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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

In this edition, we focus on San Diego. San Diego is known as “America’s finest city”, and now it’s looking to be one of the smartest ones, too.

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 18 - Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, City of Bangkok - Holistic disaster resilience

Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, Deputy Governor in Bangkok, joins the Urban Exchange Podcast to discuss the city’s forward-thinking plans for disaster resilience.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network

Lauren Sorkin, executive director of Resilient Cities Network, explains the importance of equity in resilience and why R-Cities is partnering the Cities Climate Action Summit again this year.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Jonathan Carr-West, Local Government Information Unit

Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, says tackling climate change is a universal issue so collaborative events like Cities Climate Action Summit are essential.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 11 – Gareth Morgan, Cape Town – Mainstreaming and institutionalising urban resilience

Urban Exchange Podcast08 Jun 2023

Gareth Morgan, executive director of future planning and resilience for the City of Cape Town, joins the Urban Exchange to talk about his efforts to put resilience front and centre of all aspects of the city’s work.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

Smart Cities Reports10 Oct 2022

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Smart Cities Reports29 Nov 2021

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

Smart Cities Reports25 Aug 2021

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

Smart Cities Reports19 Mar 2021

The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

NOAA and federal agencies map hottest US neighbourhoods

Climate action22 Apr 2024

Identifying urban heat islands helps communities take action to reduce the health impacts of heat and provides cooling relief for those in the hottest areas.

UN-Habitat to draft people-centred smart city regulations

Policymaking22 Apr 2024

The forthcoming guidelines aim to inform the development of national and local smart city regulations, plans, and strategies and fill global “normative gaps”.

Toronto takes renewed approach to tackling climate change

Climate action19 Apr 2024

City staff are recommending a fully coordinated, integrated and equitable city-wide approach to making assets, services and communities more resilient.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network

Climate action19 Apr 2024

Lauren Sorkin, executive director of Resilient Cities Network, explains the importance of equity in resilience and why R-Cities is partnering the Cities Climate Action Summit again this year.

Boston names City’s first ever chief climate officer

People and skills18 Apr 2024

The chief climate officer is charged with leading the mayor’s climate action agenda and co-leading a new Climate Cabinet alongside Boston’s Green New Deal director.

Leicester lights the way home for pedestrians

Lighting18 Apr 2024

The UK city council is working with SkedGo to enable pedestrians walking at night to see how much of their journey home is covered by street lighting and CCTV.

Trust vs trustworthiness: smart cities in the age of AI

AI and Machine Learning18 Apr 2024

Cristian Capotescu and Gil Eyal, associate director and director of The Trust Collaboratory at Columbia University, explore the sociology of trust as it relates to the rollout of AI in cities.

Phoenix secures $1.2m for transit-oriented rail development

Rail Travel15 Apr 2024

These types of grants help cities plan with the community around major transportation projects to improve access to public transit and affordable housing.

Ohio DoT launches on-demand transit service in Chillicothe

Mobility-as-a-Service12 Apr 2024

The new service, in partnership with the Routing Company, includes 22 vehicles that provide on-demand, fixed route, and paratransit service across Chillicothe.

Which are the smartest cities in the world?

News12 Apr 2024

The latest edition of the Institute of Management Development’s Smart City Index combines hard data and survey responses from citizens in 142 cities worldwide.

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Climate action11 Apr 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

Colorado Smart Futures Lab programme cohort unveiled

News10 Apr 2024

All of these companies are building smart cities technology solutions to issues confronting quality of life in communities across the state of Colorado.

How smart city technology is shaping cities

News10 Apr 2024

Berg Insight’s report finds smart city technologies continue to shape the cities of tomorrow with demand for remotely managed infrastructure growing daily.

Cities invited to apply for climate-neutral peer exchange programme

Climate action09 Apr 2024

EU Cities Mission’s Twinning Learning programme will pair applicants with second cohort of Pilot Cities, which act as innovation hubs for rapid decarbonisation.

