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Smart cities: the next frontier for cybercriminals

18 Jan 2021

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

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.

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.

Control of data debate could finally come out in the wash

05 Oct 2020

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

Taking a security-first approach to smart cities

03 Aug 2020

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

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.

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.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

31 Dec 2019

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

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.

Cities are innovating to build trust around their smart city data

02 Dec 2019

Trust is emerging as the number-one challenge when implementing smart city projects.

Why utilities and cities make powerful partnerships

24 Oct 2019

A pioneering initiative between Georgia Power, the City of Atlanta and a team of technology partners, is showing the way to what’s next in smart cities and demonstrating the power of public-private partnerships. Austin Ashe, General Manager of Intelligent Cities at Current by GE, tells SmartCitiesWorld more about this ground-breaking project.