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Blockchain: Hype, hope and growing up in public

A recent Smart Cities World event looked at where things currently stand with blockchain for smarter cities and how we proceed from here.

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Moscow launches 'living lab' district to test tech with citizens

36 cities chosen to chart a course towards the future

Moscow releases catalogue of smart city projects

Calgary ranked best city for driving

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Moscow (full report)

Two out of three people may live in a city by 2050

Moscow introduces blockchain e-voting

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

Enel hub seeks to harness Russia’s tech talent

O-City joins Visa's Ready for Transit programme

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According to the Brookings Institute, Moscow is economically the sixth most powerful city in the world, with a Gross Regional Product (GRP) of $553bn in 2014. Its debt to GRP ratio is marginal – just 1.1 per cent compared to 11.7 per cent for New York – and in 2015, according to the country’s Central Bank, it attracted half of all the foreign direct investment made in Russia.

A city of paradoxes, the government would like Moscow to also be known as one of the smartest cities in which to live.

City Profile

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Moscow (full report)

Smart Cities Reports

In this edition, we focus on Moscow, which celebrated the 870th anniversary of its official founding in September (2017). The challenge for Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and his government is to preserve the essential character of one of the world’s most charismatic capitals while
ensuring that it meets citizens’ needs in the 21st century

City Lights

Eduard Lysenko: Minister of the Government of Moscow, Head of the Department of Information Technologies

Eduard Lysenko: Minister of the Government of Moscow, Head of the Department of Information Technologies

City Lights

Eduard Lysenko is a driving force behind Moscow’s smart city journey. He explains why cities must develop beyond being simply an administrative machine and into a partner and helper to the citizen.

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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.

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.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

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.