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Our society needs systemic changes. Hyperloop is just one way we can get there

06 Jul 2020

Hyperloop’s futuristic concept overshadows its substantial environmental benefits, argues Juan Vicén, co-founder of hyperloop company Zeleros.

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

18 Jul 2019

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

Emerging financial models to make MaaS a reality

19 Feb 2019

Leon Rizzi, Chief Sales Officer, moovel, shares his insights on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Three ways cities can improve their cybersecurity resilience

01 Feb 2019

Todd Weller, Bandura Cyber, explores how increasingly connected cities can mitigate growing cyber threats.

Smart cities and cybersecurity: Is it wise to get smarter?

23 Jan 2019

As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.

What makes a city truly smart?

28 Dec 2018

ASEAN’s key economies – Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia – recently celebrated another year of independence. Martin Hayes, Bosch Southeast Asia, evaluates their progress, and look ahead.

Intelligent infrastructure: From data to wisdom

24 Oct 2018

Amey’s Alexandra Knight looks at how to bridge the gap from data to wisdom, and why it matters.

Going cashless: How cities benefit from simpler payments

08 Oct 2018

Pursuing cashless initiatives could be an important step in delivering smarter cities, says Gemalto’s Ankit Kumar.

Data-driven transport: Putting the passenger in control

02 Oct 2018

With new market entrants and business models increasingly gearing mobility services towards passengers, transport companies must accelerate their move into the digital age, says Ross Timms, Rufus Leonard.

It’s good to share: Open data will drive the MaaS revolution

20 Aug 2018

Quality, real-time data will be critical to making MaaS a reality, says Johan Herrlin, CEO, Ito World.

A solutions-first smart city approach will benefit citizens faster

03 Aug 2018

Smart infrastructural changes are highly valuable for improving our cities. However, they must go hand in hand with targeted, smaller scale solutions that work with existing services and tackle pressing, human challenges, says Hannah Kaner, Orange Bus.

Smart cities: Are we asking the wrong questions?

18 May 2018

In the rush for smart cities, are we starting with the wrong questions? Amy Barker and Miguel Lira, Urban Control, suggest a different approach.

Smart city projects are missing visual data

15 May 2018

Visual data is "conspicuously absent" from many current smart city applications and this could be limiting potential, says James Wickes, Cloudview.

To deliver real change, cities must embrace start-ups

10 May 2018

Tim Stone, Venture Partner, at IoT specialist investor, Breed Reply, looks at how cities can better tap the creative power of start-ups.

We examined 885 European cities’ plans to tackle climate change – here’s what we found

04 May 2018

Oliver Heidrich, Senior Researcher in Urban Resource Modelling, Newcastle University, and Diana Reckien, Associate Professor for Climate Change and Urban Inequalities, University of Twente, share their latest research on what cities are doing to tackle climate change and the urgency of the work still to be done.

Is the IoT a trojan horse for smart cities?

27 Apr 2018

Last month, the City of Atlanta faced one of the most significant cyber-attacks mounted against a major city anywhere in the world to date. The threats to cities are only going to get worse as infrastructure becomes more connected. What action can cities take now?