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

22 Feb 2021

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

25 Jan 2021

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

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.

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

20 Jul 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic

Why smart and healthy buildings will get us back to work and play – faster and happier

14 Jul 2020

Businesses could use the healthiness of their buildings as a competitive advantage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, Synchronoss

Overcoming the innovation gap

15 Jun 2020

There is a gap between the aspirations of cities and the true capabilities of smart city technology, writes Anders Lisdorf.

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

Cities prepare for the electrification of transport in an ever-changing world

18 May 2020

E-mobility is set to transform all aspects of transportation across the next decade as the technology becomes mainstream, writes Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint.

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

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.

Driving the MaaS conversation forward as the future of transport

19 Feb 2020

Mobility-as-a-service will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint vision of ensuring seamless travel for every commuter, says Andy Taylor, Director of Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems.