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Smart cities and cybersecurity: Is it wise to get smarter?

Smart cities and cybersecurity: Is it wise to get smarter?

As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

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

Trend Report: 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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Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

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Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

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

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

CDTA improves bus arrival accuracy with Moovit partnership
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CDTA improves bus arrival accuracy with Moovit partnership

Mobility-as-a-Service16 Apr 2026
New system refines ETAs by analysing real-time vehicle positioning, current traffic conditions, and historical travel patterns to dynamically adjust positions.
Riga reduces red light violations by two-thirds
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Riga reduces red light violations by two-thirds

Road travel08 Apr 2026
The reduction over the past six months follows installation of LMT Group’s smart traffic monitoring solution in nine locations across the Latvian capital.
Alabama Department of Transportation expands Iteris contract
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Alabama Department of Transportation expands Iteris contract

Analytics31 Mar 2026
Together, ALDoT, Iteris and Here Technologies will use shared insights to proactively enhance signal timings to better facilitate traffic flow statewide.
Inrix launches roadway safety AI agent
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Inrix launches roadway safety AI agent

AI CityXchange30 Mar 2026
Inrix Compass is an advanced, generative AI agent specifically designed to help US agencies quickly identify systemic safety risks before serious crashes occur.
Bolt to build the AI foundation for scaling AVs in Europe
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Bolt to build the AI foundation for scaling AVs in Europe

Connected and autonomous vehicles17 Mar 2026
AV platform will be deployed on the Drive Hyperion compute and sensor architecture to deliver a robotaxi service that meets Europe’s highest safety and performance standards.
StreetLight Data launches traffic forecasting tool
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StreetLight Data launches traffic forecasting tool

Road travel13 Mar 2026
The Closure Impacts tool aims to help operations teams anticipate the impact of closures on traffic flow and design effective and safety-focused diversions.
Global index provides public transit network performance data
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Global index provides public transit network performance data

Open data04 Mar 2026
The Mosaiq Global Public Transit Index is built on open data from more than a 1,000 locations worldwide, providing an up-to-date view of network performance.
Which cities have the safest streets in America?
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Which cities have the safest streets in America?

Analytics27 Feb 2026
Report measures and ranks national road safety in the top 100 metros by analysing the most important usage metrics, from VMT and truck activity to pedestrian risk.
Improving passenger movement across transport networks
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Improving passenger movement across transport networks

Analytics26 Feb 2026
Optibus is introducing transfer planning tools to provide agencies with insight into how routes connect and where the passenger experience can be improved.
Inrix announces next-gen AI traffic tools
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Inrix announces next-gen AI traffic tools

AI and Machine Learning25 Feb 2026
The transport data and analytics firm is introducing expanded automation, generative AI capabilities, enhanced incident detection, and continuous analytics.

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ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

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.

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Smart cities and cybersecurity: Is it wise to get smarter?

As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. ...
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Latest City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Smart Cities Reports
Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

Latest Trend Report

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

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

Trend Series
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.

Latest Webinar

Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

Webinars
Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

Latest Podcast

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

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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White Paper: The intelligent city stack – digital twins, AI and sovereign urban infrastructure
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White Paper: The intelligent city stack – digital twins, AI and sovereign urban infrastructure

How the convergence of sovereign urban intelligence infrastructure, digital twins and AI can help cities support decision-making and achieve better outcomes.
Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life
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Insight Report: City as a system – linking edge intelligence and digital twins for better urban life

How edge computing, AI and digital twins can combine to improve community outcomes and inclusivity as well as build resilience
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