Opinions

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

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

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.

Where's the return on investment?

31 Aug 2020

Delivering a return on investment for smart cities requires three dimensional change, writes Itai Dadon, head of smart cities and IoT, Itron.

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

24 Aug 2020

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

Iskandar shows Malaysia’s smart cities’ promise but only if they keep citizens in mind

17 Aug 2020

Malaysia can show how to build a smart city from scratch but it’s not without its challenges, writes Skymind CEO Shawn Tan

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

10 Aug 2020

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

Special Reports

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.