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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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We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

Alan Clarke: Senior Director Of Policy At Lime Uk

No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Opinions21 Jan 2022by Alan Clarke: Senior Director Of Policy At Lime Uk

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

Opinions10 Aug 2020by Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale

The promise of smart cities needs a strong network to back it up, writes Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale.

Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint

Cities prepare for the electrification of transport in an ever-changing world

Opinions18 May 2020by Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint

E-mobility is set to transform all aspects of transportation across the next decade as the technology becomes mainstream, writes Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint.

W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience Index

Opinions10 Mar 2020by W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell shares five examples where cities have improved their sustainability and resilience, or maintained current levels of resilience while lowering costs.

Kyra Appleby: Global Director of Cities, States and Regions, CDP

The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

Opinions05 Mar 2020by Kyra Appleby: Global Director of Cities, States and Regions, CDP

More cities must ramp up their climate ambition and deliver urgent action, fast, says Kyra Appleby, Global Director of Cities, States and Regions at CDP.

The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Opinions31 Jan 2020by Thomas Newby: COO, Tonik Energy

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are to be realised, says Thomas Newby, chief operating officer of Tonik Energy.

Toby Olshanetsky: co-founder and CEO of prooV

Less is more: Why smart technology is thriving in the suburbs

Opinions24 Jan 2020by Toby Olshanetsky: co-founder and CEO of prooV

Fast-growing neighbourhoods are the perfect testing ground for the latest connected technologies. Toby Olshanetsky, co-founder and CEO of prooV, highlights a "quiet" technological revolution.

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

Special Reports20 Dec 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

Allan Mayo: Smart City Strategist, DG Cities,

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.

Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Creating connected infrastructure to power MaaS

Opinions12 Sep 2019by Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Fujitsu’s Rabih Arzouni explores how public bodies and private companies must work together to ensure the right infrastructure is in place to support MaaS and other transport advances.

VIDEO: Smart cities – where does the money flow?

Special Reports05 Sep 2019by Sarah Wray: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Phil Skipper, Vodafone, about the role of mobile operators in smart cities.

Annie Turner: Editor, Mobile Europe (SmartCitiesWorld's sister publication)

New smart city roles for telcos

Opinions19 Aug 2019by Annie Turner: Editor, Mobile Europe (SmartCitiesWorld's sister publication)

Ben Hawes, independent consultant on smart cities, AI and public policy & Associate Director at the Connected Places Catapult

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.

James Ransom: PhD candidate, international higher education, UCL

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.

Stephen Finnegan: Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, University of Liverpool

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.

Kulveer Ranger, Strategy & Communications at Atos

Kulveer Ranger, Atos, on balancing the tensions at the heart of rail transformation

Opinions18 Jul 2019by Kulveer Ranger, Strategy & Communications at Atos

Sarah Wray talks to Atos’ Kulveer Ranger about the challenges and opportunities digital technology presents for the rail industry in the UK.

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.

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.

Kevin Hasley: Head of Performance Benchmarking at RootMetrics and Executive Director at IHS Markit

5G’s importance for smart cities has been underplayed

Opinions23 May 2019by Kevin Hasley: Head of Performance Benchmarking at RootMetrics and Executive Director at IHS Markit

Everyone talks about 5G hype but Kevin Hasley RootMetrics & IHS Markit argues that the importance of 5G to connected communities and smart city success has been underplayed.

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