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OnDemand COP30 Webinar: Unlocking climate finance: building city capacity and partnerships

Discover how cities can expand their fiscal and institutional capacity to attract and manage climate finance. This session explores the role of digital tools for tracking and reporting, data platforms for transparency, and innovative approaches that allow cities to unlock new sources of investment.

OnDemand Webinar: Cities Climate Action Weeks: A global movement with local impact

Inspired by London, find out how Baku, Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok and Prague are creating their own Climate Action Weeks to drive ambitious local change - and are helping to build a powerful global movement.

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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.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: unlocking climate finance

The 2024 Cities Climate Action Summit will focus on innovative funding mechanisms and strategies to mobilise private finance for urban climate initiatives as one of its central themes.

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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.

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

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

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No more pedalling the cycle lane myth: for a less congested London, we need fewer cars

Lime’s Alan Clarke explains how the UK capital can move away from private vehicles towards a lifestyle where city-dwellers can move seamlessly between different modes of public transport.

Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.

22 - 26 June 2026: Find out more

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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 Panel Discussion (20 Jan): Digital twins and AI as the intelligent operating layer for cities

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Join us for insights from real-world case studies on the use of digital twins and AI as the present and future of urban management.

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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI

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

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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.

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SmartCitiesWorld looks at the latest trends in the sector by producing a Trend Reports series and Panel Discussions. These sessions can make informed outcomes for everyone involved - from local authorities, national governments to technology providers and educational institutions. We have already covered a wide variety of topics (see listings below), and we will continue to produce new reports.

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

Trend Series03 Dec 2025

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.

Air Quality Trend Report 2024

Trend Series09 Apr 2024

We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

Webinars11 Dec 2023

Join the latest SmartCitiesWorld Panel Debate to understand how to improve air quality in urban environments, and hear real-world case studies from leading cities. Watch Here

Connectivity and Data Trend Report 2023

Trend Series08 Mar 2023

The first Trend Report of 2023 from SmartCitiesWorld covers the latest in connective technologies, how data is being collected and used in cities, and features leading insight and use cases from around the world including New York City, Chernihiv (Ukraine) and Madinah (Saudi Arabia).

OnDemand Panel Debate: The use of data and connectivity in more liveable, safer cities

OnDemand Panel Debate: The use of data and connectivity in more liveable, safer cities

Webinars20 Feb 2023

CTO at City of Peachtree Corners and Chief of Civic Innovation & Technology at City of Louisville join a panel of experts from across the urban landscape to share their successes and their knowledge in working with connected and connective technologies in the real world.

Cities Climate Action Report

Trend Series18 Nov 2022

This report demonstrates the priorities of global cities as they look to build environmental sustainability for their citizens. It includes analysis of 200 cities’ targets, actions and priorities in the fight against climate change.

OnDemand Panel Debate: How to make climate action progress in cities of all sizes

OnDemand Panel Debate: How to make climate action progress in cities of all sizes

Webinars30 Oct 2022

City of Los Angeles, Executive Officer for LA Mayor Garcetti’s Sustainability Office joins speakers from City of Toronto, C40 Cities, Signify and ClimateView to discuss creating urban environments that are resilient and sustainable for the long term.

Cities Climate Action Report

Trend Series18 Nov 2022

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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.

Global panel of industry experts with decades of achievements join SmartCitiesWorld's Advisory Board

The new Editorial Advisory Board will reflect on the changing needs of cities and the physical and digital solutions available

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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