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A UK-wide survey also reveals that more than 80 per cent of citizens have never taken part in a public consultation regarding a local matter.

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

Low congestion and affordability are among the factors that put the Canadian city top of Mister Auto’s ranking while Mumbai was named the worst city for driving across the globe.

Austin, Athens, Lisbon and Venice are the latest major cities to have ‘peaked’ their greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they won’t rise any further and are now falling.

The UK capital stood out from other cities in areas such as social entrepreneurship, co-working spaces, education, artificial intelligence and concerts.

Vodafone Innovus has equipped bin lorries serving the Commercial Triangle area with sensors that identify and contact businesses when the vehicle is passing.

Simply asking people what they want through consultations, surveys and focus groups isn’t enough – cities have to reach a much broader range of people and move towards true ‘co-creation’.

Within five months of introducing the Novoville platform, the Greek capital has resolved more than 22,000 citizen requests and increased efficiency by a quarter.