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Rebuilding tomorrow’s smart cities with a people first approach

23 Nov 2020

Cities need to invest in its number one asset - its people - in the wake of Covid-19, writes Michael Proman, Managing Director, Scrum Ventures

Breaking down regulatory barriers is key to achieve smarter cities

02 Nov 2020

Governments need to put cities first when it comes to policy-making.

City Lights: Piero Pelizzaro, Milan's Chief Resilience Officer

29 Sep 2020

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Piero Pelizzaro, Chief Resilience Officer of Milan, about the city’s digital transition, urban forests and the ongoing woes of a football fan.

Greater Manchester gears up for clean energy innovation

25 Sep 2020

New Energy Agency to establish the region as leading clean growth test-bed

US, Brazil, Canada lagging in shift to clean energy, International Renewable Energy Agency warns

24 Sep 2020

International Renewable Energy Agency partners with World Economic Forum to support sustainable energy’s future

Reimagining an EV future

08 Sep 2020

Changing work patterns gives a real opportunity to embrace healthier and safer transport networks, writes Simon Brammer, head of cities, Ashden

Iskandar shows Malaysia’s smart cities’ promise but only if they keep citizens in mind

17 Aug 2020

Malaysia can show how to build a smart city from scratch but it’s not without its challenges, writes Skymind CEO Shawn Tan

Are the barriers to electric cars lower than we think?

27 Jul 2020

Assumptions about electric cars are wrong and holding back adoption, argue Sergio M. Savaresi and Prof. Silvia Strada – Politecnico di Milano

City Lights: Peter Dommermuth, head of office, Environmental Agency, City of Frankfurt

20 Jul 2020

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Peter Dommermuth, Head of office, Environmental Agency, City of Frankfurt, about placing technology at the heart of its green strategy

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

20 Jul 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of Urban Economic

Special Reports

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.