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Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their data

30 Mar 2021

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

23 Mar 2021

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera Germany.

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

01 Mar 2021

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

15 Feb 2021

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

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

08 Feb 2021

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

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

01 Feb 2021

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

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

11 Jan 2021

In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential of smart infrastructure will need new ways of thinking.

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

02 Dec 2020

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban livesSponsored by Huawei

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: why 5G is not the cure all for economy recovery

09 Nov 2020

In the latest in our series of opinions from SCW board members, Libellium CEO Alicia Asín argues we shouldn’t be hyperconnected for hyperconnection’s sake.

How collaboration can improve the emergency services and protect us allSponsored by Huawei

05 Nov 2020

The emergency services can benefit from a more integrated and innovative approach, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

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.

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

23 Oct 2020

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

With AI, Yanbu has become smarter and saferSponsored by Huawei

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

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realisedSponsored by Huawei

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.

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

22 Jun 2020

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes Muhammad Rahman

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

Preparing tomorrow’s city and utility workforce, today

22 May 2020

AVEVA’s Douglas Nunez discusses how cloud based learning is quickly and cost-effectively upskilling the utilities sector

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.

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.

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

26 Feb 2020

Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", says Paul Moorby, CEO and founder of Chipside, a specialist software development company providing products and services to local and regional government traffic authorities in the UK.

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

31 Jan 2020

A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.