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WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

SmartCitiesWorld talks to AVEVA’s Rashesh Mody about the changing face but enduring importance of infrastructure.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilienceSponsored by Sand Technologies

Discover how AI, combined with forward-thinking planning, assessment and regulation, can support cities in getting their water resilience strategy right in the latest Urban Exchange with the Mayor of Broward County, Florida.

Podcast: in conversation with Marc Hannis, Principal, Innovation Fund, Ofwat

Marc Hannis is the latest guest on the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, talking about the need for more innovation and collaboration in the water sector.

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Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

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

AI’s water demand to grow 129 per cent by 2050

Water19 Jan 2026

Report finds AI could add 30 trillion litres of annual water demand, but reuse and infrastructure investments can help offset demand and protect communities.

Thessaloniki modernises water infrastructure

Thessaloniki modernises water infrastructure

Water14 Jan 2026

Thessaloniki Water Supply & Sewerage is working with Itron to deploy smart water solutions as part of the utility’s digital water transformation programme.

Tucson partners with Itron to conserve water

Tucson partners with Itron to conserve water

Water17 Dec 2025

Deployment marks a new era of innovation for the city as it lays the technological foundation to advance water conservation goals and improve operations.

New £25m Water Efficiency Lab launches to cut consumption across England and Wales

New £25m Water Efficiency Lab launches to cut consumption across England and Wales

Water26 Nov 2025

Water Efficiency Lab is opening a £5 million first-year funding round to support innovations that give clearer water-use insights and help drive down demand.

South of France launches smart water network

South of France launches smart water network

Water19 Nov 2025

Developed in partnership with Xylem and the University of Côte d’Azur, the €5.9m project will modernise 3,000km of infrastructure across the Côte d’Azur.

Tallinn selects latest smart city projects for testing

Tallinn selects latest smart city projects for testing

News02 Oct 2025

Projects selected span drone pilot training and AI-based mapping of outdoor advertising to biometric identification of pets and smart education analytics.

Mexico City and Monterrey launch smart water upgrades

Mexico City and Monterrey launch smart water upgrades

Water12 Sep 2025

The Mexican cities are working with Xylem and Amazon to deploy Xylem Vue, an advanced software platform that applies data and analytics to detect leaks.

Ofwat’s latest £50m Water Breakthrough Challenge open for entries

Ofwat’s latest £50m Water Breakthrough Challenge open for entries

Water08 Sep 2025

Water companies and partners from outside the water sector encouraged to come forward with projects addressing issues such as climate change, pollution, leakage and nature recovery for the water sector.

Firm helps tackle water waste with 250k smart meter roll-out

Firm helps tackle water waste with 250k smart meter roll-out

Water01 Sep 2025

Connexin’s LoRaWan Internet of Things network currently connects almost 250,000 meters across the UK, with a plan to connect the whole of the country.

2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners announced

2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners announced

Water29 Aug 2025

German students scooped top prize in the challenge hosted by the Stockholm Water Foundation for developing a scalable flood warning system for small streams.

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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.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

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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How AI can help to transform the water industry

Sanjay Neogi, managing director of energy and utilities for Sand Technologies, explains how advanced technologies like ...

A water-secure future: cost-effective and sustainable smart metering at scaleSponsored by ST Engineering

Chong Liang Ming, Head of Smart Utilities, Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how water advanced metering ...

Smart lighting: why we are discussing it again Sponsored by Paradox Engineering

Smart streetlighting is one of the more mature smart city applications but, when making a business case, cities must ...

Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question ’how can I build resilience for ...

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

We built this city (on LPWAN)

The interoperability offered with LPWAN networks enables the benefits of a truly smart city environment to be shared by ...

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.

Financing city digitisation in a post-pandemic world

Cities are facing a post Covid financial squeeze but there are ways of funding new projects.

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan ...

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban livesSponsored by Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Accelerating city digitisation and avoiding silos with interoperable IoT data model and LPWA networksSponsored by Kerlink

Open and interoperable data models will help cities speed up the deployment of smart technologies, writes Stephane ...

Preparing tomorrow’s city and utility workforce, today

AVEVA’s Douglas Nunez discusses how cloud based learning is quickly and cost-effectively upskilling the utilities sector

The 14 pillars of a smart city

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

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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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Free flows: New Jersey turns to AI to safeguard water quality

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