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Bus conductors

Bus conductors

07 May 2021
You wait for stories on electric buses and then two come along at once. This week saw Gothenburg in Sweden and Charlotte in the United States announce plans to electrify their public transport networks.
Cities look to climate-friendly greenbacks to fund smart projects 

Cities look to climate-friendly greenbacks to fund smart projects 

07 May 2021
With technology set to play a key part in the global recovery from the pandemic, we explore evolving funding methods that are helping cash-strapped cities get smart.
Who lives in a house like this?

Who lives in a house like this?

30 Apr 2021
There’s no place like home. And up until recently there has been no place that has built via a 3D printer. This week Elize Lutz and Harriet Dekkers got a digital key to their two bedroom bungalow in the Beatrix canal in the Eindhoven suburb of Bosrijk.
Moscow releases catalogue of smart city projects

Moscow releases catalogue of smart city projects

26 Apr 2021
A joint project by ICT.Moscow and government, the resource features information on 68 smart city projects and public data sets on Moscow city infrastructure facilities.
Soft power

Soft power

23 Apr 2021
Momentum is building. Earth Day this week saw world leaders falling over themselves to promise even further cuts to climate emissions in a sign that our leaders are taking this issue seriously.
Open & Agile Smart Cities partners with AWS to help cities share open data

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

19 Apr 2021
The cloud platform provider becomes the latest company to join the network’s Enterprise Partnership Programme to implement its interoperability mechanisms.
Reality bites

Reality bites

16 Apr 2021
Joe Biden has hit the ground running as US president, determined to make up for the somewhat eventful four years of his predecessor in office, rebuild international alliances and, critically, put climate at the heart of his presidency.
Ehang partners to build eco vertiport in Italy

Ehang partners to build eco vertiport in Italy

09 Apr 2021
The autonomous aerial vehicle technology platform company is partnering with architecture firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group to help extend its air mobility solutions in Europe.
WEF to launch regional networks to support digital transformation of smaller cities

WEF to launch regional networks to support digital transformation of smaller cities

08 Apr 2021
The networks in Latin America and South Asia will share smart city knowledge and connect mid-size and small cities in the regions with pioneer cities.
The fourth generation of cities

The fourth generation of cities

01 Apr 2021
It’s a strange time. Of course, it has been a strange time for well over a year but optimism surrounding vaccination rates in countries like Israel, the UK and Chile is being sharply tempered by fresh and sudden lockdowns in Europe, vaccine scepticism in some countries and a deadly and passive approach to the virus in Brazil.
Mobile operator partners with City of Tucson to enable smart city applications

Mobile operator partners with City of Tucson to enable smart city applications

26 Mar 2021
Geoverse is the managed service partner for the city’s Citizens Broadband Radio Network being rolled out across the city to support a number of applications as well as facilitate remote learning.
(Almost) everything flows

(Almost) everything flows

26 Mar 2021
First off, I would like to apologise to you for being unable to find a smart cities angle on the hapless ship stuck in the Suez Canal. I am sure you all have been as horribly fascinated with the story as I have and I regret being unable to write about it.
Smart Cities Strategy Summit

Smart Cities Strategy Summit

24 Mar 2021
City leaders from around the world to exchange views on solutions for a post-pandemic world
We built this city (on LPWAN) 

We built this city (on LPWAN) 

19 Mar 2021
The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by all, writes Alistair Fulton, of Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group.
Should we still keep it simple?

Should we still keep it simple?

19 Mar 2021
Can simplicity be damaging? This is a question I have been chewing over for most of the week. Many careers, journalism included, reward keeping it simple. It doesn’t mean limited or unambitious - it means engaging and inclusive.
WEBINAR: Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities.

WEBINAR: Kyoto: the Japanese start-up community powering the future of smart cities.

17 Mar 2021
This webinar will give insight into what makes Keihanna Science City unique
The future of managers in the smart city sector

The future of managers in the smart city sector

11 Mar 2021
The rising complexity in business as a result of digital transformations, globalisation, market volatility and the pandemic means managers must adopt agile ways of working.
From tiny acorns

From tiny acorns

05 Mar 2021
George Orwell had a point when he once wrote: “The planting of a tree, especially one of the long-living hardwood trees, is a gift which you can make to posterity at almost no cost and with almost no trouble, and if the tree takes root it will far outlive the visible effect of any of your other actions, good or evil.”
Twin town

Twin town

26 Feb 2021
Here in the UK, the phrase "build back better" is an inescapable mantra of the government as it looks to rebuild the economy following a successful vaccination programme (and take attention away from its chaotic handling of the pandemic itself).
Aiming for zero

Aiming for zero

19 Feb 2021
Net-zero climate targets are ambitious and essential. But they can be onerous to some. How best to manage reducing emissions alongside fiscal challenges, generating employment, managing traffic networks and the myriad of daily challenges you face with the uncertainty of Covid-19 thrown into the mix?
Organisations team to create 5G incubator in Georgia

Organisations team to create 5G incubator in Georgia

18 Feb 2021
Telecoms company T-Mobile, Curiosity Lab and the Georgia Institute of Technology will establish the incubator at Peachtree Corners to support entrepreneurs and start-ups.
5G living lab established in Indiana

5G living lab established in Indiana

16 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.

Special Reports

Cities look to climate-friendly greenbacks to fund smart projects 
07 May 2021

Cities look to climate-friendly greenbacks to fund smart projects 

With technology set to play a key part in the global recovery from the pandemic, we explore evolving funding methods that are helping cash-strapped cities get smart.