AI’s core advantage lies in its ecosystem-specific effects. It enhances complementarity between regions and industries, democratizes access to green technology for small enterprises, and optimizes the resource allocation of carbon quotas. In practice, this means that an AI-enabled city not only manages its own emissions more efficiently but also catalyzes structural green transformation across its regional network.
Urban transformation in the age of climate urgency demands more than just digital dashboards and clean energy slogans. As climate volatility and energy consumption soar, the role of artificial intelligence in enabling low-carbon, high-resilience city systems has become pivotal. A major study published in Smart Cities - titled "Smart Cities with Green Resilience: A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on Artificial Intelligence" - offers groundbreaking empirical insights from China, revealing how smart technologies and carbon emission trading (CET) policies work in tandem to dramatically improve energy efficiency and renewable adoption across regions.
Weiterlesen: CN: Smart cities with AI and CET policies show major synergies for emission reductions
The Smart City Index by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released on Wednesday found that Chinese cities are moving up in the ranking as technological and economic growth drive smarter urban development.
The annual report showed that the Chinese capital Beijing ranked 14th in this year's survey and Shanghai climbed four places to the 15th position.
Zurich of Switzerland remains at the top of the list, followed by the Norwegian capital Oslo and the Swiss city of Geneva.
Weiterlesen: Chinese cities rank higher in Smart City Index 2025
Xiong'an New Area, established as a national-level district, following the example of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Shanghai Pudong New Area, is a key initiative of national significance. Its development is a major strategic decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with General Secretary Xi Jinping at its core, to advance the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province.
Xiong'an is designed to play the role of an important engine for the region's development by absorbing Beijing's non-capital functions and promoting innovation. With a forward-thinking vision, Xiong'an adheres to international standards and the new development philosophy, laying the foundation for high-standard, modern urban construction in the new era.
InnoEX and the Electronics Fair showcase how the city is bridging public service, corporate innovation and global collaboration
With its sights set on long-term competitiveness, Hong Kong is embracing innovation as a core pillar of economic transformation, driven in part by strategic government support and an expanding ecosystem of tech-focused enterprises.
This April, the city will once again play host to two major technology and trade events: the third edition of InnoEX and the 21st HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition).
Weiterlesen: CN: Smart cities and global ambitions put HK’s innovation drive in focus
The governance of a city requires a plethora of complicated systems that in the past have brought with them challenges in planning, coordination and execution. In the age of technology, AI is lending a powerful helping hand to make these systems far more efficient.
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI large language model (LLM) that has gained so much world attention, has now been connected to the e-government service platforms of many cities, including Beijing, to work its magic.