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OnDemand Panel Discussion: Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

Join us for insights from real-world case studies on the use of digital twins and AI as the present and future of urban management.

Embracing the connected life and intelligent future, RINGA Launch 2021

Nascent technologies like smart devices and the IoT simplify our day-to-day operations. Smart devices provide our homes and workspaces with automation, advanced security, and a host of other benefits. The IoT gives us new business insights while reducing our operating costs.

Special Reports

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.

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

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.

Smart Cities Reports

Podcasts

Podcast: The central role of cities in the sharing economy, with Chelsea Rustrum

There’s a big opportunity for cities to better harness the sharing economy to achieve municipal goals and give power back to the people, Rustrum says.

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The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Towards the smart cities of 2025

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

22 - 26 June 2026: Find out more

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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: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series

Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

Latest Webinar

Panel Discussion (30 Jun): Unlocking value in cities from buildings, data and AI

Webinars

Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

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(22-26 June)

Lord Marvin Rees OBE

Former Mayor

Bristol City Council

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Julie Foley OBE

Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation

Environment Agency

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Sherelle Fairweather

Digital Strategy Lead

Manchester’s Digital Strategy

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Jaromir Beranek

Deputy Mayor for Transport

City of Prague

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Liz St Louis

Smart City Director

Sunderland City Council

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Cllr Susan Aitken

Leader

Glasgow City Council

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Mark Wheeler

CIO

Montgomery County

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John Moran

Mayor

Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

Mayor

City of Kranj

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Erin Mendenhall

Mayor

Salt Lake City

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Julia King

The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS

House of Lords

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Latest Podcast

Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

Podcasts

Join the final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting to discover how global cities are approaching smart lighting and the related cybersecurity risks today.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

Connected and autonomous vehicles02 Jun 2026

Service is expected to begin operations in Madrid later this year, in collaboration with the regional government, and the fleet will be scaled progressively.

Firms team to scale level 4-robotaxi fleets across Asia

Firms team to scale level 4-robotaxi fleets across Asia

Connected and autonomous vehicles01 Jun 2026

Nvidia is bringing together global automakers, AV ecosystem partners and ride-hailing providers to develop level 4-ready robotaxi fleets, beginning in Kaohsiung.

Bogotá launches journey planning solution for transport system

Bogotá launches journey planning solution for transport system

Mobility-as-a-Service28 May 2026

Hacon will provide the journey planning technology behind the new TransMi app which is intended to enhance the travel experience for four million daily trips.

How digital tools can help cities cut waste costs

How digital tools can help cities cut waste costs

Smart waste27 May 2026

Report shows that digitalisation is not only about tech but using better data to make waste systems more reliable, transparent, and financially sustainable.

Colorado governments select AI solutions in Connected challenge

Colorado governments select AI solutions in Connected challenge

AI CityXchange30 Apr 2026

The most recent C² Challenge from Colorado Smart Cities Alliance celebrates four new winning collaborations and expands its reach across Colorado communities.

Project aims to integrate peri-urban areas into the climate transition

Project aims to integrate peri-urban areas into the climate transition

Climate action18 Mar 2026

The Horizon project brings together partner organisations from across Europe to develop innovative solutions in mobility, energy, industry, and governance.

Bolt to build the AI foundation for scaling AVs in Europe

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.

Global index provides public transit network performance data

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.

Driivz to manage XLr8 America’s EV public charging sites

Driivz to manage XLr8 America’s EV public charging sites

Electric vehicles26 Feb 2026

Driivz’s software will optimise charging and energy management across XLr8 America’s expanding public charge point network, enabling seamless driver experience.

Traffic control centre unveiled in Czech city

Traffic control centre unveiled in Czech city

Road travel17 Feb 2026

Project in Karlovy Vary has integrated and interconnected a range of public transport systems with traffic monitoring systems covering overall road traffic.

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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.

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

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.

Never fear, Watson is here!

Currently, the average data breach takes organisations an average of 201 days to identify and an average of 70 days to contain

Swedish city on path to smart

Energy company Mälarenergi is working with ABB to develop smart city solutions for the city of Västerås

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

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Guest Opinions

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera ...

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

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networksSponsored by Kerlink

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

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

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

Pioneering cities demonstrate fundamentals for PPP success

Shobhit Jain, Director of Product Innovation at HERE Technologies, shares his insights on how to succeed with public-...

Latest City Profile

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: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series

Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

Latest Webinar

Panel Discussion (30 Jun): Unlocking value in cities from buildings, data and AI

Webinars

Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

Latest Podcast

Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

Podcasts

Join the final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting to discover how global cities are approaching smart lighting and the related cybersecurity risks today.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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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Firms team to scale level 4-robotaxi fleets across Asia

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

Bogotá launches journey planning solution for transport system

How digital tools can help cities cut waste costs

Dubai launches AI-powered digital ecosystem to drive growth

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

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

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White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.