OnDemand Panel Discussion (20 Jan): Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

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OnDemand Webinar: Getting your data strategy right for smarter sites and safer operations

Discover the crucial role industrial sites are playing in shaping safety, resilience, and service continuity for continued city connectivity.

Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Moshe Gazit from Thinkz explains how IoT data in the hands of citizens can promote more sustainable choices, and introduces a new clean air routing tool that will be free-to-use in cities following its launch into Europe.

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In 2020, the City of Sydney released a Smart City Strategic Framework to harness the opportunities brought about by digital disruption, to plan for uncertainty and to sustain a global reputation as a leading place to live, work, learn and visit.

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Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of citiesSponsored by TomTom

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Podcast: How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnershipSponsored by Venturous Group

Benson Tam of Venturous Group and Michael Kwok of Arup explain how innovative public and private partnerships are pushing the envelope for the future of cities.

Opinions

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in lowering carbon emissions and energy consumption and costs.

22 - 26 June 2026: Find out more

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

Global panel of industry experts with decades of achievements join SmartCitiesWorld's Advisory Board

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The latest news in regulation on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Winners of inaugural speed safety challenge initiative named

Winners of inaugural speed safety challenge initiative named

Road travel28 Aug 2025

Eight cities were recognised in the speed challenge initiative for advancing road safety through policy and implementation of speed management measures.

WEF launches regulatory innovation platform

WEF launches regulatory innovation platform

Regulation08 Jul 2025

The platform will pilot solutions and deliver practical tools for governments to develop future-ready regulation fit for a fast-changing technological world.

Cities awarded for harnessing data in decision-making

Cities awarded for harnessing data in decision-making

Policymaking26 Feb 2025

Twenty-one new cities, including the first four in Canada, have been awarded the What Works Cities Certification for establishing exceptional data capabilities.

Free AI training for Euro cities to bolster data-driven climate action

Free AI training for Euro cities to bolster data-driven climate action

People and skills21 Feb 2025

Running from 2025 to 2026, the course covers AI applications, machine learning, large language models, and critical issues like bias, privacy, and governance.

New generative AI chatbot seeks to transform public sector

New generative AI chatbot seeks to transform public sector

AI and Machine Learning03 Apr 2024

Chatbot is designed around a family of expert domain fine-tuned models that have unique access to government databases and generates responses and explanations.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

Webinars10 Dec 2023

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Data-driven local government standard expands to beyond US cities

Data-driven local government standard expands to beyond US cities

Data management & software12 Aug 2022

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Results for America are extending What Works Cities Certification to Canada, Central America, and South America and updating the criteria in line with best practice.

Chicago releases data-driven plan for citywide equity

Chicago releases data-driven plan for citywide equity

News15 Jul 2022

“We Will” is a draft 10-year framework, which includes approximately 40 goals and 150 objectives, devised to tackle social inequities and build thriving communities.

Singapore builds digital trust and strengthens data governance

Singapore builds digital trust and strengthens data governance

Data privacy and security01 Jun 2022

The Digital Trust Centre will lead research and development efforts for “trust technologies”, which include those that preserve data privacy while the data is being analysed.

Miami to deploy network of air quality monitoring sensors

Miami to deploy network of air quality monitoring sensors

News30 Nov 2021

The information gathered will be used to detect pollution hotspots and provide a database of environmental analytics to help protect the health of Miami’s inhabitants.

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

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

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.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

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Cybersecurity: a lifelong journey for smart cities Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Gianni Minetti, CEO of Paradox Engineering, explains why cities must ensure security is built into their solutions from ...

Londoners deserve better transport information

If we’re serious about getting better quality crowding information, we need to leave historic data in the past and ...

Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right ...

Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

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

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Breaking down regulatory barriers is key to achieve smarter cities

Governments need to prioritise dynamic regulation when it comes to policy-making.

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

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

World Metropolitan Day is more than "just another international day", writes Oscar Chamat, Research and Policy Officer ...

Control of data debate could finally come out in the wash

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

Iskandar shows Malaysia’s smart cities’ promise but only if they keep citizens in mind

Malaysia can show how to build a smart city from scratch but it’s not without its challenges, writes Skymind CEO Shawn ...

Fibre can transform society but only if governments are prepared to give a helping handSponsored by Fotech

Governments need to do more to help fibre providers widen their networks, writes Stuart Large, Product Line Director & ...

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

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

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

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Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

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Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

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Insight Report: The next generation of smart lighting for cities