Global Scans · Smart Cities · Weekly Summary

• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] With 70% of the population in cities by 2050, smart cities are key to addressing urban challenges. Research and Markets
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] Governments and private sectors are investing heavily in smart city projects, with total spending expected to hit $2.5 trillion by 2035. PatentPC
• [New] 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
• 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
• 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
• Regardless of the risks, smart-cities are being constructed the world over. Unlimited Hangout
• The experience of making Dubai a fully smart city proves that AI will transform city life. IT BUTLER
• Nvidia and Fujitsu collaborate on AI infrastructure, targeting smart robots and innovations across healthcare, manufacturing, and computing by 2030. The Sunday Guardian
• 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 -
• AI driven smart communities: Upcoming developments like Dubai South or Expo City will incorporate shared AI infrastructure: community climate control, closing census charging, synchronized drones and more to a connected smart home hub. Top Luxury Property

Last updated: 27 October 2025