The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are to be realised, says Thomas Newby, chief operating officer of Tonik Energy.

In the heart of the [smart] city, home is where the heart is

A home should not be a bubble in the smart city, but part of the connected fabric for better living and quality of life, says Phil Brunkard, Republic of Things.

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

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Waterfront Toronto launches competition to find Quayside partner

Waterfront Toronto launches competition to find Quayside partner

News18 Mar 2021

Announcement comes a year after Sidewalk Labs has shelved its controversial smart city plans, for the location, citing the impact of coronavirus and “unprecedented economic uncertainty”.

City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

News08 Dec 2020

Report sets out to demonstrate how cities can be “critical drivers” of solutions for the multiple short-term challenges created by Covid-19 as well as emerging long-term challenges of climate change.

Utility company launches fibre-to-the premise in Traverse City

Utility company launches fibre-to-the premise in Traverse City

News05 Oct 2020

Traverse City Light & Power’s new fibre infrastructure will also provide the Michigan city with a critical platform to innovate and deliver smart city services.

Smart cities predicted to create growth opportunities worth $2.46 trillion by 2025

Smart cities predicted to create growth opportunities worth $2.46 trillion by 2025

News29 Sep 2020

Frost & Sullivan analysts are calling on technology leaders to assess the emerging opportunities resulting from Covid-19 and innovate to build company-, society-, and consumer resilience.

British smart city companies chosen for export academy to Asia-Pacific

British smart city companies chosen for export academy to Asia-Pacific

News09 Sep 2020

30 tech companies have been announced as the first participants in the Department for International Trade’s new Tech Export Academy programme.

Planet Smart City provides digital tools for UN Habitat's slum upgrade programme

Planet Smart City provides digital tools for UN Habitat's slum upgrade programme

News03 Aug 2020

The smart affordable housing specialist Planet Smart City will provide data analytics and other solutions to help upgrade two of the oldest and biggest slums in Nairobi.

How smart is your office?

News01 Aug 2020

Smart Cities World and Signify are undertaking a survey to find out more about the technology being used to make offices and workplaces more intelligent.

Siemens deploys smart office app for safe return to work

Siemens deploys smart office app for safe return to work

News23 Jul 2020

The technology company is laying the foundations for future-proof digital workplaces that also support its "new normal" work model, including mobile working.

Manchester City Council moves to cloud to keep critical services running

Manchester City Council moves to cloud to keep critical services running

News21 Jul 2020

8x8, an integrated cloud communications platform provider, was selected due to its platform’s enhanced flexibility and ability to connect contact centre agents across voice, video and chat.

UK-Japan project to examine use of emotional AI in smart cities

UK-Japan project to examine use of emotional AI in smart cities

News27 Jan 2020

It is one of several projects exploring AI’s effects on individuals’ happiness and wellbeing, and its economic implications for skills, work and education.

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Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

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