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Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

News09 Jul 2021

The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.

Organisations partner to build smart city platform in Vietnam

Commercial buildings02 Jul 2021

Daewoo E&C Vina, Bespin Global and the accelerator SparkLabs Korea plan to build and operate a smart city-integrated management platform for the Starlake City project in Hanoi.

Indian smart city lab announces corporate founding partner

News24 Jun 2021

Silicon Labs becomes part of the private, public and academia ecosystem set up in Hyderabad, which will help to enable the country’s smart cities and drive economic growth.

Open source earthquake detection technology used in global initiative

Open data26 May 2021

Grillo’s sensors, which are based on low-cost, open source hardware designs, are being used as part of a Clinton Global Initiative earthquake early warning project in Puerto Rico.

Vincent Sabot, CEO, City, LACROIX Group

Talent Interviews29 Apr 2021

The mission of the French, family-owned company is to advance the industrial internet of things. Vincent Sabot explains why the first “I” in IIoT should also stands for infrastructure.

Think Tank: When the sea swallows your cities

Opinions19 Apr 2021

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, a grim warning is issued about the risk of flooding on coastal communities.

City Lights: Michael Guerin, Programme Manager, Smart Docklands

City Lights05 Apr 2021

On being an ’honest broker’, avoiding death by pilot and data driven smart cities.

Austin uses virtual reality to train first responders

News17 Mar 2021

The City of Austin has partnered with local start-up Augmented Training Systems to develop programmes that allow skills to be quickly refreshed, without needing the physical equipment or set-up.

The future of managers in the smart city sector

News11 Mar 2021

The rising complexity in business as a result of digital transformations, globalisation, market volatility and the pandemic means managers must adopt agile ways of working.

Think tank: Sex(ism) and the city

Opinions08 Mar 2021

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question of whether our cities are truly gender inclusive is posed.

Organisations team to create 5G incubator in Georgia

News18 Feb 2021

Telecoms company T-Mobile, Curiosity Lab and the Georgia Institute of Technology will establish the incubator at Peachtree Corners to support entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Start-up helps Turin to optimise healthcare and Covid-19 vaccine spaces

News12 Feb 2021

Hynnova’s machine learning applications are currently being deployed to streamline home care activities and Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in the northern area of the Italian city.

Sameer Sharma, General Manager, Intel, Smart Cities/Intelligent Transportation

Talent Interviews02 Feb 2021

Sameer Sharma talks about the importance of evolution and reinvention for people and organisations and explains why cities must quickly break out from their "analysis-paralysis" mode.

Smart cities accelerator Urban-X graduates latest cohort of start-ups

Data marketplace and monetisation16 Oct 2020

The six early-stage start-ups showcased hardware and software technology solutions that aim to help combat the climate crisis and to build equitable, sustainable cities.

Lebanese wastewater solution wins global tech innovation contest

News01 Oct 2020

The IoT-based solution treats wastewater on-site, negating the need to transport waste and recycled water and uses a series of water tanks that imitate aquatic habitats found in nature.

UK launches hydrogen-fuelled transport hub and train trials

Transport hubs01 Oct 2020

Britain’s first hydrogen train has begun trials in the Midlands while Tees Valley in north-east England is announced as the location for the nation’s first hydrogen transport hub.

Contract wins help EV charging start-up progress intelligent internet of energy

News14 Jul 2020

Electric Miles uses artificial intelligence and blockchain to optimise charging capabilities and claims its solution can deliver savings of up to 40 per cent on each charge.

UK council smart lighting pilot monitors air quality and footfall

News04 Mar 2020

South Kesteven District Council hopes to realise energy-savings of at least 60 per cent and the pilot could be expanded across the streetlighting network.

Sunderland seeks partner to become a ‘neutral host’ 5G city

News03 Mar 2020

The move aims to boost connectivity across the city and give citizens and businesses more choice.

Barcelona rallies to mitigate economic impact of MWC cancellation

News17 Feb 2020

MWC was cancelled for the first time in its 33-year history last week when organiser GSMA said it had become “impossible” for the show to go ahead in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

Hyperloop package delivery system raises £1 million

News28 Jan 2020

Magway plans to sell capacity on its underground system to online retailers and logistics companies.

Rotterdam strikes climate deals with 100 companies to halve CO2 emissions by 2030

News21 Jan 2020

Rotterdam’s Climate Agreement includes plans for large-scale solutions such as offshore windmills, a hydrogen network and insulation of social housing, as well as smaller-scale initiatives such as car-sharing and cycling classes for children.

Report ranks world’s most innovation-friendly cities

News29 Nov 2019

The Big Apple leapfrogged last year’s leaders, Tokyo, London and San Francisco.

Planning consultation citizen engagement tool wins future housing pitch contest

News14 Nov 2019

The Future Fox won a start-up pitch contest focused around housing solutions at Connected Places Catapult’s CityX event yesterday in London.

Tokyo named top global hospital city

News17 Oct 2019

The study by digital healthcare start-up Medbelle sought to identify the leading hospital cities based on a range of criteria, including citizen accessibility.

VIDEO: Ten cities prioritise shared challenges to speed solutions

Video26 Sep 2019

The ten cities are collaborating through the Future State Co-Foundery.

Why city leaders must champion the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to tackle the ticking global healthcare timebomb

Opinions20 Sep 2019

Cities play a growing role in improving the health of the general public.

Ottawa named best city to live for expats

News14 Aug 2019

Seventy cities were judged on 24 criteria across the four categories of environment and urbanisation, family and society, experience and economics.

Five tips for cities to attract innovative start-ups to urban challenges

Opinions31 May 2019

Partnerships between cities and start-ups can deliver huge benefits but these parties don’t always talk the same language. Judith Schuermans, Simone Ploemacher & Sebastiaan van Herk, Bax & Company, offer some tips for success.

Wayra and TheVentureCity to invest in deep tech start-ups

News13 May 2019

Telefónica’s open innovation hub and the global accelerator will focus on start-ups in areas such as AI, cyber-security, machine learning, IoT and edge computing.

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