Smart City Index

What makes a city the most livable, in 2026?

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What’s it like to live in the world’s ‘smartest cities’ for 2024?

The BBC speaks to residents in five of the top-ranked cities in the Smart Cities Index 2024 to understand which features are making the most impact to their lives

Smart cities need to be heading in a human-centric, digitally inclusive direction

Otherwise, the tech won’t pay off, panelists agree

Data shows effects of COVID-19 and climate change on citizens’ perceptions

Findings from the third edition of the IMD-SUTD Smart City Index

Sixteen Shades of Smart: How Cities Can Shape Their Own Future

Smart cities are a fast-growing species, and a fascinating field for new experiments in a number of critical areas.