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Sydney Light Rail implements flood monitoring system

Rail Travel09 Jan 2024

Transdev Sydney and its partners have developed a system aimed not only at protecting the infrastructure but also with a view to minimising service disruptions.

Canberra passes circular economy legislation

Smart waste25 Oct 2023

The new legislation will extend powers to ban other problematic, non-plastic products, following the ACT Government’s phase-out of certain single-use plastics.

Ipswich launches its first shared micromobility programme

Micromobility06 Jul 2023

The fleet of Beam e-scooters will feature virtual docking and high-precision geofencing, ensuring riders in the city remain inside approved operational zones.

Beam brings e-scooters to Queensland resort area

Micromobility16 Jun 2023

Two hundred e-scooters will be deployed, bringing an app-based, pay-as-you-go shared mobility programme to the Australian city of Noosa and partner areas.

Melbourne develops tool to combat rising temperatures

Climate action07 Apr 2023

The council is partnering with climate intelligence startup Climasens to test the heat risk platform, which aims to boost the city’s climate resilience.

Beam launches micromobility operations across Victoria

Micromobility03 Mar 2023

It is launching shared e-bike programmes in the City of Hobsons Bay and City of Melton to improve transport options and connections for leisure and commuting.

Canberra’s first permanent electric bus hits the road

Electric vehicles26 Jan 2023

Australian Capital Territory Government is embarking on a scheme that will see Canberra eventually move to a completely zero emissions public transport network.

SkedGo launches MaaS initiative in Darwin

Mobility-as-a-Service01 Sep 2022

Users in the Australian city will be presented with a wide range of transport options and can plan their trip according to factors such as carbon emissions produced per journey.

Innovators help create new visions for Melbourne precinct

Planning and redevelopment26 Jul 2022

A dating-style app for buildings and a high-yield urban farm are among the bold ideas aiming to transform Fishermans Bend into Australia’s premier innovation hub.

NSW upgrades travel card system and launches MaaS trial

Mobility-as-a-Service16 Jun 2022

Travellers in the Australian state will be able to put the Opal card on their digital wallets as part of a major upgrade, while 10,000 people will be selected to take part in the 12-month mobility-as-a-service trial.

Smart Cities Council and Digital Twin Consortium partner to support cities

Digital twins09 Jun 2022

Globally, the aim of the collaboration is to leverage the council’s presence in Australia, New Zealand and India to further educate and drive digital twin adoption in cities.

Canberra puts plans in place for citywide e-scooter coverage

Micromobility05 Apr 2022

The Australian capital has expanded the riding zone between the city and the inner suburb of Belconnen and put a range of safety provisions in place.

NSW local governments sign $180m clean energy supply deal

Batteries and renewables01 Mar 2022

The agreement, worth approximately $180m, will see electricity retailer Zen Energy deliver more than 214 gigawatt hours of electricity annually to 25 councils across New South Wales.

Alliance established to advance fare payments-as-a-service across Australasia

Road travel11 Feb 2022

Alliance will see Masabi combine its ticketing and fare payment platform with Fujitsu’s regional payments footprint with the aim of accelerating innovation, and upgrading passenger experience.

5G and IoT technologies to smarten Australia’s waste trucks

Smart waste04 Feb 2022

An interconnected network of garbage trucks could be the new frontline in repairing local roads, thanks to a collaboration between Brimbank City Council in Victoria and academia.

Hobart partners with two providers to launch e-scooter pilot

Micromobility05 Jan 2022

City anticipates the electric scooters and other modes of micromobility will increase the diversity of transport options in the Tasmanian capital, creating more choice for residents, commuters, and visitors.

Free high-speed wifi rolled out across Adelaide

Fibre networks22 Dec 2021

The $4.8m project is jointly funded by the Australian Government and City of Adelaide as part of the $699m Adelaide City Deal, which aims to create an innovative and vibrant city.

