Opinions

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.

Less is more: Why smart technology is thriving in the suburbs

24 Jan 2020

Fast-growing neighbourhoods are the perfect testing ground for the latest connected technologies. Toby Olshanetsky, co-founder and CEO of prooV, highlights a "quiet" technological revolution.

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

20 Dec 2019

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

Successful shared mobility in cities and beyond

08 Nov 2019

New mobility options can improve the livability of cities but without the right strategy could have the polar opposite effect, say authors Giel Mertens and Rolf Bastiaanssen of Bax & Company, and Nico Larco of the University of Oregon.

What can theme parks teach us about smart cities?

29 Aug 2019

At first glance, theme parks and smart cities may seem very different but behind the scenes, there could be a lot to learn about visitor experience and design, says Bill Coan, ITEC Entertainment.

The role of fiber in a more efficient future, by Leydys De Jesús, market development manager in FTTx for Corning Optical Communications

06 Jun 2017

A smart and sustainable city leverages information to link systems and people together

Special Reports

Free flows: New Jersey turns to AI to safeguard water quality

In a guest post, Tiffany Stewart, Assistant Director Newark, N.J. Water & Sewer Department, outlines which technologies are helping it protect its water supply.