Trend Report Panel Discussion (21 May): Operating smarter: using digital twins and AI to reshape urban infrastructure management

Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

Trend Report Webinar (19 May): How AI and data are transforming transport operations and services

Explore how data and AI is being used in urban transport networks to support planning, day-to-day operations, and improve outcomes for communities and passengers.

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

Podcasts

How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AISponsored by PNY Technologies

Tune into the SmartCitiesWorld podcast to understand the world of sovereign AI for cities, featuring PNY Technologies’ Youssef Nadiri as our expert guest.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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Transforming indoor public safety with smart sensor networksSponsored by Motorola Solutions

How smart sensor networks can help improve indoor safety by detecting risks early, improving situational awareness and supporting healthier, more secure and sustainable buildings.

How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

Gareth Tang, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how urban AI applications are set to evolve, detailing projects where AI is already making significant impact.

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How IoT can enable sustainable choices in citiesSponsored by Thinkz

Special Reports14 Nov 2022

Moshe Gazit from Thinkz explains how IoT data in the hands of citizens can promote more sustainable choices, and introduces a new clean air routing tool that will be free-to-use in cities following its launch into Europe.

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.

Watch: The journey to decarbonisation for the energy sector

Special Reports21 Jan 2022

Dr Hu Hao, Chief Representative of Energy Transition (Carbon Neutrality), Global Energy Business Unit of Huawei Enterprise BG, explains how countries are preparing for a zero-carbon energy future and the details the solutions that could help them achieve their objectives.

Watch: Distributed acoustic sensing: the future of urban asset monitoringSponsored by Fotech

Special Reports15 Dec 2021

SmartCitiesWorld’s latest video interview, produced in partnership with Fotech, sees editor Luke Antoniou in conversation with Fotech’s Syed Aziz to discuss the impact of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology on greenfield cities in the MENA region.

Watch: Maximising asset value Sponsored by Cloudera & IBM

Special Reports29 Sep 2021

Cindy Maike, VP industry solutions and value management at Cloudera, talks to Luke Antoniou about realising the benefits of intelligent connected assets.

Building smarter partnerships

Special Reports23 Jul 2021

Gordon Feller examines how two cities in Nevada are benefiting from being able to plug into their technology partner’s existing infrastructure and platforms to ignite smart city innovation.

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.

Tech companies partner to advance Singapore's Green Plan 2030

Commercial buildings01 Jul 2021

Envision Digital and ST Engineering will co-develop Singapore’s first fully integrated net zero carbon digital building suite, which will serve as a lighthouse project for cities across the world.

London to provide connectivity across the Underground network by 2024

News24 Jun 2021

Through a contract with BAI Communications, a backbone of mobile and digital connectivity will offer connectivity and internet access within every Tube station and tunnel.

World Economic Forum announces technology pioneers for 2021

News15 Jun 2021

The line-up includes young tech companies representing 26 economies focused on areas spanning urban infrastructure and cleantech to logistics and mobility.

Men Leong Chew, President, Urban Solutions, ST Engineering

Talent Interviews02 Jun 2021

ST Engineering has more than 700 smart city projects deployed in over 130 cities around the world. Its head of urban solutions explains why every day must be a learning day.

Port of Antwerp to pioneer green port solutions

Data management & software28 May 2021

Project aims to rethink all aspects of port operations, including terminal activities, mobility, connectivity, fuels and new models for production, storage and use of energy.

Consortium pilots safety framework for off-road autonomous vehicles

News27 May 2021

The organisations claim the code of practice will help organisations transition to new working practices and harness the potential benefits with no impact on safety.

Arrival selects Here SDK for electric vehicle navigation

News19 May 2021

Arrival claims its integrated transportation ecosystem provides the tools for cities and businesses to achieve their sustainability goals and reduce carbon emissions.

Moscow to host international online smart cities summit

News18 May 2021

The event, which aims to become a prologue to the Smart Cities Moscow offline forum in 2022, will have a particular focus on adapting the urban environment to the new normal.

Toronto accelerates its transformation to digital payments and services

News06 May 2021

The city council has approved a contract with PayIt Digital Government and will jointly design a digital experience and platform to enable digital payments to be made to the city.

Collaboration claims to bring centimetre accuracy to autonomous vehicles

News05 May 2021

Oxbotica and Navtech have launched the world’s first all-weather radar localisation solution for industrial autonomous vehicles, providing cm accuracy in any environment.

