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The cities are alright... and they'll be far more important in 2030 and beyond

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What's next? Dr. Michio Kaku on cities, advanced AI, brain net, fusion power, digital immortality and more

Interview

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Buckle up! How quantum computing will speed up everything that runs a city

Interview

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Protiviti-Oxford survey: Cities will be more strategically important in 2030

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Arzu Tekir

High touch, not high tech: The most successful cities of tomorrow will put people and quality of life first.

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We are at a critical moment for cities. There’s an opportunity to implement smart solutions, but it will take enormous political will, leadership and financial capacity.

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NY Comptroller: If COVID can’t kill a city, can it make it stronger?

Q&A

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MRT Jakarta CEO: Massive metro project will make the city more mobile, modern and sustainable

Q&A

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Marc Morial, President of National Urban League, challenges CEOs to invest in cities

Interview

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Cities of tomorrow: The view from the Microsoft Technology Center

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CEO panel: Africa’s predicted population boom a boon for the continent's urban real estate

Roundtable

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Q&A

UAE’s Masdar City execs: ‘We’re building the most innovative place on Earth’

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Opinion

Protiviti's Claire Gotham and Tyler Chase on powering the city of the future

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Go! Mindblowing mobility driving transportation’s transformation

Article

Urban planning on a whole new level: What are we to make of “instant cities”?

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Q&A

Protiviti’s Jonathan Wyatt: Personal transport will drive future cities’ success

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Interview

Pent-up demand in the U.S. lifts commercial real estate short-term

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Story

Sustainability and the city: Reinventing the future with high-tech and low-tech solutions

Article

Skyscrapers circa 2030: What’s their place in the future city?

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For Rent: San Francisco’s empty offices and the future of central business districts

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Interview

Flying taxis and digital twin cities

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Opinion

Global cities desperately need new leadership models

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Podcast

Cities in space with Anthea Foyer: Regulating the race for profits

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Podcast

Greg Lindsay on the way we live next

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Interview

Protiviti: Emerging technologies, IoT will impact just how smart cities become

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How Los Angeles is shaping the future of the urban air mobility movement

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CIO panel: Public-private partnerships and successful smart cities

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How to build safer and more sustainable smart cities of the future

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Eye on energy: How the Enel Group's "circular cities" are changing the game

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Podcast

Scott Laliberte and Krissy Safi on privacy, security and the connected smart city

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Article

Veda Praxis: Eying Indonesia’s capital move out of Jakarta through a digital lens

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Lessons in leadership from a former mayor: Successful cities of the future

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Interview

Sustainability strategist: By 2030, we’ll know what cities will be unlivable

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Big Data or Big Brother? Streetlights versus surveillance in San Diego's smart city quest

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Roundtable

Australian mayors map out a post-COVID plan for the future of their cities

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