Melbourne to build neighbourhood-scale battery network

Batteries and renewables14 Dec 2021

Power Melbourne is inviting expressions of interest from energy retailers and battery solution providers to partner with the City to enable more renewable energy into the grid and reduce power bills for consumers.

Central Sydney allows buildings of more than 300 metres for first time

Planning and redevelopment03 Dec 2021

It is part of a new vision for Sydney, backed by the most detailed planning review of the city centre in more than four decades, and will play a critical role in Sydney’s recovery from the pandemic.

“E-scooter brain” rolled out across four cities in six-month trial

News23 Nov 2021

Neuron Mobility’s technology uses high accuracy location technology, geofence detection and dangerous riding detection with a range of smart sensors to educate and profile riders.

Adelaide invests $5m in greening central business district

Parks and green space22 Nov 2021

Led by Green Adelaide, initiatives to reduce temperatures around parts of the city include targeted street plantings, green wall and roof grants, a new “cool corridor” and green water rebates.

Cop26: how cities are going “further and faster”

News11 Nov 2021

This was the theme of a session organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy which had both the actions and figures to back the case for more power to act locally.

Melbourne council unveils strategy to cut emissions

News27 Oct 2021

Measures include conversion of all City of Melbourne buildings from gas to electric, including recreation centres, libraries and community hubs, and transition to a 100 per cent electric vehicle fleet.

Moovit and Neuron partner for first- and last-mile options in Brisbane

News18 Oct 2021

It marks the latest partnership between the mobility-as-a-service company and a micromobility provider, aimed at creating more convenient travel choices in cities around the world.

Revitalising micro-spaces in inner city Sydney

News21 Sep 2021

The ambition behind the inner-city lanes revitalisation plan is to draw people back into the city and create a lively, engaging and prosperous city centre.

Australian city invites community to help improve weather data accuracy

News02 Sep 2021

The Weather Together project invites community members to host a weather sensor in their backyard or workplace to increase the data-collection capacity across the municipality.

Leak detection technology rolled out in Australia and New Zealand

News01 Sep 2021

Landis+Gyr and Iota claim the leak detection technology will help fix leaks before they cause disruptions and reduce non-revenue water losses, which saves money and conserves resources.

Australian city uses artificial intelligence-powered sensors to promote sustainable travel

News26 Aug 2021

The City of Port Phillip in Victoria is installing traffic sensors to collect bike-rider, pedestrian and vehicle data in real-time to help inform its active travel plans.

Melbourne City Council endorses climate declarations

News23 Aug 2021

City councillors have backed three initiatives including the C40 Renewable Energy Declaration that positions cities as champions and leaders for 100 per cent decarbonised energy.

Melbourne undertakes AI-powered trial for smarter waste

News12 Aug 2021

Trial uses Nokia Scene Analytics to optimise laneway servicing and understand waste disposal behavioural trends in one of the Australian city’s busy areas.

Sydney announces innovation hub for climate tech

Commercial buildings02 Aug 2021

The business innovation hub will focus on climate tech start-ups and scale-ups in particular, offering cost-effective office space that seeks to enable emerging companies to prosper.

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.

Campaign seeks to mobilise cities into climate action ahead of COP26

News08 Jul 2021

UN-backed Cities Race to Resilience is stressing the urgent need to build global climate resilience in a way that prioritises people and nature and enables vulnerable communities to thrive.

Canberra judged most sustainable city in the world

News11 Jun 2021

The Australian capital offers 48 per cent of its energy in sustainable ways and scored among the lowest on pollution rates in the global ranking by Uswitch.

Auckland named most liveable city in the world

News10 Jun 2021

The New Zealand city ranks top in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability index which explores the impact of the pandemic and assesses cities in five areas.

Proposed measures progress Sydney towards net-zero building goals

Commercial buildings03 Jun 2021

The City of Sydney has worked with industry and government to develop ambitious performance standard step changes for new office buildings, hotels and shopping centres.

Managing the smart city generation gap

Career Building05 May 2021

Recognising that one size doesn’t fit all and knowing how to take advantage of the benefits of cross-generational teams, are critical to a healthy and productive workplace.

