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SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand
Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.
The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, Deputy Governor in Bangkok, joins the Urban Exchange Podcast to discuss the city’s forward-thinking plans for disaster resilience.
Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.
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.
We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.
This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.
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Opinions
We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.
Patrick Melia and Liz St Louis at Sunderland City Council and Charles O’Reilly at Boldyn Networks share insights and experiences around smart city strategies.
Luke Antoniou explores how citizen engagement and inclusivity is shaping smarter, more sustainable cities and highlights the world’s most liveable city.
Climate action21 Jun 2023by Alice Steenland: Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Signify
Alice Steenland, chief strategy and sustainability officer of Signify, explains why energy-efficiency programmes should be at the top of everyone’s agenda today
Policymaking16 Mar 2023by Stephen Lorimer, Centre for Net Zero
Centre for Net Zero’s Dr Stephen Lorimer explains why the UK’s latest Budget announcement could spell good news for local authorities and the energy transition.
AI and Machine Learning15 Feb 2023by Angel Hsu, PhD: Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment at the University of North Carolina
Angel Hsu and Ian French explain how large-scale text analysis could improve net-zero climate action plans and supercharge cities’ decarbonisation efforts.
Policymaking18 Aug 2022by Nigel Riglar: Executive Director – Place, South Gloucestershire Council
With climate and nature recovery not built into the UK government’s levelling up bill, Nigel Riglar, past president of ADEPT and executive director – place at South Gloucestershire Council, explains why this risks inequalities being exacerbated.
Policymaking06 Jul 2022by Anni Sinnemäki: Deputy Mayor For The Urban Environment, Helsinki
Anni Sinnemäki, Helsinki’s deputy mayor for the urban environment, provides expert insight into the Finnish city’s journey towards a more sustainable and seamless transport system.
Neil Isaacson, CEO of public charge point operator Liberty Charge, discusses why the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy is an important step in the right direction, and where it can go even further.
Opinions21 Jan 2022by Alan Clarke: Senior Director Of Policy At Lime Uk
Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.
Opinions14 Dec 2021by Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering
Gianni Minetti, CEO of Paradox Engineering, explains why cities must ensure security is built into their solutions from their very inception not added at a later stage of development.
Michael Lake and Zoe Selman of Leading Cities say the key to resiliency is innovative thinking and technology and urge cities to engage and empower the changemakers, such as start-ups.
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.
Opinions27 Aug 2021by Sandy Gwee: Principal Consultant, energy & smart cities, Nomura Research Institute, Singapore
Sandy Gwee, principal consultant at Singapore’s Nomura Research Institute, says to succeed, sustainable smart cities must encompass multiple facets of sectors, stakeholders and communities that need to be engaged and mobilised to build on common goals.
Opinions29 Apr 2021by John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight
John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.
Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.
The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.
The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.
The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.
The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.
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