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White Paper: From City Theory to Smart Tech Reality

White Papers18 Oct 2022

Smart city transformation is often initiated by government bodies while gradually increasing the involvement of the private sector and end users, who should actively shape the city they live in. This 36-page whitepaper outlines the five key factors for successful implementation of smart city strategies based on a uniquely comprehensive approach as well as actual project experience.

Insight Report: How Northern Ireland’s innovators are enabling global smart city development

White Papers05 Jul 2022

Exploring how Northern Ireland’s digital infrastructure, workforce and reputation as a leading engineering centre is helping to push the smart city agenda forward.

TfL to adopt smart technology to keep London moving

Congestion11 Aug 2021

TfL has awarded contracts to two startups from its 2019 RoadLab innovation challenge to deliver solutions that aim to make the management of London’s roads safer, smarter, and more efficient.

Helsinki trials AI and automation as part of its drive to digital services

News29 Jan 2021

Trials were based on ideas submitted by employees and mayor Jan Vapaavuori said they also represent a shift in thinking to an operating culture more conducive to experimentation.

Data mined from IoT devices will ‘breed’ next new Uber

News28 Jan 2021

Data mined from user interactions with ‘things’ rather than digital services will create a wealth of rich data, enabling new business models, and the creation of new products and services.

Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

News21 Jan 2021

Core to the boom in GovTech development and investment is the recognition of a new digital focus by governments which have been forced towards digital adoption through the pandemic.

Saudi Arabia unveils its vision for a city without cars and streets

News13 Jan 2021

The Line is a zero-carbon, hyper-connected city in a 170km straight line on the Neom development near the Red Sea that will “reimagine and revitalise the future of urban living”.

Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

News09 Dec 2020

The companies want to deliver a new level of trust and control for cities and provide municipal and commercial clients with unaltered and traceable data that ties back to its original source.

AI factory programme launched to produce solutions at speed

News30 Nov 2020

Inspired by the concept of a conventional factory, Nexus FrontierTech wants to help organisations kickstart their AI journey and progress from roadmap into proof-of-concepts in three months.

University of Helsinki launches Ethics of AI online course

News27 Nov 2020

Course has been designed in partnership with the cities of Helsinki, Amsterdam and London and aims to help public administration, businesses and the public understand what the ethical use of AI means.

Micro-mobility company launches research fund for use of e-scooters

News26 Nov 2020

Research will focus on the various safety aspects of e-scooter use as well as rider travel behaviour and the challenges and opportunities of the integration of e-scooters within a city.

Dubai utility adopts Smart Dubai ethical AI toolkit

News18 Nov 2020

The toolkit was launched to set clear guidelines on the ethical use of AI to prevent having a fragmented, incoherent approach to ethics, where every entity sets its own rules.

Greentech companies join forces to build renewable energy certificate ecosystem

News17 Nov 2020

The companies claim that their end-to-end approach reduces the time taken for renewable energy asset owners to acquire Recs, from three months to less than a week.

Munich to use autonomous agents in smart city infrastructure trials

News12 Nov 2020

Trials kick off on a commercial real-estate development in the city centre where agents will negotiate the price of parking spaces with users able to earn rewards in a digital currency.

Port of Tyne sets up clean energy park

News09 Nov 2020

The park, which has already welcomed its first tenant, will play an important role in supporting the government’s goal to power every UK home with offshore wind electricity.

Greater Manchester deploys AI-controlled road junctions

News06 Nov 2020

The technology anonymously identifies different types of road users at selected junctions and controls traffic signals to allow different modes of transportation to be prioritised as and when required.

Installed connected building automation systems to surpass 34 million in 2024

News05 Nov 2020

IoT analyst firm Berg Insight said there is a new urgency in the market due to factors such as energy conservation and mandates for green construction.

Global smart hospitals market to surpass $103bn by 2027

News05 Nov 2020

Companies are focusing on launching new applications in order to establish smart hospitals through artificial intelligence which is expected to drive the growth of the global market.

