Global Scans · Smart Cities · Weekly Summary

• [New] The number of IoT things is skyrocketing: forecasts suggest about 29 billion connected devices by 2027, driven by smart cities, manufacturing, and consumer wearables. Interesting Engineering
• [New] At the 2025 Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, experts from three continents agreed that building resilient mobility systems will define the success of smart cities in years and decades to come. Zag Daily
• [New] People-centered smart cities highlight the importance of ensuring that technological progress translates into inclusion, accessibility, and better opportunities for everyone. Yahoo News
• [New] Abu Dhabi's Smart City Strategy 2030 integrates people into every aspect of governance. Curly Tales
• [New] The European Commission's mobility strategy calls for large-scale autonomous integration by 2030, while cities such as Hamburg, Gothenburg, and Paris have established dedicated smart-driving corridors. ThinkChina - Big Reads, Opinions & Columns on China
• [New] The launch of RTFF & SDSS marks a transformative step in India's urban disaster preparedness, enhancing Chennai's ability to predict floods, minimize losses, and support data-driven urban planning, setting a benchmark for other Indian cities in climate resilience and smart infrastructure. Guidely
• [New] As Curitiba continues to grow as a smart tourism destination, it will need to strike a balance between maintaining its environmental commitments and expanding its tourism infrastructure to meet the increasing demand. Travel And Tour World
• Asia-Pacific leads with 36% share as AI-driven automation, sensor innovation, and sustainable smart city growth accelerate a 26.02% CAGR through 2032. The National Law Review
• The Duqm Economic Forum 2025 underscores Oman's strategic pivot towards sustainable development and technology-driven growth, presenting robust opportunities in tourism, green manufacturing, and smart cities powered by AI. OMANET | Navigate Oman's Market
• The EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the five EU Missions under Horizon Europe, has exceeded its objective of supporting 100 cities in their plans to become climate neutral by 2030. Research and Innovation
• With 70% of the population in cities by 2050, smart cities are key to addressing urban challenges. Research and Markets
• Chinese state media recently reported China's official launch of its plan to provide processing resources across China, to link City Brains and other smart-city elements together in a mega computing project that will create regional data hubs. Unlimited Hangout
• The GCoM plan is that large-scale financing instruments will fund local implementation of frontier technologies to construct global governance (SDG) compliant smart-cities. Unlimited Hangout
• Dubai Municipality will present its Smart City Cleaning Operations Management System, a unified digital platform that manages waste collection and city cleaning operations. Dubai Municipality
• Current Trends: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are showing the highest growth rates, driven by their focus on cutting-edge medical services and smart-city technologies that could incorporate BCI for smart home control. Verified Market Research
• Governments and private sectors are investing heavily in smart city projects, with total spending expected to hit $2.5 trillion by 2035. PatentPC
• The Internet of Things (IoT) is the foundation of smart cities, and by 2030, over 50 billion devices will be connected. PatentPC
• Siemens, Schneider Electric, and General Electric are advancing smart grid and energy management solutions that will become standard urban infrastructure. Quick Market Pitch

Last updated: 10 November 2025