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How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

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

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Chicago is looking to smart city technology to solve issues including poverty, inequality and racial segregation.

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In this edition, we focus on Adelaide - a city that needs more people, not less, to stimulate economic growth. Find out what smart infrastructure is planned to attract the population.

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

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.

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

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We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

Intelligent data centre networking for a smarter future

Opinions30 Jul 2025

Discover how Huawei is pushing the boundaries of innovation in data centre switching, and earning worldwide recognition for its work across software and hardware.

Matthew Panszczyk: Managing Director of Energy and Utilities, Sand Technologies

Identifying meaningful use cases to fulfil the promise of AI in cities

AI and Machine Learning03 Mar 2025by Matthew Panszczyk: Managing Director of Energy and Utilities, Sand Technologies

Matthew Panszczyk at Sand Technologies explains the strategy for AI deployments is sometimes more important for success than the technology itself.

Abhishek Sandhir: Managing Director, Telecom – Global at Sand Technologies

Building networks that support liveable, connected cities

4G and 5G13 Feb 2025by Abhishek Sandhir: Managing Director, Telecom – Global at Sand Technologies

Abhishek Sandhir, managing director, telecom – global at Sand Technologies, explains how the future of cities relies on connectivity, and looks at where to begin and how to prioritise in building better urban networks.

Martin Creaner: Director General of the World Broadband Association

The importance of broadband to socioeconomic development

Fibre networks13 Apr 2023by Martin Creaner: Director General of the World Broadband Association

Martin Creaner, director general of the World Broadband Association, says the digital divide discussion needs to move towards a more involved, longer-term connectivity plan.

Donna Moore: CEO and Chairwoman, LoRa Alliance

Simplifying the smart city

Internet of Things22 Feb 2023by Donna Moore: CEO and Chairwoman, LoRa Alliance

Donna Moore of the LoRa Alliance highlights how the LoRaWAN networking protocol and ecosystem can address a municipality’s desired outcomes, costs, and goals.

Fan Yanjun: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd

Digital Bangkok 2: How next-gen urban development is driving new growth opportunities

Opinions26 Jul 2022by Fan Yanjun: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd

Fan Yanjun, senior vice president, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand), explains how taking a forward-facing approach to urban development drives new growth opportunities but a robust underlying IT infrastructure is essential.

Kevin Cheng: President Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand)

Digital Bangkok: building a city of intelligence that puts people first

Opinions11 Jul 2022by Kevin Cheng: President Enterprise Business Group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand)

Kevin Cheng, president enterprise business group, Huawei Technologies (Thailand), details how technology is aiding Bangkok to become a city of intelligence, while at the same time keeping social development front and centre to prioritise what matters to citizens.

Alistair Fulton: Vice President And General Manager, Semtech'S Wireless And Sensing Products Group

New connectivity trends for smart cities

Internet of Things04 May 2022by Alistair Fulton: Vice President And General Manager, Semtech'S Wireless And Sensing Products Group

As Semtech’s Alistair Fulton highlights, low-power, long-range wireless networks are only just being realised when it comes to building smart cities and their full potential must be recognised.

The technology helping hospitals shape the future of digital healthcare

Opinions17 Dec 2021by Libby Plummer

Libby Plummer explains how new technology is creating a new digital future for hospitals that will deliver better care and more efficient operations.

Wang Bin: Smart City Solution Director, Huawei Enterprise Business Group

Suzhou and Shenzhen: making waves with smart city strategy

Opinions15 Dec 2021by Wang Bin: Smart City Solution Director, Huawei Enterprise Business Group

Wang Bin, smart city solution director at Huawei Enterprise Business Group, details how the implementation of new technology has helped transform the Chinese cities of Suzhou and Shenzhen into two of the world’s leading smart city environments.

Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Cybersecurity: a lifelong journey for smart cities

Opinions14 Dec 2021by Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Gianni Minetti, CEO of Paradox Engineering, explains why cities must ensure security is built into their solutions from their very inception not added at a later stage of development.

Empowering campuses with technology and intelligence

Opinions25 Nov 2021by Global Government Business Unit, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei

Campuses are essential to life in every city and it’s critical they are as intelligent and efficient as possible. Zhang Delei and Li Jianbo, global government business unit, Enterprise Business Group at Huawei, explain why this relies on applying the latest digital technologies.

Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

Realising the future of intelligent education

Opinions22 Jul 2021by Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Thomas Xu, Huawei about the need to accelerate the digital journey of the education industry.

Noah Baars: Cities Analyst, Circle Economy

The importance of building with – not over – nature

Opinions19 Jul 2021by Noah Baars: Cities Analyst, Circle Economy

Noah Baars, cities analyst, and Laxmi Haigh, lead of editorial, Circle Economy, highlight why cities need to think about environmental and societal challenges in an integrated way.

Annelore Burggraf: Senior Consultant, Wolfsburg AG

How IoT technology is making parking smarter in Wolfsburg

Opinions16 Jul 2021by Annelore Burggraf: Senior Consultant, Wolfsburg AG

Mathias Petri, founder and CSO, StoneOne and Annelore Burggraf, senior consultant, Wolfsburg AG, explain how the German city is using FIWARE technology to tackle parking problems.

Daniel Chick: Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer, Zipabout

Londoners deserve better transport information

Opinions09 Jul 2021by Daniel Chick: Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer, Zipabout

If we’re serious about getting better quality crowding information, we need to leave historic data in the past and replace it with data based on travel intent, says Zipabout’s Daniel Chick.

Hybrid learning is about to become the new normal in education

Opinions06 Jul 2021by Frank Huang Enterprise BG, Huawei

Huawei’s Frank Huang explores how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of building robust and resilient education systems and how technology can level the learning playing field.

Connecting the silos to open up the smart city

Opinions22 Jun 2021by Franck Le Gall: CEO, EGM

Franck Le Gall, CEO, EGM, and Juanjo Hierro, CTO, FIWARE Foundation, explains why interoperability and open systems need to be on every city’s radar.

Smart lighting: why we are discussing it again

Opinions15 Jun 2021by Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Smart streetlighting is one of the more mature smart city applications but, when making a business case, cities must ensure they are fully informed of its broader range of benefits, says Gianni Minetti.

Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

Google affiliate blames coronavirus and economic uncertainty for closing controversial and delayed smart city project

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