CN: Smart cities with AI and CET policies show major synergies for emission reductions
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.
PK: Islamabad being developed as pilot smart city under digital transformation drive
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, on Tuesday said that Islamabad is being developed as a pilot smart city as part of the government’s broader digital transformation initiative.
Speaking about the ongoing progress of the City Islamabad mobile application, she said the Ministry has partnered with PSL franchise Islamabad United to promote both the app and the smart city vision.
IT: Patrizia launches new smart infrastructure company
In a milestone for the Smart City Infrastructure Fund (SCIF), CiviSmart brings together the three smart lighting operators of Ottima, Selettra and Atlantico.
Italian real-estate and infrastructure investment company Patrizia is launching a smart public lighting platform, bringing together the three previously acquired smart lighting operators of Ottima, Selettra and Atlantico.
It marks a major milestone for Patrizia’s Smart City Infrastructure Fund (SCIF), which has invested significantly in Italian urban infrastructure since 2022. CiviSmart’s expansion is also directly aligned with EU energy transition policies, particularly the European Green Deal and Energy Efficiency Directive.
Kuwait pushes ahead with digital transformation of govt services
Over the past decade, Kuwait has steadily ramped up efforts to digitize government services, with a notable push beginning in 2016. Key entities such as the ministry of commerce and industry, Kuwait Municipality and more recently the launch of the central government app Sahel have all played significant roles in this transition. Kuwait Times spoke to several IT experts involved in this digital shift to gain deeper insight into the challenges and progress of the country’s e-government strategy.
A major contributor to Kuwait’s digital transformation is Naser Al-Mutawa, former undersecretary for technical support and planning at the ministry of commerce. Al-Mutawa emphasized that the primary challenges are not technical, but rather regulatory and bureaucratic. “It’s never technical by any chance,” he said. “We’re dealing with the legacy of decades of paperwork and massive physical archives, which makes digitization a daunting task.”
The Future of Smart Cities: How Real-Time Systems Are Transforming Urban Life
In today’s digital transformation era, technological advancements redefine how cities operate and serve residents. Among the most impactful innovations are distributed real-time systems, which have revolutionized urban infrastructure, making cities more efficient, sustainable, and responsive to societal needs. This article explores key advancements in smart city technology, highlighting how real-time systems enhance public infrastructure, mobility, emergency response, and digital governance. The article "Smart Infrastructure Evolution: Understanding the Societal Implications of Real-Time System", written by Mayur Bhandari, a technology researcher and expert, sheds light on the ongoing evolution of urban ecosystems driven by intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making.