Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.
Watch this panel discussion OnDemand to discover how AI can transform cities, enhancing operations and services for communities and empowering the workforce.
Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.
Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation
Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.
Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of Unfolding, joins the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast to bring a new perspective to what it means to be a smart city today.
Cities on the Frontlines: Advancing Urban Resilience for Climate Adaptation
Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Networks, catches up with the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on citizen engagement, climate change and much more.
SmartCitiesWorld takes a look at how intelligent education is helping create a world where technology seamlessly integrates with traditional teaching methods.
B-KQ will become a globally connected hub for life sciences, digital health, fintech, and advanced manufacturing, with 580,000sqm-plus of space for innovation.
Discover how Microsoft is working to help cities ease pressure on resource and budget with AI, from helping to reshape government processes to helping transform resident experiences.
The Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI provides guidance on how to deploy agents responsibly, recommending technical and non-technical measures.
The newly selected regions in Europe will receive funding and access to tailored tools and guidance, interactive peer learning, mentoring, and expert guidance.
City initiative will equip under-resourced small business owners with the skills, tools, and access needed to grow, compete and succeed in a digital-first economy.
Investors were able to pledge as little as £5 to the scheme which will be used by the sustainability team for solar energy projects on city council buildings.
Colorado is looking for solutions to increase interoperability and analysis of health and health-related data across agencies, organisations and jurisdictions.
The new centres will be in Abu Dhabi, Andhra Pradesh, London and Paris and will focus on AI, frontier technologies, energy transition and cyber resilience.
The latest Global South City Competitiveness Index shows Global South cities are no longer catching up but reshaping the geography of global competitiveness.
Bloomberg CityLab in Madrid builds on a partnership with the municipality under foundation’s expanding work to strengthen local government capacity across Europe.
Community-First AI Infrastructure is a five-point commitment to ensure it is “a good neighbour” in the communities in which it builds and operates data centres.
Netcompany and Ahead Partnership’s challenge equipped young people with skills around the design of inclusive, sustainable and tech-enabled future cities.
First responders need to have the knowledge and tools to safely interact with new and emerging technologies like AVs, especially when there is no driver.
Sustainable transformation of the depot has seen a major upgrade to its heating and power system, improving energy efficiency and saving money in the long-term.
It will work with metro mayors and senior teams to strengthen strategic leadership, build high-performing teams and sharpen data-informed decision-making.
Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.
The ‘Twin cities’ will work together on local climate action as part of the Twinning Learning Programme, a peer-learning initiative of the EU Cities Mission.
ACT’s Strategic Economic Development Framework is designed to ensure Canberra remains a place where people can live well, work flexibly, and stay connected.
Winners will receive extended access to a dynamic network of mentors, potential investors and regulatory guidance enabling them to further develop their solutions.
Discover how Manchester is turning its digital ambitions into action through a people-centred approach that blends social purpose with technical innovation.
City is inviting proposals from researchers, technologists, community leaders, and public sector professionals with a passion for using data to solve real-world challenges.
Joint venture between AI software company SenseTime and King Saud University will serve as a platform for AI use cases and research across multiple sectors.
Mayor Matt Mahan explains how the city is responsibly deploying AI and leading the discussion on how cities can use it to improve civic engagement, public safety, transportation, and service delivery.
Initiative from Rockefeller Foundation and Centre for Civic Futures aims to help governments build capacity, confidence, and shared infrastructure to use AI responsibly.
The deployment follows Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will enable local data processing for Microsoft 365 Copilot in the United Arab Emirates.
The 2025 Global Snapshot contains fresh analysis of the 2,164 projects disclosed through CDP-ICLEI Track, by 507 cities in 62 countries, so far in 2025.
Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.
Judges at the World Smart City Awards gala said Rome’s visionary strategy is leveraging data, 5G and digital twins to enhance urban governance, improve public services and build resilience.
Projects will provide green transport, cut greenhouse gas emissions and introduce nature-based solutions to strengthen climate resilience in four major cities.
The AI-designed smart work resort District 11 project aims to set a new benchmark for urban innovation and economic vitality in Sharjah and the wider UAE.
Manchester’s Digital Strategy has launched a new Digitalisation Maturity Assessment to accelerate connected placemaking, strengthen digital governance and ensure inclusive growth.
By using renewable infrastructure to support AI workloads, the town illustrates how municipalities can deploy AI responsibly without compromising climate goals.
Data from C40 Cities reveals that 21 million good green jobs exist in the 81 cities assessed, confirming city-led climate action contributes to economic opportunities.
Pairing wifi technology with existing city infrastructure unlocks a platform for Los Angeles to further develop smart city assets and public service delivery.
It will connect lower district of Bellepierre to the La Montagne plateau in four minutes, providing thousands of residents with an alternative to car travel.
Citywide pilot led to 200-plus young people being hired this summer to work in jobs focused on climate resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice.
The entities will collaborate in the fields of AI and digital innovation to develop joint use cases that contribute to improving business and user experiences.
City’s goal is to enhance customer service by also providing its AI-trained workforce with the tools to create custom AI chatbot assistants on a City platform.
Smart City Expo Doha will be co-located with MWC25 Doha with the first-ever MWC event in the Middle East expected to gather some 200 speakers and 150 exhibitors.
The Tech for Good report outlines a vision for a ‘smarter’ city and economy, where human-centric systems and frameworks are embedded in smart city approaches.
The infrastructure engineering software company is unveiling a raft of developments at its annual Year in Infrastructure conference in Amsterdam this week.
Analysis by EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe shows the health, environmental and economic benefits of schemes and explores drivers of growth.
$50m investment establishes LSE European City Leadership Initiative to equip local governments with the capabilities to drive progress and deliver results.
Launched by the Digital Cooperation Organisation, AI-Real provides countries with a roadmap to ensuring AI development is ethical, inclusive and sustainable.
Laneshift is a pioneering initiative to speed up the shift toward EV trucks by expanding and strengthening charging infrastructure in Mexico, Brazil, and India.
Central to Woven City are two profiles of participants: Inventors who will develop and test products and services, and Weavers who will provide feedback.
First-of-its-kind collaboration connects Atlanta Housing (AH) residents to discounted mobility options and new job pathways in Bird’s Atlanta operations.
Cities set to see green jobs boom by 2040 but report warns up to six million jobs would go unfilled without public policy and private sector interventions.
The new portal allows entrepreneurs to propose tech solutions to civic problems year-round to make local government “faster, smarter, and more efficient”.
Organised by Milton Keynes City Council, the programme builds on last year’s Artificial Intelligence Festival and will feature a Smart City Robotics challenge.
The Ports as Clean Energy Hubs report demonstrates how to capture opportunities in sustainable fuel hubs, electrification hubs, and offshore wind hubs.
The new 2025-2026 AI Plan creates trainings, resources, and rules for City employees to leverage advanced technology to better serve residents and businesses.
Arkansas policymakers demonstrate both public and private commitment to ensuring the state is ready to safely harness the power of artificial intelligence.