Plug and Play accelerator launches in Seoul

News27 Apr 2021

Plug and Play will build an innovation platform in Korea based on its relationship with leading corporations, start-ups, and government entities in the country.

Open & Agile Smart Cities partners with AWS to help cities share open data

News19 Apr 2021

The cloud platform provider becomes the latest company to join the network’s Enterprise Partnership Programme to implement its interoperability mechanisms.

UK grocery platform invests in autonomous vehicle company

News16 Apr 2021

Ocado Group has commercially partnered with Oxbotica to collaborate on hardware and software interfaces for autonomous vehicles, with use cases including “kerb-to-kitchen” robots.

MnDOT pushes real-time traffic data to road users statewide

News15 Apr 2021

Standardised data architecture enables Iteris’ ClearGuide to provide real-time travel-time data for the automatic update of variable message signs through work zones across Minnesota.

Strategic alliance aims to co-create smart city solutions

News15 Apr 2021

Singtel and Surbana Jurong are joining forces to accelerate the digital transformation of key industries, initally focusing on smart and sustainable integrated facilities management.

Standards-based solution seeks to accelerate smart city applications

News13 Apr 2021

Silicon Labs’ Wi-Sun solution will enable secure wireless connectivity for a broad range of applications, including advanced metering infrastructure and smart street lighting.

GiGstreem secures investment to deploy wi-fi across major US cities

News09 Apr 2021

The in-building gigabit internet service provider will use the investment to support its growth in deploying its ubiquitous wi-fi platform to multi-family and commercial properties.

XR and AI companies team to build the smart spaces and buildings of the future

News08 Apr 2021

Transmira and Kognition will collaborate as part of a consortium of XR companies to develop and implement latest technology and vanguard best practices to create the next generation of smart cities.

Harrow Council moves to the cloud to enhance service delivery

Cloud and edge computing01 Apr 2021

Solution equipped the council’s contact centre operators with the ability to engage customers across voice and digital channels while having a 360-degree view of customer needs and interactions.

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.

Nokia to deliver smart city management platform for Nicosia

News31 Mar 2021

The platform will enhance existing citizen services and enable city authorities to deliver a range of new ones in areas such as mobility, smart parking, intelligent lighting and sustainable waste management.

Six Japanese cities launch MaaS mobile ticketing

News30 Mar 2021

Transit services in the cities of Oita, Sapporo, Asahikawa, Kumamoto, Oshima and Tsuchiura are available via the Japan Transit Planner and Norikae Annai apps.

Platform aims to help cities plan their climate action

News25 Mar 2021

ClimateView claims the platform balances the transition to net-zero with a city’s economic needs and provides an interactive tool to ensure the success of the plan’s delivery.

On the right side of the game: how open source is making digital laggards catch up

Special Reports25 Mar 2021

FIWARE CEO Ulrich Ahle speaks to Graeme Neill about how the Smart Cities for Germany programme is helping the country’s poor track record on digitising services and how the battle for public opinion on open-source has been won.

Safety and mobility contract awarded for infrastructure project in Arizona

News24 Mar 2021

Iteris will coordinate the design of project-wide traffic management activities which aim to improve one of the busiest freeway segments in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Urban SDK unveils real-time transportation data platform

News22 Mar 2021

Using Urban SDK’s public reporting dashboards, government agencies can share information with citizens via interactive maps, dynamic charts and scorecards, and exportable data tables.

Siemens establishes e-mobility partner ecosystem

News19 Mar 2021

The company wants to increase accessibility of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure and financing solutions in North America and is partnering with EV technology and service companies.

New York arts centre uses capacity-monitoring tech to reopen safely

News18 Mar 2021

The Shed in Manhattan is implementing GoGuide, which can be integrated with existing building technology systems for capacity-monitoring across the location as well as for individual spaces.

Ile-de-France Mobilités selects partners to upgrade on-board ticketing

News17 Mar 2021

Ile de France Mobilités has chosen the Conduent-Flowbird alliance to install a modern on-board ticketing platform to replace outdated equipment across the transit network.

Companies join forces to deliver integrated public services across UAE

News15 Mar 2021

Serco Middle East and AI and cloud computing company Group G42 will combine resources, capabilities and core competencies to help transform public services across the region.

Companies team for smart city blockchain networks connecting LoRa devices

News12 Mar 2021

MXC Foundation is collaborating with Semtech to deploy open networks using the LoRaWAN protocol and has already reached a strategic smart city partnership with the government of Hangzhou.

