Sarah Wray

A new partnership between the UK government, Glasgow City Council and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC) aims to turn Glasgow into Europe’s largest Internet of Things (IoT) innovation hub.

The City of Rome has signed a 25-year concession agreement with neutral host provider Boldyn Networks for the construction, operation and maintenance of 5G and Wi-Fi infrastructure across the Italian capital.

Use of generative artificial intelligence could create productivity gains of US$1.75 trillion per year in the public sector globally by 2033, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BGC).

The Open Digital Platform, which is being developed by GovTech and JTC, ingests various types of data and allows disparate systems that use different communication technologies to ‘talk’ to each other.

Baltimore is launching a pilot using blockchain technology to record its vacant housing inventory.

The project, which will run to the end of 2025, aims to test the efficiency and scalability of using autonomous, electric delivery vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while serving residents in need.

Shared infrastructure provider Boldyn Networks and mobile operator EE have announced the first deployment in a partnership to boost mobile network capacity across London’s busiest high streets.

The European Commission has named Lisbon, Portugal as this year’s European Capital of Innovation, winning the city €1 million (US$1.09 million).

With rapid technology advances, the potential is almost limitless. Santiago Garces, Chief Information Officer for the City of Boston, wanted to step back and help the Department of Innovation and Technology cut through the noise to focus on what is important.

UK innovation accelerator Connected Places Catapult has announced that applications are open for local authorities to participate in a support programme focused on innovation procurement – that is, using their spending power in a way that supports new, innovative ideas.

New York, Los Angeles and London were ranked top for overall resilience in a new assessment of 25 major global cities by Economist Impact. Lagos, Dhaka and Cairo received the lowest resilience scores overall.

Innovation isn’t about isolated projects or individual people – it’s a methodology and a way of working to reach goals across the city, says Karin Ekdahl Wästberg, Innovation Director for the City of Stockholm.

Following a vote in April which led to rental e-scooters being banned in the French capital, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that the second referendum will focus on higher parking fees for sports utility vehicles (SUVs). In a video posted online, Hidalgo said: “More or fewer SUVs in Paris? This is the question I

Ten local authority areas across the UK will receive a share of £36 million (US$45 million) to become 5G Innovation Regions, the government has announced.

For a long time, governments have viewed economic growth as the main driver of better living standards, but there’s a growing recognition that gross domestic product (GDP) doesn’t tell the whole story. Cities in Japan are pursuing a more nuanced way to understand quality of life and the approach is gaining traction elsewhere in the

Last week, the Brazilian city of Curitiba won the top award at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The awards acknowledge leading urban innovation projects from around the world. Cities Today caught up with Mayor Rafael Greca about his city’s approach. Cities Today (CT): What are the main urban challenges and opportunities you are

Lewisham Council in the UK has used data analysis to tap into an additional £1.2 million (US$1.5 million) in extra funds for schools across the borough, which is situated in southeast London. Data analysis across several services within the council initially identified over 500 Lewisham families who were potentially eligible for Pupil Premium funding that

At Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona last week, city digitalisation leaders said there are good use cases for generative artificial intelligence (AI), but they raised concerns about issues such as the impact on creative industries and critical thinking. Theo Blackwell, London’s Chief Digital Officer, said local governments are trialling generative AI for tasks

A total of 119 cities from across the globe have been named as leaders in climate action and transparency by CDP, a non-profit which runs an environmental disclosure system. These include Barcelona (Spain), Denver (USA), Mexico City (Mexico), Cape Town (South Africa), Quezon City (the Philippines), and Canberra (Australia). The latest ‘A List’ shows that climate

A project that has been rolled out across Greater Manchester uses virtual reality (VR) to increase understanding of coercive control and further support those affected by it. Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse defined as a pattern of behaviour including assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation used to harm, punish or frighten someone. Research