Global Scans · Smart cities · Weekly Summary

• [New] Regardless of the risks, smart-cities are being constructed the world over. Unlimited Hangout
• [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] The Internet of Things (IoT) is the foundation of smart cities, and by 2030, over 50 billion devices will be connected. PatentPC
• [New] People-centered smart cities highlight the importance of ensuring that technological progress translates into inclusion, accessibility, and better opportunities for everyone. Yahoo News
• 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
• 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
• As technology advances, cities that embraced AI Smart Cities 2025 early will benefit from cumulative gains in sustainability, equity, and quality of life. learnaitools.in
• The EHang air taxis were going to use 5G networks to transform cities into smart cities. OnlySky
• Governments and private sectors are investing heavily in smart city projects, with total spending expected to hit $2.5 trillion by 2035. PatentPC
• Looking ahead, AI Smart Cities 2025 will likely evolve into even more integrated systems: combining augmented reality for navigation, robotics for maintenance, AI mediators for citizen-government interaction, and further decentralization via edge computing. learnaitools.in
• The experience of making Dubai a fully smart city proves that AI will transform city life. IT BUTLER
• Over the next 2-4 years, Spain's embedded finance landscape is expected to mature rapidly, with B2B credit, embedded insurance, and smart city payments likely to become areas of concentrated growth and policy interest. Yahoo Finance
• 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
• By 2025 and beyond, augmented reality navigation will move from nice-to-have to standard expectation in airports, malls, hospitals, and smart cities. The Intellify -
• The global governance networks that are developing will enable cities to share best practices and coordinate approaches while maintaining local autonomy and democratic control over smart city systems. QodeQuay |
• Embracing modular construction, BIM, sustainability, automation, and smart city solutions will shape the future of construction, making 2025 a year of transformative progress. thedesignhub

Last updated: 10 November 2025