Our Scans · (IN.3.0) Smart Centres Index · Weekly Summary

• Sectors such as the smart cities development, data centres, infrastructure, energy, water and more are all going to be busy in the coming years. / China International Construction
• Backed by the UAE AI Strategy 2031, which centres on education, healthcare, and smart governance. Suffescom Solutions Inc.
• Through a people-centred approach to smart city development, cities could empower underserved, communities, promote social mobility, and ensure the benefits of smart city initiatives are equitably distributed. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• Savi, which was unveiled in November and centred on clean energy hub Masdar City, will develop smart and autonomous vehicles for air, land and sea use. The National
• The Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry cluster, centred around clean energy hub Masdar City, will develop smart and autonomous vehicles for air, land and sea use. The National
• Over the next 10 years - significant traffic growth locally, associated with the operation of M4 Smart Motorway, Town Centre Development, and potentially the expansion of Heathrow airport will place significant strain on the highway network and will adversely impact air quality. Slough
• The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has highlighted the risks of smart city technology, including the potential for attacks on autonomous vehicles and the use of data to target individuals. Cyber Security Intelligence
• Natural resources alone will not deliver the feedstock supply for all of society's needs, so we need a far more sustainable approach, like some of the innovative recycling technologies we have developed at the UNSW SMaRT Centre. reneweconomy
• The digitisation of the local logistics industry will take centre stage in 2023 as companies continue leveraging smart technology and innovation to improve customer service delivery and experiences amid the current economic climate. Engineering News
• Construction will soon commence on the first 100 homes for Guyana's first smart urban centre, Silica City. Guyana Chronicle
• Works will commence in 2023 on the development of Guyana's first smart urban centre 'Silica City' in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. Department of Public Information, Guyana
• The SMaRT Centre's novel MICROfactoriesTM could be established in cities as well as small towns, rural and remote areas to reduce their reliance on centralized recycling industries. APEC
• Smart Prosperity Institute's new partnership with Future Skills Centre is an opportunity to dive into place-based perspectives on advancing clean growth, meeting climate targets, and redressing skilled labour shortages in Canada. Smart Prosperity Institute
• The Smart Cities Mission and World Economic Forum have jointly established a 'virtual hub for collaboration on urban transformations' which will leverage the emerging technologies and innovations to transform Indian cities into centres of sustainable, inclusive and resilient growth. AffairsCloud.com
• Followers of Centre for London's work will be familiar with calls for a smart road user charging system which can be modified in real time to discourage driving on days when pollution levels are at their highest. UFHealth
• Located in a key site in Manchester city centre's prime core, Island will see the sustainable redevelopment of a 10-storey building into 100,000 sq ft of net zero carbon, smart-enabled office accommodation. Construction Enquirer
• Residents of the 42,000 homes will enjoy Singapore's first car-free town centre, as well as smart infrastructure, including a centralised cooling station and an automated waste collection system. Springwise
• Aberdeen City Council will implement smart sensors to monitor its water, alongside Highland Council, which has already successfully adopted the smart IoT sensor technology across its schools, care homes, leisure centres and council offices to gather a range of data and insights. IoT Now News - How to run an IoT enabled business
• Smart cities are particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, as the UK's National Cyber Security Centre recently warned. forcepoint
• Smart Freight Centre supports multinational companies to reduce their GHG emissions from freight transport activities by at least 30% by 2030 from a 2015 baseline and to achieve net zero by 2050. Global Maritime Forum

Last updated: 24 June 2026