In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we’re dive into the smart city work of Sunderland. Our guests, Liz St. Louis, Director of Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council, and David Conway, Director of Technical Services at Sunderland University, give us an exclusive look at Sunderland's journey to create ubiquitous connectivity across the …

In our latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou speaks with Hong-Eng Koh, Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist for Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group. With more than 30 years of knowledge and experience in public sector operations and ICT applications, Mr Koh is particularly well placed to explain how d…

What is a smart city? It’s a question that has been asked time and time again, and with a definition that has shifted significantly in recent years, it’s one that doesn’t always have a firm answer. In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Dymond, Founder and Director of digital capacity-building agency Unfolding, and A…

Marc talks about why Ofwat introduced the Innovation Fund and its aims to accelerate innovation in the water sector, which has historically been more risk-averse and slower to innovate than others. He explains how a central pillar of its efforts to drive innovation are Ofwat’s competitions and challenges, which have seen the regulator invest £60m i…

The latest podcast from SmartCitiesWorld sees editor Luke Antoniou welcome Venturous Group’s Benson Tam and Arup’s Michael Kwok to talk all things collaborative in city technology. Together, there’s discussion of the role that Venturous Group and Arup are playing – both together and individually – in driving forward a partnership model to help deve…

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcasts sees host Luke Antoniou joined by Emily Yates, chief innovation officer at SEPTA - the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. We take a route back through Emily's career to this stage, including her time as Smart City Director for the City of Philadelphia, and discuss how the wealth o…

Clare Wildfire and Madeleine Rawlins at Mott MacDonald join the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast for a conversation on all things urban climate action. If you’re a member of SmartCitiesWorld, you’ll know that one of the topics we cover probably most regularly is climate change, and more specifically climate action – what does action look like for cities, w…

The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Bryce for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility. Improving the sustainability of our urban transport networks is a key objective for cities, and while progress has been made in the last five years or so, clear paths forward –…

In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou catches up with the Urban Mobility Partnership’s Chris Pritchett to talk MaaS implementation, transport integration and a shift to more sustainable travel. To begin with, there’s discussion of exactly what MaaS means to Chris and UMP at a time when definitions of the…

The latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast sees senior editor Luke Antoniou joined by Kalyn Sims, CTO of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure, to discuss the ley to cross-departmental and inter-agency collaboration in today’s smart cities. In this latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Hexagon, Kalyn Sims, CTO of Hexagon Safety & Infrastr…

The first episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast for 2022 take a deep dive into Sydney’s world-leading environmental strategy with city CEO, Monica Barone. In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou hears from Monica Barone, CEO for the City of Sydney to discover what keeps the city’s environmental strategy so for…

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, news editor Sue Weekes talks to Maria Shiao of Fotech about the opportunities distributed acoustic sensing technology can bring to cities to expand their use of fibre.SmartCitiesWorld által

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Cloudera and IBM Storage, senior editor Luke Antoniou hosts Anthony Behan, managing director for communications, media and entertainment at Cloudera, to talk 5G, data, connectivity, and what innovation in this space means for telcos and their customers in cities.…

In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Luke Antoniou speaks to Cloudera’s Cindy Maike about these empowering technologies . Fleet management and maintenance represent a major cost center for cities around the world. Remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance solutions, however, can help to deliver major savings as well as provide real-time visi…

CAVs and the data they produce could ultimately become a key part of the wider connected communities. SmartCitiesWorld sits down with Michael Ger, Managing Director, Manufacturing and Automotive at Cloudera, and Douglas O’Flaherty, Global Ecosystem Leader at IBM Storage, to discuss the autonomous vehicle market, its opportunities today and what lie…

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In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.smartcitiesworld által

There’s a big opportunity for cities to better harness the sharing economy to achieve municipal goals and give power back to the people, Rustrum says.SmartCitiesWorld által

In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we talk to Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future. He offers insights into why technology is not an end in itself and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity.…

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Cities need the right people to lead their transformation – they can’t do it with technology alone. What are the challenges? Feat. Gunnar Crawford, Stavanger Smart City Raffaele Gareri, Province of Brescia & Smart City Association Italy Teppo Rantanen, City of Tampere Dominic Papa, Arizona Institute for Digital Progress. Bas Boorsma, CEO TASC…