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.

Canberra cybersecurity hub gets green light

News07 Apr 2021

As well as advancing the city’s expertise in this area, the Canberra Cyber Hub will harness its cyber capabilities to create more jobs and further diversify the ACT economy.

Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

Opinions31 Mar 2021

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question ’how can I build resilience for the next crisis?’ is answered.

Carbon farmers help to lower Sydney's inner city emissions

News08 Mar 2021

The City of Sydney is buying 1,800 Australian Carbon Credit Units from Indigenous carbon farmers, following an agreement with the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation.

Renmark tests autonomous electric shuttle

News03 Mar 2021

The trial is designed to improve the ability of the autonomous shuttle service to run on open roads and demonstrate how such vehicles can contribute to the development of smart city solutions.

Perth Airport improves performance and agility

News23 Feb 2021

The transformation of the airport’s operational management systems will fast-track its ability to scale up operations efficiently when international and domestic travel fully resumes.

Moovit empowers users with occupancy and accessibility information

News19 Feb 2021

The MaaS provider has added new features to its mobility app that shows riders how crowded or empty a bus is before they board, and whether it is accessible to wheelchair users.

Victoria Park Council tackles parking issues with virtual solution

News17 Dec 2020

The Australian town, which is home to the Optimus Stadium, is implementing Smarter City Solutions’ vPermit to improve parking access and modernise the council’s parking management system.

Marie Hélène Mansard, business development director, Asia-Pacific, Axis Communications

Talent Interviews08 Dec 2020

Marie Hélène Mansard explains how Covid-19 has spawned a range of new applications for video surveillance systems and why 5G experimentation means it’s a good time to be a smart city manager in Asia.

Research shows connected talking cars could save lives

News23 Nov 2020

Researchers from the University of Melbourne focused on understanding cooperative intelligent transport system technologies that would help drivers in eight main ways.

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

Demographic change18 Nov 2020

The World Economic Forum has chosen the cities to pioneer a global policy roadmap developed by its G20 Smart Cities Alliance for the ethical and responsible use of data and technology.

Mayors warn that Covid stimulus funds must be directed at a green recovery

News28 Oct 2020

In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.

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.

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

News17 Sep 2020

The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.

Canberra to launch shared e-scooter scheme

News28 Aug 2020

The shared scheme will be run by two companies, Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility, with a maximum of 1,500 e-scooters made available in the Australian capital city.

Oxbotica completes right-hand side AV road trials in Germany

News28 Aug 2020

The official trials started last month on public roads near Friedrichshafen, southern Germany, with a fleet of self-driving vehicles navigating a complex urban environment.

Christchurch and Auckland prepare to roll-out electric bus fleets

News27 Aug 2020

Electrification of the country’s transport sector will further drive New Zealand’s decarbonisation efforts and support its aims to have a full zero emission bus fleet by 2040.

Levelling up

Editor's Blog07 Aug 2020

Smart cities need great ideas and great technology behind them but they also need great people, which is why SmartCitiesWorld is launching a new People & Skills section.

Smart Cities Council launches academy in Australia and New Zealand

News31 Jul 2020

Modules delivered through the academy will cater for early career practitioners as well as advanced professionals and policy-makers seeking recognition of their ongoing contribution to the industry.

Newcastle launches autonomous shuttle trial

News09 Jul 2020

The driverless mobility service, operated by Keolis Downer, is being funded in the Australian city through a $5m grant from the Federal Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Programme.

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

Opinions22 Jun 2020

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes Muhammad Rahman

IDC reveals Asia-Pacific 2020 smart city award winners

News29 May 2020

Nineteen smart city projects across the region have been recognised in the sixth annual awards programme, which were announced in a virtual event this year.

Global mayors come together to lead Covid-19 recovery task force

News29 Apr 2020

Chaired by the mayor of Milan, the task force has been established to drive forward an economic recovery that improves public health, reduces inequality and addresses the climate crisis.

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