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Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

11 Jan 2021
In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential of smart infrastructure will need new ways of thinking.
Smart waste, an opportunity cities should not trash

Smart waste, an opportunity cities should not trash

07 Dec 2020
Embracing smart waste will lead to healthier, more efficient and prettier cities, writes Gianni Minnetti, CEO of Paradox Engineering.
The future of smart city technology

The future of smart city technology

02 Dec 2020
Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.
Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban lives

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban lives

24 Nov 2020
Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.
How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

16 Nov 2020
Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs
Think Tank: collaboration, as much as tech, will rebuild smart cities

Think Tank: collaboration, as much as tech, will rebuild smart cities

26 Oct 2020
In the first of a new series, SCW board members will write about the burning issues facing smart cities. First is Jacques Vermeulen, Nokia’s Director of Future Cities.
Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformation

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformation

23 Oct 2020
Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.
With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and safer

With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and safer

30 Jul 2020
Yanbu has used Huawei’s Intelligent Traffic Management system to make a smarter, safer and better city, writes Thamer Anwar Noori, Royal Commission Yanbu
Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping hand

Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping hand

27 Jul 2020
Governments need to do more to help fibre providers widen their networks, writes Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development at Fotech.
Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realised

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realised

22 Jul 2020
Cities need to implement intelligent road management solutions in order to support citizens and businesses, writes Hong-Eng KOH, Global Chief Government Industry Scientist, Huawei.
Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networks

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networks

02 Jul 2020
Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane Dejean, Chief Marketing Officer at Kerlink.
Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

08 Jun 2020
Edge computing could be a solution for smart cities wanting to process large amounts of data, writes Ciaran Dynes, SVP of Products at Talend
Audio should play a central role in smart city planning

Audio should play a central role in smart city planning

26 May 2020
Using sound effectively can help improve public safety and a city’s security, writes Kevin Taylor, Segment Development Manager, Smart Cities at Axis Communications
Using data to transform the way we interact with our cities

Using data to transform the way we interact with our cities

12 May 2020
By integrating technology into the landscape, data can be collected in a non-intrusive way and help to inform how public space responds to the citizens that use it, says Neil Manthorpe, associate director of design at Atkins.
Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

01 May 2020
AWS’s Swami Sivasubramanian explores how machine learning is making transport and logistics smarter and more successful
The 14 pillars of a smart city

The 14 pillars of a smart city

26 Mar 2020
Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, founder of Dentons’ Smart Cities and Communities Think Tank, and Jennifer Morrissey, counsel at Dentons.
Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience Index

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience Index

10 Mar 2020
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.
Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

26 Feb 2020
Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", says Paul Moorby, CEO and founder of Chipside, a specialist software development company providing products and services to local and regional government traffic authorities in the UK.