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OnDemand WEBINAR: How to make MaaS a reality

Hear Sarah Wray, Editor at SmartCitiesWorld and ReachNow as they discuss how cities and transport authorities can get started with making MaaS vision a reality (whatever stage they’re at now)

MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

At a recent roundtable event, city leaders cut through the MaaS hype.

Manchester road tests MaaS

A MaaS trial in Manchester in the UK generated fascinating insights.

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.

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Nine ways for cities to cut carbon emissions in construction

Study reveals benefits of green and digital shipping corridor

Energy networks set up in LA County under PoweredUp programme

San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

Most extreme urban heat island hot spots revealed in study

Mayors back a Global Green New Deal

Philips to deploy 90,000 connected street lights in Jakarta

World Cities Day: "Better City, Better Life"

New sensor could help buildings re-open faster after earthquakes

Installations show how to turn footsteps into electricity

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Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. With a census-estimated 2015 population of 3,971,883 it is the second-most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in California. Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 square miles. Los Angeles has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of 2008), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas.

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City Lights: Lea Eriksen, CIO, City of Long Beach

City Lights

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Long Beach’s CIO, Lea Eriksen.

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Two-thirds of Britons demand digital public services

Research by Nortal also reveals that they expect their digital experiences to mirror the slick, seamless interactions they get from private sector services.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

SmartCitiesWorld Newsletters (Daily/Weekly)

Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.

Guest Opinions

Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.

Successful shared mobility in cities and beyond

New mobility options can improve the livability of cities but without the right strategy could have the polar opposite ...

What can theme parks teach us about smart cities?

At first glance, theme parks and smart cities may seem very different but behind the scenes, there could be a lot to ...

Smart cities: Software is eating the world

Technology will shape and change the face of cities dramatically. Oliver Gassmann, Co-author of Smart Cities: I...

MaaS: A world without traffic jams?

moovel’s vision is “a world without traffic jams”. Thomas Friderich shares his insights on how MaaS can help to make ...

Emerging financial models to make MaaS a reality

Leon Rizzi, Chief Sales Officer, moovel, shares his insights on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Three ways cities can improve their cybersecurity resilience

Todd Weller, Bandura Cyber, explores how increasingly connected cities can mitigate growing cyber threats.

Five key steps to starting a MaaS movement

Now is the time for city authorities, transport providers, commuters and businesses to work together if our cities are ...

‘Mini cities’: The rise of tall buildings

As cities continue to grow, the way we construct and manage buildings has never been more critical to global economic ...

Road pricing and its contribution to a 'smart' environment with the help of asset finance, by Gary Thompson, UK Sales Director, Siemens Industries and Markets for Siemens Financial Services

Road pricing can work particularly well in small cities where a high concentration of traffic is an issue in a ...

Smart cities aren’t built in a day, by Kees van der Klauw, head of research at Philips Lighting

As technologies evolve, citizens will expect public infrastructure to be as connected as the mobile devices they depend ...

Brighter lives, smarter cities, by Bill Bien, global head of strategy, marketing and alliances, Philips Lighting

Connected LED makes possible quantum gains in energy efficiency

Special Reports

MaaS: Are cities going to miss the bus?

Special Reports

Manchester road tests MaaS

Special Reports

The rise of digital twins in smart cities

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Trend Report 2019: Mobility as a Service - Cities on the move

Lessons learned from cities at different stages on their MaaS journey

Smart Cities - Understanding the Challenges

How do you make a city smart? That is the underlying question that unites the responses to the SmartCitiesWorld/ Philips Lighting survey, which draws on input from 150 thought leaders from across the world.