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How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

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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.

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

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AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

Bloomberg helps city leaders collect data to inform pandemic response

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

City of Helsinki proposes licence for e-scooter and e-bikes

City of Helsinki proposes licence for e-scooter and e-bikes

Micromobility14 Nov 2025

The proposal would extend the current parking restriction area from Helsinki city centre to Töölö and Pasila and replace the current voluntary agreement.

Autonomous delivery robots to hit the streets of Riverside

Autonomous delivery robots to hit the streets of Riverside

Logistics30 Oct 2025

Through the collaboration, Riverside is seeking to establish a model for the “thoughtful integration” of robotics and automation into local infrastructure.

Dubai earns UN SDG Cities Gold Certification

Dubai earns UN SDG Cities Gold Certification

Sustainable development goals30 Oct 2025

It is awarded to cities demonstrating a commitment to achieving the UN SDGs through integrated policies across economic, social and environmental dimensions.

Why energy nationalism is replacing climate ambition

Why energy nationalism is replacing climate ambition

Climate action27 Oct 2025

This is among the findings in Siemens’ study of global executives exploring the state of the infrastructure transition across energy, industry and buildings.

New York e-bike speeds restricted to 15 miles-per-hour

New York e-bike speeds restricted to 15 miles-per-hour

Micromobility29 Sep 2025

Electric bikes, e-scooters, and pedal-assist commercial bicycles to be prohibited from travelling faster than 15 miles-per-hour on New York City streets.

Seattle releases climate action progress report

Seattle releases climate action progress report

Climate action18 Sep 2025

The city has completed or made significant progress on more than half of the actions in its 2013 climate action report but says there is still work to be done.

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.

Santa Monica launches next-gen procurement platform

Santa Monica launches next-gen procurement platform

News17 Jun 2025

Designed to modernise how governments buy, the G-Commerce platform from Glass marks a major milestone in City of Santa Monica’s digital transformation.

Dubai publishes Dubai State of AI Report

Dubai publishes Dubai State of AI Report

AI and Machine Learning28 Apr 2025

Report offers a comprehensive view of AI’s role in transforming government services in Dubai and assesses more than 100 high-impact, high-return AI use cases.

EHang carries out pilotless test flight in Mexico

EHang carries out pilotless test flight in Mexico

Air Travel11 Mar 2025

Flight was made possible through coordination between AFAC, EHang, and its local partner, Air Mobility, which will help drive growth of Mexico’s AAM industry.

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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

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

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

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.

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

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.

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Vital EV charging developments that could go even further

Neil Isaacson, CEO of public charge point operator Liberty Charge, discusses why the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

5G’s importance for smart cities has been underplayed

Everyone talks about 5G hype but Kevin Hasley RootMetrics & IHS Markit argues that the importance of 5G to connected ...

Is the IoT a trojan horse for smart cities?

Last month, the City of Atlanta faced one of the most significant cyber-attacks mounted against a major city anywhere ...

Ten Gigabit Adelaide, by Richard Threlfall, Partner & Global Head of Infrastructure KPMG International

What is special in Adelaide is the vision of the City of Adelaide authority which encompasses both business and public ...

Predictions for the data security market in 2018, by Colin Tankard, MD, Digital Pathways

2017 was another year of major data loss and hacks but will the warnings be heeded?

Ten years until autonomous vehicles hit the fast lane, says Antony Edwards, CTO at TestPlant

The delay in autonomous vehicles is quickly developing into a serious societal issue

Choice financing, says Simon Hobday, partner at Osborne Clarke

A variety of funding models are needed to facilitate Smart Cities

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

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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

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.

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