Smart Cities News

Cop26: global alliance aims to unlock investment for developing economies

News02 Nov 2021

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet aims to accelerate investment in green energy transitions and renewable power solutions to tackle “three profound human problems simultaneously”.

US mayors sound the alarm over impact of Covid-19 pandemic on their cities

News04 Dec 2020

This was one of the messages from the Menino Survey of Mayors, the only national representative survey of America’s mayors conducted annually by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities.

Rockefeller Foundation pledges $10m to promote inclusive growth in 10 US cities

News16 Jun 2020

A new collective will take a “place-based approach” to creating economic equity for low-wage workers through structural and systemic change in 10 locations across the US.

Baltimore launches first-of-its-kind Health Corps to help those hardest hit by Covid-19

News05 Jun 2020

More than 300 residents who are currently jobless are being recruited to help address the city’s interconnected economic and public health crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

City resilience officers form global coalition for recovery

News07 May 2020

The Global Resilient Cities Network’s initiative offers a platform to cities and other urban centres to engage in short- and long-term planning for a sustained, resilient recovery.

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience IndexSponsored by AVEVA

Opinions10 Mar 2020

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell shares five examples where cities have improved their sustainability and resilience, or maintained current levels of resilience while lowering costs.