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BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

BT plans to roll out 300 Street Hub 2.0 units across the UK

Five per cent of total screen time on each Street Hub unit can be used to promote local community and municipal services such as food banks, health and social care or leisure activities.

Wayfinding system created to help Seattle become most walkable city in America

Seamless Seattle is based on the Legible London model, developed for Transport for London, and aims to make the city more legible and accessible for local residents, commuters and visitors.

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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.

Giuliano Liguori: Founder and CEO, Digital Leaders

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Opinions03 Sep 2021by Giuliano Liguori: Founder and CEO, Digital Leaders

Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.

Annelore Burggraf: Senior Consultant, Wolfsburg AG

How IoT technology is making parking smarter in Wolfsburg

Opinions16 Jul 2021by Annelore Burggraf: Senior Consultant, Wolfsburg AG

Mathias Petri, founder and CSO, StoneOne and Annelore Burggraf, senior consultant, Wolfsburg AG, explain how the German city is using FIWARE technology to tackle parking problems.

Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Smart lighting: why we are discussing it again Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Opinions15 Jun 2021by Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Smart streetlighting is one of the more mature smart city applications but, when making a business case, cities must ensure they are fully informed of its broader range of benefits, says Gianni Minetti.

Andre ten Bloemendal, Vice President Europe for ChargePoint

Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport

Mobility24 May 2021by Andre ten Bloemendal, Vice President Europe for ChargePoint

Advancing adoption of digital twin technologySponsored by FIWARE

Opinions26 Apr 2021by Albert H Seubers

Albert H Seubers, Global Strategy Director Smart X, Atos, and Val De Oliveira, FIWARE Foundation explore how cities can maximise the use of this increasingly valuable technology.

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

Opinions19 Apr 2021by Michael Lake

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of flooding on coastal communities.

Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their dataSponsored by Cloudera & IBM

Opinions30 Mar 2021by Douglas O’Flaherty

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Alexander Zschaler, Regional sales director, Cloudera

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

Opinions23 Mar 2021by Alexander Zschaler, Regional sales director, Cloudera

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera Germany.

Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

Opinions10 Mar 2021by Chris Turlica, CEO, MaintainX

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

Shagun Sethi, Corporate Social Responsibility at Grant Thornton

Think tank: Sex(ism) and the city

Opinions08 Mar 2021by Shagun Sethi, Corporate Social Responsibility at Grant Thornton

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question of whether our cities are truly gender inclusive is posed.

Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Opinions05 Mar 2021by Amr Salem, CEO, Quantela

Cities are facing a post Covid financial squeeze but there are ways of funding new projects.

Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner, City of Mississauga

Think tank: City life on Mars? Creating human centred communities in space and beyond

Opinions22 Feb 2021by Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner, City of Mississauga

In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, the City of Mississauga’s Anthea Foyer says it’s time to start thinking about cities beyond Earth.

The art of the city: how creators may save urban business districts

Opinions25 Jan 2021by Jeremy Zuker, Co-Founder, WhereiPark

Artists could reinvigorate cities whose commercial districts have been left moribund by Covid-19, writes WhereiPark’s Jeremy Zucker.

Clare Wildfire, Global Practice Leader for Cities at Mott MacDonald

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

Opinions11 Jan 2021by Clare Wildfire, Global Practice Leader for Cities at Mott MacDonald

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.

Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Opinions04 Jan 2021by Eitan Grosbard, VP of business development, Tactile Mobility

Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan Grosbard.

York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban livesSponsored by Huawei

Opinions24 Nov 2020by York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

Opinions16 Nov 2020by Mark Nicholson: CEO, Vivacity Labs

Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs

Jacques Vermeulen, Director of Future Cities, Nokia

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

Opinions26 Oct 2020by Jacques Vermeulen, Director of Future Cities, Nokia

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.

Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

Covid-19 will change cities but high rises are here to stay

Opinions20 Oct 2020by Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

The disruption of Covid-19 may not be enough to affect existing "mega-trends", writes Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

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