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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

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.

OnDemand Webinar: Getting your data strategy right for smarter sites and safer operations

Discover the crucial role industrial sites are playing in shaping safety, resilience, and service continuity for continued city connectivity.

Special Reports

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of citiesSponsored by TomTom

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Podcast: Building resilient cities: trustworthy AI, digital twins, and urban innovation at YII 2025Sponsored by Bentley Systems

SmartCitiesWorld speaks with Bentley Systems leaders about unleashing AI and digital twins to drive innovation, resilience, and people-first progress in the world’s cities.

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Beyond video: how cameras as IoT sensors are changing city safety operationsSponsored by Axis Communications

Andrea Sorri of Axis Communications explains how AI can be used to maximise insights from existing infrastructure and enable cities to avoid the costs of deploying new sensors.

Building smarter cities: scaling sustainability and efficiency with smart city platformsSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Richard Ng explains how integrated smart city platforms can support cities in becoming more sustainable and efficient at the scale that is right for them.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Smart Cities Reports

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

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Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Series

Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

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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.

Latest Podcast

Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of cities

Podcasts

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.

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The latest news in solar power on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Bristol City Council hits climate investment target early

Bristol City Council hits climate investment target early

Climate action24 Nov 2025

The programme gave people, communities and businesses of Bristol an opportunity to invest in climate related projects, helping the city’s green transition.

City of Chandler strengthens energy security with solar

City of Chandler strengthens energy security with solar

Solar power21 Nov 2025

The Arizona city is working with Ameresco to generate 14.5 million kWh annually, reduce utility costs, as well as enhance long-term energy independence.

Detroit breaks ground on solar neighbourhoods

Detroit breaks ground on solar neighbourhoods

Solar power19 Nov 2025

Ten neighbourhoods vied for the opportunity to transform blighted vacant land into landscaped solar arrays with the first to be activated in mid-2026.

How Greater Manchester is powering schools by solar

How Greater Manchester is powering schools by solar

Solar power17 Nov 2025

Five schools will save around £40,000 annually between them on energy bills and reduce the amount of carbon released into the air by about 40 tonnes each year.

Cop30: mayors raise the ambition to phase out fossil fuels

Cop30: mayors raise the ambition to phase out fossil fuels

Climate action17 Nov 2025

The C40 Cities network is urging national governments to increase collaboration with local and regional governments to end dependence on fossil fuels

Cardiff installs rooftop solar on city-owned leisure centres

Cardiff installs rooftop solar on city-owned leisure centres

Climate action11 Nov 2025

The £1.65m Cardiff Council project, covering eight centres, is expected to reduce electricity-related carbon emissions at the sites by around 35 per cent.

Cities on track to deliver 50 million good green jobs by 2030

Cities on track to deliver 50 million good green jobs by 2030

People and skills28 Oct 2025

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.

Manila collaborates with Itron to build smart grid

Manila collaborates with Itron to build smart grid

Smart grids23 Oct 2025

The advanced metering infrastructure and intelligent connectivity will also lay the foundation for future integration of rooftop solar and electric vehicles.

City of London and Square Mile on track to be net zero by 2040

City of London and Square Mile on track to be net zero by 2040

Climate action21 Oct 2025

Figures in the Climate Action Strategy progress report reveal that carbon emissions across the Square Mile have fallen by 24 per cent between 2017 and 2022.

City of Helsinki joins energy efficiency agreement

City of Helsinki joins energy efficiency agreement

Batteries and renewables10 Oct 2025

The Energy Efficiency Agreement for the Public Sector is a 10-year voluntary agreement that guides municipalities in improving their energy efficiency

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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.

Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

ESI ThoughtLab will define the cost benefits of smart city investments and provide city and business leaders with an evidence-based guide.

Gothenburg boosts sustainable public transport push with e-bus roll-out

More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Speaker line-up announced for Cities Climate Action Summit

Experts from cities and organisations around the world will come together in SmartCitiesWorld’s three-day hybrid event to tackle the climate challenge head-on.

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Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their dataSponsored by Cloudera & IBM

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Iskandar shows Malaysia’s smart cities’ promise but only if they keep citizens in mind

Malaysia can show how to build a smart city from scratch but it’s not without its challenges, writes Skymind CEO Shawn ...

Connected Cities: Has the future changed in light of Covid-19?

The Covid-19 pandemic should force us to change how we use buildings, argues Meagan Crawford, Executive Director of ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, ...

The smartest cities on climate: What can we learn?

More cities must ramp up their climate ambition and deliver urgent action, fast, says Kyra Appleby, Global Director of ...

The role of smart energy in the UK’s green transport system

Charging infrastructure development must catch up if the UK’s smart transport system and carbon reduction ambitions are ...

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

How to power smart cities in a clean, low-carbon future

Microgrids transform urban energy into localised, efficient, resilient and sustainable systems, and investment in them ...

Blockchain and carbon offsetting can help cities reduce emissions – but sometimes simpler is better

The University of Liverpool’s Stephen Finnegan explores the pros and cons of carbon offsetting and outlines Liverpool’s ...

Electric cars: Leading the charge

Electric vehicles hold enormous potential but their deployment so far has fallen short. Jacob Klimstra, Senior Energy ...

Managing ducks is easier with a converged FAN, says Fai Lam, marketing director, IP/Optical Networks, Nokia

As they modernise their grids to address today’s needs and tomorrow’s expectations for smart city operations, power ...

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Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

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Trend Report 2025: Planning and operating thriving cities – innovation for smarter urban living

Trend Series

Download our latest report to uncover how artificial intelligence is being used to support cities in how they plan and operate city services to ensure they are vibrant, sustainable and economically thriving modern spaces.

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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

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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.

Latest Podcast

Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of cities

Podcasts

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Urban Exchange Podcast

Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local council on a single resilience plan.

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