China raises the percentage of permanent urban residents

People and skills11 Mar 2021

The country will move faster to grant permanent urban residency to people who move from rural areas to cities where the industries are more developed to accelerate economic progress.

AWS and Urban SDK collaborate to help modernise public sector operations

News10 Mar 2021

Urban SDK said it will work to bypass common constraints in the public sector, including having localised servers to store data and mitigating security and other concerns.

Govtech acquisition to deliver new community insights and analytics platform

News05 Mar 2021

Civic engagement tech provider Zencity is acquiring data analytics and community polling company Elucd to provide stronger, data-driven strategic guidance to state and local leaders.

Data model seeks to fill the smart city interoperability gap

News26 Feb 2021

uCIFI Alliance is publicly releasing its first unified data model, which claims to provide interoperability and interchangeability between connected devices.

Bilbao bus service pilots contactless ticketing

News25 Feb 2021

The system is being trialled as a first step in bringing safe contactless payments to passengers in the Spanish city as well as attracting locals and visitors back to public transport.

NEC to drive Indian smart city project

News22 Feb 2021

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is one of 100 cities selected in the third round of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ smart city mission.

Zipabout integrates first- and last-mile options with UK public transport network

News19 Feb 2021

The feature is live on the company’s personalised information service and will soon be made available to transport operators, local authorities, and event organisers and venues.

Partnership announced to co-create Bleutech Park smart city vision

News18 Feb 2021

The £7.5bn Bleutech Park development, located in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, will be constructed of net-zero carbon footprint buildings within its own insular mini-city.

Moscow to introduce mobility-on-demand service

News17 Feb 2021

A pilot project utilising a microbus will start operating on the outskirts of the city that seeks to increase accessibility to transport in remote residential areas.

5G living lab established in Indiana

News16 Feb 2021

This 5G centre at Purdue University’s Discovery Park District will provide full-suite development and testing capabilities to speed up development and lower costs as well as control risk.

Singapore builds talent pipeline in 5G and emerging tech

News16 Feb 2021

Telecoms company Singtel is partnering with IMDA and academia to attract and build a ready pool of capable talent to help deliver innovative products and services.

Collaboration to explore 5G use cases in Brazil

News15 Feb 2021

Nokia and Brazil’s Telecommunications Research and Development Centre will work together on solutions including those that focus on fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0 applications.

Brisbane moves to cashless parking

News15 Feb 2021

The switch is a sign of how the city is working to quickly adapt to a new normal post-coronavirus and aligns with the steep decline in the use of physical currency.

Atlanta expands water meter sensor deployment to boost city revenue

News09 Feb 2021

The expanded $3.9m project is expected to recover tens of millions of dollars from high-value water meters that can be better used for other infrastructure-related projects.

Turnkey C-V2X solution developed for smart cities

News08 Feb 2021

Cohda Wireless’ cellular vehicle-to-everything solution will help to establish a cooperative, intelligent road transport system that aims to make roads safer and less congested.

SmartCitiesWorld and FIWARE Foundation announce partnership

News08 Feb 2021

As part of the collaboration, SmartCitiesWorld will give media support to applicable events and projects and provide access to its content resources to the FIWARE Community.

Smart city experience specialists graduate in Dubai

People and skills01 Feb 2021

Smart Dubai’s first Digital Service Design Professional Diploma aims to provide graduates with the knowledge and best practice needed to improve digital services and design new ones.

Start-ups take on the challenge of climate change and city living

News29 Jan 2021

Solutions in the ninth cohort of the Urban-X accelerator include platforms focused on disaster risk analysis in properties, carbon intelligence and forecasting and micro-mobility e-commerce.

Transit platform launched for small- to mid-size cities

News26 Jan 2021

Cubic Transportation Systems is launching Umo, a flexible suite of products that enable riders to conveniently pay fares and plan trips across public and private modes, and access real-time travel information.

Laval to roll out new contactless payment solution on buses

News18 Jan 2021

The new payment solution will include smart transit transfers and eventually be able to include more features such as contactless debit card payments and additional credit card types.

Dubai Customs joins Smart Dubai’s Government Resource Planning Systems

News13 Jan 2021

More than 75,000 employees benefit from the GRPS which is already implemented across 72 government departments and helps support the emirate’s digital transformation.

Collaboration to help shape the future of smarter living in Singapore

News12 Jan 2021

Collaboration aims to foster innovation, creativity and tackle several issues of importance such as smart mobility, intelligent urban development and sustainability in Singapore.

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