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Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

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Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

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.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

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.

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AISponsored by PNY Technologies

Tune into the SmartCitiesWorld podcast to understand the world of sovereign AI for cities, featuring PNY Technologies’ Youssef Nadiri as our expert guest.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

Opinions

Transforming indoor public safety with smart sensor networksSponsored by Motorola Solutions

How smart sensor networks can help improve indoor safety by detecting risks early, improving situational awareness and supporting healthier, more secure and sustainable buildings.

How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

Gareth Tang, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how urban AI applications are set to evolve, detailing projects where AI is already making significant impact.

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Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

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Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series

Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

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Lord Marvin Rees OBE

Former Mayor

Bristol City Council

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Julie Foley OBE

Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation

Environment Agency

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Sherelle Fairweather

Digital Strategy Lead

Manchester’s Digital Strategy

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Jaromir Beranek

Deputy Mayor for Transport

City of Prague

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Liz St Louis

Smart City Director

Sunderland City Council

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Cllr Susan Aitken

Leader

Glasgow City Council

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Mark Wheeler

CIO

Montgomery County

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John Moran

Mayor

Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

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City of Kranj

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Erin Mendenhall

Mayor

Salt Lake City

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Julia King

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House of Lords

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Panel Discussion (30 Jun): Unlocking value in cities from buildings, data and AI

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Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

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Join the final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting to discover how global cities are approaching smart lighting and the related cybersecurity risks today.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

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

Austin City Council adopts 10-year Rain to River plan

Austin City Council adopts 10-year Rain to River plan

Climate action01 Jun 2026

It responds to Austin’s rapid growth, changing climate, and inequities that leave some neighbourhoods more vulnerable to flooding, erosion, and water pollution.

Washington DC seeks tech entrepreneurs for AV challenge

Washington DC seeks tech entrepreneurs for AV challenge

Connected and autonomous vehicles14 May 2026

The initiative will help equip DDoT with tools and data insights to better understand how AVs interact within a bustling multimodal transportation environment.

Nearly two-thirds of cities hit by extreme weather risk

Nearly two-thirds of cities hit by extreme weather risk

Climate action13 May 2026

CDP data reveals 35 per cent of companies recognise extreme weather as a material financial risk, but 62 per cent of cities, states and regions are impacted.

Can personal devices help cities tackle air quality issues?

Can personal devices help cities tackle air quality issues?

Air quality12 May 2026

Research reveals pollution exposure can occur during spikes city monitors miss and are often associated with commuting, cooking or hyperlocal traffic patterns.

Riga reduces red light violations by two-thirds

Riga reduces red light violations by two-thirds

Road travel08 Apr 2026

The reduction over the past six months follows installation of LMT Group’s smart traffic monitoring solution in nine locations across the Latvian capital.

Initiative aims to drive largest single-day AI deployment in local government

Initiative aims to drive largest single-day AI deployment in local government

AI CityXchange07 Apr 2026

HeyGov nationwide initiative on 6 May seeks to mobilise more than 34,000 municipal clerks with free AI tools to process meeting minutes in under 10 minutes.

Denver launches interactive dashboard for bond projects

Denver launches interactive dashboard for bond projects

Citizen engagement07 Apr 2026

Dashboard allows users to track the status of projects in its Vibrant Denver Bond programme, providing transparency in areas like schedule and budget.

City of Darwin launches new data platform

City of Darwin launches new data platform

Citizen engagement02 Apr 2026

Platform brings together a range of datasets and information from public sources to support greater transparency and more informed community decision-making.

Zurich retains top spot in IMD Smart City Index

Zurich retains top spot in IMD Smart City Index

News31 Mar 2026

Transparency, infrastructure and public trust are key to urban success, according to the annual ranking, published by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre.

AI translation platform launched for local governments

AI translation platform launched for local governments

AI and Machine Learning12 Feb 2026

Wordly Workspaces is designed to help local governments and their agencies embed real-time multilingual communication from meetings into everyday operations.

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Introducing AI CityXchange: focusing on the real work of AI in cities

SmartCitiesWorld’s senior editor Luke Antoniou on the launch of the new AI CityXchange, at a time where dialogue and ...

Modernising public services and the $9.8 trillion case for govtech

Government technology is entering a new era of modernisation, fostering innovations that are enabling a digital and ...

AI has huge potential for residents – but city leaders must build trustSponsored by Sand Technologies

Jonas Allen, VP of marketing at Sand Technologies, reflects on exclusive new research showing that city residents see ...

Creating smarter, data-driven supply chains

Gregor Stühler, CEO and co-founder of Scoutbee, explains how by fostering innovation in the procurement industry, ...

Putting people first: the key priorities for a post-pandemic smart city

Westminster City Council’s Aruj Haider on why technology must come second to the people it serves and the importance of ...

The importance of building with – not over – nature

Noah Baars, cities analyst, and Laxmi Haigh, lead of editorial, Circle Economy, highlight why cities need to think ...

Podcast: The data tech unlocking new value in smart cities

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Graeme Neill speaks to Alexander Zschaler, regional sales director at Cloudera ...

Beyond the pandemic: the technology that will remain part of our smart cities

Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

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 ...

Video is the next step in transforming city communications Sponsored by BinumiPro

Video is a highly engaging format for distributing information and could help cities connect more with residents, says ...

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 ...

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion ...

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.

Special Reports

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

Blockchain: Hype, hope and growing up in public

Blockchain: Hype, hope and growing up in public

City Profiles

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Atlanta

Find out more about Atlanta’s smart city strategy, focused around equitability and inclusion.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dortmund

In this edition, we focus on Dortmund in western Germany. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the eighth-largest city in Germany and the gateway to the Rhine-Ruhr region in the heart of Europe.