Customer engagement firm joins smart city ecosystem

News13 Oct 2020

CSG has joined the joined the global technology and innovation accelerator, the Innovation Corridor, to support the development and proliferation of smart cities.

Predictive AI tools aim to help utilities make transition to green energy

News07 Oct 2020

By applying advanced models, rules and learning to weather forecast, energy demand, pricing, and device data, Veritone Energy helps utilities automatically predict the optimal energy supply mix.

Cityzenith to donate digital twin platform to key cities

News28 Sep 2020

The technology provider is launching the Clean Cities – Clean Future campaign to help the world’s most polluted urban centres become carbon neutral.

Sioux Falls deploys smart city platform to tackle Covid-19

News18 Sep 2020

The city in North Dakota is using the Quantela platform to analyse and visualise real-time data relating to the outbreak to identify patterns and trends and respond to the situation.

Soft skills for better business and future employability

Career Building18 Sep 2020

Automation and artificial intelligence will result in a greater proportion of jobs relying on soft skills but their importance is often undervalued in the workplace.

$9m “people-centric” smart city research project for Singapore

News16 Sep 2020

The National University of Singapore and ST Engineering are collaborating on the multi-year digital technologies programme to address evolving urban challenges.

Resource recommends a common data-sharing approach for smart cities

News26 Aug 2020

ATIS and US Ignite are publishing the Smart Cities Data Catalogue Specification, which aims to extend the value of data beyond governmental boundaries.

Houston expands digital alliance with Microsoft

News25 Aug 2020

The partnership aims to help the city innovate in areas such as big data and AI to create new economic opportunity, close equity and skills gaps, and prepare a workforce for the 21st century.

Smart Dubai evolves its plans for human-centred, ethical AI

News20 Aug 2020

The future roll-out of tools for better AI and the potential of AI audit practices were among the core themes addressed by the Smart Dubai’s second virtual meeting of its Artificial Intelligence Ethics Advisory Board.

AI-based lifeguard system aims to bring smart city tech to the beach

News04 Aug 2020

The core system is based on deep-learning computer-vision technology and transmits real-time information to monitors in the lifeguard tower, sounding an alarm when swimmers are in danger.

China's ancient city of Xi'an implements intelligent traffic management

News27 Jul 2020

The system analyses comprehensive and detailed data about the movement of traffic through the urban Xi’an area, and uses the insight gathered to make the flow of traffic more smoothly.

All change

Editor's Blog23 Jul 2020

Transport agencies need to move quickly in order to play their role bringing people back to work in the post-Covid19 era. What they need is disruption.

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.

Smart city command-and-control centre to support Dubai's digital transformation

News13 Jul 2020

The Moro Hub’s new centre provides and supports intelligent IoT platforms and cybersecurity and managed services to support government and enterprise customers.

Hellobike unveils AI-based shared mobility technologies

News10 Jul 2020

The company has partnered with local governments to develop a non-motorised vehicle safety management system tailored to each city’s unique traffic conditions.

Accenture to build smart city API marketplace for Japan

News09 Jul 2020

The professional services firm will work with the University of Aizu on the project, which will also focus on using a smart city operating system and AI to help bring about behavioural change in citizens.

Real-estate investment firm transforms HQ into a smart campus

News08 Jul 2020

Onyx Equities wants to create an innovation corridor in White Plains and attract tech companies that might be rethinking office occupancies in a post-pandemic world.

Melbourne uses AI cameras to help increase safety at intersections

News08 Jul 2020

The University of Melbourne has teamed with Cubic Transportation Systems to test how its artificial intelligence technology with real-time computer vision tracking can help improve road safety.

Icelandic airport deploys AI-powered passenger forecasting solution

Air Travel07 Jul 2020

Keflavík Airport has become the first to adopt Veovo’s passenger management solution, designed to prevent airport crowding, improve capacity-planning and boost efficiency.

Return to work health and safety solution from the edge

News17 Jun 2020

Enterprise-wide solution that automates monitoring through video and other sensors is designed to improve workplace safety and help mitigate the spread of contagious illnesses.

