmartCitiesWorld
Ahead of his participation in the Smart IoT Connect event (a joint event between Smart Cities World and sister publication, Mobile Europe), Dimitrios Spiliopoulos IoT Sales Enablement, O2 (Telefónica UK) shares his insights on how telcos and cities can better work together.
Ben Hawes, independent consultant on smart cities, AI and public policy & Associate Director at the Connected Places Catapult
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AI, cities and climate change

Opinions08 Aug 2019by Ben Hawes, independent consultant on smart cities, AI and public policy & Associate Director at the Connected Places Catapult
Ben Hawes explores how artificial intelligence could help cities tackle the climate crisis.
Kary Främling: Professor of computer science at Aalto University, Finland and chair of the IoT Work Group, The Open Group
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Why open standards are fundamental to deploying data for smart city services

Opinions07 Aug 2019by Kary Främling: Professor of computer science at Aalto University, Finland and chair of the IoT Work Group, The Open Group
Smart cities won’t meet their goal of improving citizens’ quality of life unless they’re built in an open and standardised way, says Kary Främling.
Bengt Nordstrom: CEO, Northstream
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Telecom operators and smart cities: What's the best strategy?

Opinions05 Aug 2019by Bengt Nordstrom: CEO, Northstream
Bengt Nordstrom looks at what telcos can offer cities, and what they require in return for mutual benefit.
James Ransom: PhD candidate, international higher education, UCL
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New wave of smart cities has arrived – and they’re nothing like science fiction

Opinions01 Aug 2019by James Ransom: PhD candidate, international higher education, UCL
The smart city of the future will be defined by quieter upgrades to existing infrastructure and new partnerships, not flashy developments that resemble science fiction, writes UCL’s James Ransom.
Henry Tirri: CTO, at InterDigital
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5G: The catalyst connected cities have been waiting for?

Opinions25 Jul 2019by Henry Tirri: CTO, at InterDigital
It’s almost our responsibility to unleash the capability of 5G to drive development, says Henry Tirri, CTO, InterDigital.
Stephen Finnegan: Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, University of Liverpool
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Blockchain and carbon offsetting can help cities reduce emissions – but sometimes simpler is better

Opinions23 Jul 2019by Stephen Finnegan: Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool’s Stephen Finnegan explores the pros and cons of carbon offsetting and outlines Liverpool’s bid to become the UK’s first ’climate positive’ city by the end of 2020.
Thomas Seiler: CEO at u-blox
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Why smart cities need smart buildings

Opinions05 Jul 2019by Thomas Seiler: CEO at u-blox
As the two ecosystems evolve, they will have ample opportunity to feed off each other, says Thomas Seiler, CEO at u-blox.
Robert Jastram: Senior VP of Sales for North America, Hexagon’s Geospatial Division
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Connections: The critical ingredient in building smart city ecosystems

Opinions02 Jul 2019by Robert Jastram: Senior VP of Sales for North America, Hexagon’s Geospatial Division
Hexagon’s Robert Jastram outlines the benefits of establishing, understanding and connecting all data within a city.
Kristine Hess-Akens: Sustainable mobility projects department, City of Aachen
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Aachen’s city administration leads the way towards shared mobility

Opinions20 Jun 2019by Kristine Hess-Akens: Sustainable mobility projects department, City of Aachen
Kristine Hess-Akens, from the sustainable mobility projects department, City of Aachen, outlines how the city administration is leading by example in the move towards shared and sustainable modes of transport.
Johan Herrlin: CEO, Ito World
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Has the micro-mobility bubble burst?

Opinions10 Jun 2019by Johan Herrlin: CEO, Ito World
Bike-sharing companies pulling out of key markets paints a seemingly gloomy outlook but there’s more to the story than meets the eye, says Johan Herrlin, CEO, Ito World.
Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld
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Revolutionising procurement processes is key to better citizen outcomes

Opinions06 Jun 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld
Sarah Wray talks to David Ogden, Business Director, Amey, about the next phase for citizen engagement.
Judith Schuermans, Simone Ploemacher & Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company
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Five tips for cities to attract innovative start-ups to urban challenges

Opinions31 May 2019by Judith Schuermans, Simone Ploemacher & Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company
Partnerships between cities and start-ups can deliver huge benefits but these parties don’t always talk the same language. Judith Schuermans, Simone Ploemacher & Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company, offer some tips for success.
Eli Kuslansky: Chief Strategist, Partner Unified Field
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Legible Cities: The humanistic smart city model

Opinions01 May 2019by Eli Kuslansky: Chief Strategist, Partner Unified Field
Eli Kuslansky explores the concept and benefits of ’Legible Cities’ as well as a route to achieving them. 

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Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

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