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Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

23 Mar 2021
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera Germany.
How can public services break silos to get smarter?

How can public services break silos to get smarter?

01 Mar 2021
Covid-19’s unprecedented digital transformation calls for an approach that breaks down silos.
Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

01 Feb 2021
How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.
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.
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.
Creating truly open cities: why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

Creating truly open cities: why interoperability and 6LoWPAN matter

14 Sep 2020
Interoperability is the way forward for dynamic and effective smart cities, writes Gianni Minetti, CEO at Paradox Engineering
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
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.
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.
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.
The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

05 Mar 2020
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.
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.
Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

31 Jan 2020
A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.
Cities are innovating to build trust around their smart city data

Cities are innovating to build trust around their smart city data

02 Dec 2019
Trust is emerging as the number-one challenge when implementing smart city projects.
Cities are becoming smarter, but how do we make them safer and more resilient?

Cities are becoming smarter, but how do we make them safer and more resilient?

06 Nov 2019
Genetec’s Jean-Philippe Deby highlights critical factors that make a smart city a safe city too – these include communication and collaboration as well as technology.
Pioneering cities demonstrate fundamentals for PPP success

Pioneering cities demonstrate fundamentals for PPP success

10 Oct 2019
Shobhit Jain, Director of Product Innovation at HERE Technologies, shares his insights on how to succeed with public-private partnerships.
Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

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

25 Sep 2019
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.
A smart city is an interoperable city

A smart city is an interoperable city

24 Sep 2019
Gianni Minetti, CEO, Paradox Engineering, makes the case for why interoperability is crucial in smart cities.
New smart city roles for telcos

New smart city roles for telcos

19 Aug 2019
AI, cities and climate change

AI, cities and climate change

08 Aug 2019
Ben Hawes explores how artificial intelligence could help cities tackle the climate crisis.
Why open standards are fundamental to deploying data for smart city services

Why open standards are fundamental to deploying data for smart city services

07 Aug 2019
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.
Kulveer Ranger, Atos, on balancing the tensions at the heart of rail transformation

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.