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The future of livable cities is also measured by time

How cities organize time affects equality, well-being, and opportunity. A closer look at care-centered urban planning and public policy for more livable cities.

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When IoT Fails: How Overreliance on Technology Puts Cities at Risk

Cities are key targets, and their critical infrastructure is essential and must be safeguarded and protected. This is crucial in everyday life, but even more so as threats increase.

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What Makes a City Age-Friendly?

Something as simple as setting ramps in trams and buses may be helpful. But ensuring that senior citizens remain autonomous is even more important.

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GovTech for Responsible Tourism: Building Sustainable Destinations

Tourism is no longer simply an economic driver. It is also a sector that tests the resilience and capacity of cities and their residents and, consequently, the effectiveness of urban governance.

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Can Smart Grids Keep Up With the Boom in Electric Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence?

European cities must electrify transportation, meet the growing energy demand driven by artificial intelligence and data centers, and accelerate the transition to renewable energy, all while ensuring a reliable and affordable electricity supply.

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Reflective Pavement: How Phoenix Is Combating Extreme Urban Heat

High temperatures are no longer a problem confined to summer or specific regions of the world. Climate change has intensified extreme heat, exposing people to high temperatures for more hours each day and more days each year.  Cities have become particularly vulnerable, as the way they are built has created urban heat islands. Climate adaptation therefore requires rethinking urban design and introducing cooling solutions that help reduce perceived temperatures.

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The future of cities lies in data

The mantra in the technology sector is that data is the new oil. To justify this categorical statement, one simply has to realize that, in both cases, we have before us a new, powerful, extremely lucrative and rapidly growing market.

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The Data Centre Dilemma: Can Cities Afford the AI Boom?

Some see it as a kind of gold rush, while others view it as the next great industrial revolution, one that no one can afford to miss out on. The artificial intelligence boom and its many applications come with significant infrastructure requirements. Data centers are the cornerstone of this infrastructure.

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The jobs building tomorrow’s cities: urban roles that barely existed ten years ago

Explore the new urban roles driving smarter cities, including heat, data and AI experts, and the skills professionals need to thrive in the urban sector.

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