Connected Dallas opens fourth walk-in centre

Inclusivity08 Apr 2024

CitySquare is the fourth Connected Dallas walk-in centre offering computer lab, support connecting to affordable internet, online-based services and workshops.

EPA awards $20bn for US clean energy and climate projects

Climate action08 Apr 2024

Selected applicants have supported thousands of individuals, businesses, and community organisations to access capital for climate and clean energy projects.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: developing policy to accelerate sustainability

Climate action04 Apr 2024

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will illuminate policy development as a core theme, highlighting the indispensable role of strategic frameworks and regulations to drive climate action in our cities.

New generative AI chatbot seeks to transform public sector

AI and Machine Learning03 Apr 2024

Chatbot is designed around a family of expert domain fine-tuned models that have unique access to government databases and generates responses and explanations.

Fortaleza joins C40 Cities to accelerate climate action

Climate action02 Apr 2024

The Brazilian city has a strong focus on addressing the climate crisis through its urban planning policies, which are aligned with its climate action plan.

Greater Geelong launches Our Climate Actions website

Climate action29 Mar 2024

Interactive site enables residents to explore how the Australian City and community are working together to protect the local area and tackle climate change.

IDC Government names 2024 smart city winners

News28 Mar 2024

Winners of the seventh IDC Government Smart Cities North America Awards span solutions in microclimate modelling and digital twins to quantum computing.

DeployAI platform aims to democratise AI for public sector

AI and Machine Learning28 Mar 2024

Platform is vendor-independent, ensuring fair and democratic access to AI technologies developed in Europe, including generative AI and large language models.

Chattanooga quantum collaborative announced

People and skills27 Mar 2024

CQC aims to create a comprehensive framework for workforce development, economic growth, and infrastructure advancement in the quantum technology sector.

Romania to showcase smart city progress at industry awards

News27 Mar 2024

The Smart City Industry Awards and Gala in Bucharest celebrate the most innovative smart city and village projects that improve quality of life for citizens.

Global organisations team to pilot humanitarian technology

Resilience26 Mar 2024

Leading Cities, Australian Red Cross, and QBE Foundation are joining forces to pilot data-driven technology solutions to help tackle humanitarian crises.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

Climate action26 Mar 2024

Baltimore issues executive order on City use of generative AI

Policymaking25 Mar 2024

Measure intends to ensure responsible use of generative AI tools as they become more prolific and offer additional opportunities to support government services.

€3m Smart City Challenge calls for international entries

Economic Development20 Mar 2024

FinEst Centre for Smart Cities, based in Tallinn University of Technology, is inviting cities around the world to initiate pilot projects with Estonian cities.

New York City to host Smart City Expo USA 2024

News19 Mar 2024

Taking place at Pier 36, the Expo will have a special focus on the smart technologies and innovation helping 16 cities prepare for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

Climate action19 Mar 2024

From accelerating electric vehicle infrastructure to promoting active and shared modes of transport, the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June) strives to unlock sustainable mobility solutions for a cleaner, healthier future.

Oxford to develop industrial decarbonisation roadmap

Climate action18 Mar 2024

To achieve its 2040 net zero target, Oxford needs to reduce industrial energy demand by 45 per cent and electrify 50 per cent of industrial processes.

US DoT awards $50m to transportation tech projects

Economic Development15 Mar 2024

The projects are part of the President’s Investing in America agenda and encompass locations across 22 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Vancouver approves Climate Change Adaptation Strategy update

Climate action14 Mar 2024

It focuses on reducing the Canadian city’s risk to climate change-related hazards, while building more resilient communities and supporting the local economy.

Climate action Ashden Awards finalists unveiled

Climate action14 Mar 2024

Finalists from the UK and the Global South in the annual climate change charity’s awards combine climate ambition and a drive to achieve climate justice.

