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More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

More than half of Britons don't understand what a smart city entails

Latest research also reveals that a fifth of people had never heard the term before and 10 per cent either found the concept of smart cities confusing or didn’t know what it meant.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

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Sonya Shorey, Chief Marketing Officer at Invest Ottawa

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

Special Reports02 Jun 2021by Sonya Shorey, Chief Marketing Officer at Invest Ottawa

We hear from Sonya Shorey at Invest Ottawa as she discusses the innovation, its impact on the community and global markets, and the importance of the ecosystem approach.

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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

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Opinions31 Mar 2021by Lauren Sorkin

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Alexander Zschaler, Regional sales director, Cloudera

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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.

Alistair Fulton: Vice President and General Manager, Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group

We built this city (on LPWAN)

Opinions19 Mar 2021by Alistair Fulton: Vice President and General Manager, Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by all, writes Alistair Fulton, of Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group.

Shagun Sethi, Corporate Social Responsibility at Grant Thornton

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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.

Bernadette Raeside-Bell, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Cloudera

How can public services break silos to get smarter?Sponsored by Cloudera & IBM

Opinions01 Mar 2021by Bernadette Raeside-Bell, Senior Partner Marketing Manager, Cloudera

Covid-19’s unprecedented digital transformation calls for an approach that breaks down silos.

Beyond the pandemic: the technology that will remain part of our smart cities

Opinions15 Feb 2021by Kevin Grauman, President and CEO, QLess

Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

Rishi Lodhia, Managing Director EMEA, Eagle Eye Networks

The future of public safety: why smart cities need to look to the cloud

Opinions08 Feb 2021by Rishi Lodhia, Managing Director EMEA, Eagle Eye Networks

Only truly open systems can protect a city’s citizens, argues Eagle Eye Networks Rishi Lodhia

Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

Opinions01 Feb 2021by Manish Sood, Consulting Partner, Analytics & AI Consulting, Wipro and Shamit Bagchi, Data Scientist and AI

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

Alan Grau, VP of IoT/Embedded Solutions, Sectigo

Smart cities: the next frontier for cybercriminals

Opinions18 Jan 2021by Alan Grau, VP of IoT/Embedded Solutions, Sectigo

Safeguarding smart cities is a complex, yet essential, task requiring a three pronged approach, writes Sectigo’s Alan Grau.

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.

Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformationSponsored by Huawei

Opinions23 Oct 2020by Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

Control of data debate could finally come out in the wash

Opinions05 Oct 2020by Shiv Malik, Head of Growth, Streamr

A new battle is starting over the control of data, writes Shiv Malik, Head of Growth for Streamr

The Value of Life in Smart Cities

Opinions24 Sep 2020by Graeme Neill: Editor, SmartCitiesWorld

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Huawei’s York Yue about how smart city technology can change society.

Haider Pasha, chief security officer, Middle East and Africa, Palo Alto Networks

Smart Cities could save the world – until there’s a cybersecurity emergency

Opinions21 Sep 2020by Haider Pasha, chief security officer, Middle East and Africa, Palo Alto Networks

Without robust cybersecurity systems, smart cities are flawed, writes Palo Alto’s Haider Pasha.

Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Opinions24 Aug 2020by Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

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

Neil Correa, security strategist, MicroFocus

Taking a security-first approach to smart cities

Opinions03 Aug 2020by Neil Correa, security strategist, MicroFocus

Smart cities should learn from decades of cybersecurity practice when building networks, writes Neil Correa, security strategist, Micro Focus

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