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The future of smart city technology

The future of smart city technology

02 Dec 2020
Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.
How Covid-19 has made smart cities smarter than ever

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

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

23 Oct 2020
Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.
Why World Metropolitan Day is a time to rethink the future of the city

Why World Metropolitan Day is a time to rethink the future of the city

12 Oct 2020
World Metropolitan Day is more than "just another international day", writes Oscar Chamat, Research and Policy Officer at Metropolis.
What will post pandemic mobility look like?

What will post pandemic mobility look like?

28 Sep 2020
Governments need to do more to support the development of next generation vehicles, writes TomTom’s Stephanie Leonard.
The Value of Life in Smart Cities

The Value of Life in Smart Cities

24 Sep 2020
SmartCitiesWorld talks to Huawei’s York Yue about how smart city technology can change society.
Reimagining an EV future

Reimagining an EV future

08 Sep 2020
Changing work patterns gives a real opportunity to embrace healthier and safer transport networks, writes Simon Brammer, head of cities, Ashden
Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

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

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
With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and safer

With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and safer

30 Jul 2020
Yanbu has used Huawei’s Intelligent Traffic Management system to make a smarter, safer and better city, writes Thamer Anwar Noori, Royal Commission Yanbu
Are the barriers to electric cars lower than we think?

Are the barriers to electric cars lower than we think?

27 Jul 2020
Assumptions about electric cars are wrong and holding back adoption, argue Sergio M. Savaresi and Prof. Silvia Strada – Politecnico di Milano
Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realised

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realised

22 Jul 2020
Cities need to implement intelligent road management solutions in order to support citizens and businesses, writes Hong-Eng KOH, Global Chief Government Industry Scientist, Huawei.
Our society needs systemic changes. Hyperloop is just one way we can get there

Our society needs systemic changes. Hyperloop is just one way we can get there

06 Jul 2020
Hyperloop’s futuristic concept overshadows its substantial environmental benefits, argues Juan Vicén, co-founder of hyperloop company Zeleros.
Coming together to manage uncertainty

Coming together to manage uncertainty

06 Jul 2020
Coronavirus presents all of us with the unprecedented and one advantage of our digital age is the ability to look further afield for advice.
Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

08 Jun 2020
Edge computing could be a solution for smart cities wanting to process large amounts of data, writes Ciaran Dynes, SVP of Products at Talend
Cities prepare for the electrification of transport in an ever-changing world

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.
Using data to transform the way we interact with our cities

Using data to transform the way we interact with our cities

12 May 2020
By integrating technology into the landscape, data can be collected in a non-intrusive way and help to inform how public space responds to the citizens that use it, says Neil Manthorpe, associate director of design at Atkins.
Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

01 May 2020
AWS’s Swami Sivasubramanian explores how machine learning is making transport and logistics smarter and more successful