Texas alliance offers hands-on smart city learnings

Economic Development13 Mar 2024

Programme aims to highlight the “brightest and most innovative” projects across North Texas while providing hands-on learning experiences for NTXIA members.

Baltimore unveils resource to show impact of ARPA funding

Citizen engagement13 Mar 2024

Collaboration between university and Recovery Office provides a view of Baltimore’s conditions at neighbourhood-level prior to and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Jonathan Carr-West, Local Government Information Unit

Climate action13 Mar 2024

How Feminist Urbanism could transform Glasgow

Planning and redevelopment13 Mar 2024

Female councillors have met with council officers in Glasgow to discuss how to incorporate women’s lived experience and embed gender equality into the City Development Plan.

UN Habitat global chief heat officer joins line-up for Cities Climate Action Summit

Climate action12 Mar 2024

CCAS24 offers a unique platform for city leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts to connect, collaborate, and accelerate progress towards a climate-resilient future.

Entries invited for European Capital of Innovation Awards

News07 Mar 2024

Two first prizes of €1m and €500,000 are available for cities that use innovation to reshape urban landscapes and put citizens at the heart of decision-making.

NYC sets out roadmap to grow the city’s green economy

People and skills05 Mar 2024

Investing in jobs and sectors to help combat climate change will also position New Yorkers to benefit from the 400,000 projected green-collar jobs by 2040.

How cities moved to the forefront of the climate agenda – and what comes next

Climate action05 Mar 2024

C40 Cities’ Caterina Sarfatti and Emilie Maehara provide their reflections from Cop28, discuss how cities are now core to climate action progress and stress the need for climate financing to come into sharper focus.

DoE announces latest energy efficiency grant recipients

Climate action04 Mar 2024

More than $17m will fund a range of energy efficiency improvements and clean energy technologies in 30 communities as part of the Investing in America Agenda.

Orange County incubator unveils climate action cohort

Climate action28 Feb 2024

The Californian Climate Action Business Incubator has attracted six climate action ventures to its Cohort Five with a focus on resilience and adaptation.

First-time AV shuttles deployed in Jacksonville

Connected and autonomous vehicles28 Feb 2024

Oxa Driver software is due to launch in eight passenger services in US and UK cities in 2024 as shuttling emerges as the best commercial ground for scaling AVs.

North American smart city finalists named by IDC Government

News27 Feb 2024

The awards were introduced to recognise the progress North American municipalities have made in executing smart cities projects and to share best practices.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

Climate action27 Feb 2024

The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: assessing the role of tech in climate

Climate action22 Feb 2024

Digital twins and IoT sensors are among the transformative tools which will be discussed at SmartCitiesWorld’s second Cities Climate Action Summit this year.

Why we need to move forward on resilience, with pace – not perfection

Climate action21 Feb 2024

Emma Howard Boyd CBE, the chair of the London Climate Resilience Review and Race to Resilience Global Ambassador, shares her insights on the urgent need to prepare London and other cities for extreme weather.

City of Detroit announces first eight Certified Tech Hubs

Inclusivity20 Feb 2024

The Office of Digital Equity & Inclusion initiative aims to ensure residents have equitable access to basic digital literacy resources and tools that they need.

Iveda opens Cairo office and smart city showcase space

Citizen security19 Feb 2024

After partnering with the Arab Organisation for Industrialisation, Iveda seeks to solidify its position in 5G, AI, and sustainable tech throughout the region.

Bloomberg works with Kyiv to accelerate digital services

Health and social care19 Feb 2024

The support will increase City’s staff capacity and technical ability to build, diversify, and scale online offerings, including new mental health programmes.

London, New York and Paris top smart city ranking

News15 Feb 2024

The IESE analysed 183 cities in 92 countries worldwide for the 2024 Cities in Motion Index according to 114 indicators that feed into nine key dimensions.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

Climate action13 Feb 2024

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

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