Social distancing tools launched for safer travel at airports

News19 May 2020

Veovo is introducing virtual queuing and passenger density solutions which make use of movement monitoring and machine learning to provide airports with live situational awareness.

Companies join forces to develop autonomous trams in China

News22 Apr 2020

Fitsco and Cognitive Pilot have signed a contract to develop an artificial intelligence-based computer vision system, which aims to increase the safety and efficiency of public transport.

AI fever detection cameras for crowds launched

News06 Apr 2020

The system from Kogniz Health continuously scans crowds and identifies anyone with a temperature as they enter facilities to locate and isolate risk.

Microsoft creates digital twin of regional HQ

News16 Mar 2020

The initiative brings together artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and productivity tools to improve building efficiency as well as help employee productivity.

OASC launches 'guide to Synchronicity'

News05 Mar 2020

Open & Agile Smart Cities has published a guide validated by 21 cities across Europe which aims to help put the foundations for transformation in place.

Lippo Karawaci and Softbank partner to develop model smart city for South East Asia

News02 Dec 2019

Strategic alliance will see the companies co-operate in the development and deployment of AI and IoT-powered solutions in Lippo Village.

Singapore launches AI strategy

News25 Nov 2019

Singapore’s approach is based around playing to its unique strengths and focusing on good governance.

Syracuse partners to advance its smart city 'Surge'

News09 Oct 2019

The US city is collaborating with Syracuse University and Microsoft to drive its smart initiatives forward.

No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI

News27 Sep 2019

A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.

Finnish university sets out the drivers for 6G

News11 Sep 2019

University of Oulu says that 5G research is maturing so we must start to engage in mapping what 6G can become "at its boldest" and has published a whitepaper on the subject.

AI, cities and climate change

Opinions08 Aug 2019

Ben Hawes explores how artificial intelligence could help cities tackle the climate crisis.

UK to use AI to conduct a health-check of its roads

News22 Jul 2019

The condition of road markings on almost 100,000 miles of roads will be examined to provide the government and local councils with a clear picture of where to direct investment.

Commissioner calls for new privacy laws to address smart city risks

News08 Jul 2019

Brian Beamish says Ontario’s privacy laws have not kept pace with digital technologies and practices such as sensors, big data analytics and AI.

Metro Manila partners for smart city projects

News05 Jul 2019

The region is working with Iveda on a series of smart city and digital transformation projects and has just completed an intelligent video surveillance pilot in Caloocan.

How cities are addressing the AI jobs crunch

Special Reports28 Jun 2019

Matt Hamblen looks at how cities are addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on the jobs and skills in their communities. But is it enough?

Itron announces smart city challenge winners

News18 Jun 2019

IoT solution providers were invited to compete for the chance to work with Glasgow and London to deploy breakthrough solutions to address specific challenges.

AI helps boost usability of micro-mobility schemes

News18 Jun 2019

Data captured by Stage Intelligence from cities operating schemes around the world shows artificial intelligence can increase operational efficiencies.

Brexit "chaos" threatening progress of technological change in the UK

News12 Jun 2019

The mayor of London warns that the ongoing Brexit discussions are resulting in the Government side-lining preparations for the impact of rapid technological change.

How digital disruption will transform personal mobility

News07 Jun 2019

Atos has set out its vision for future mobility in the UK in a new report that considers the role of AI, automation and blockchain in road, rail and other transport solutions.

WEF inaugurates global councils to restore trust in technology

News03 Jun 2019

The Global Fourth Industrial Revolution councils will work together to develop policy guidance and address governance gaps in areas such as AI, IoT and blockchain.

Inrix uses AI to tackle congestion and difficult traffic conditions

News03 Jun 2019

AI Traffic will use deep learning to provide instantaneous updates to traffic conditions and aims to provide drivers with far more accurate arrival times.

Dubai explores the role of decentralised data in smart cities

News21 May 2019

A new report by Smart Dubai underlines the opportunities of technologies such as AI and IoT to transform city services and emphasises the importance of open networks.

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