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For 2025, Interesting Engineering announced seven of the world's smartest cities. The ranking is based on the World Intellectual Property Organization's Global Innovation Index and covers hundreds of technology centers from San Francisco to Shenzhen.
These regions account for more than 70 percent of all patents and venture investments worldwide. 1.
**Zurich (Switzerland)** Zurich became known as a "smart city" through the Smart City Zürich strategy launched in 2018. This strategy develops a digital ecosystem, integrating transport, energy, and infrastructure into a single system.
With the ZVV app, buses, trains, and electric scooters are connected to a unified network. Additionally, the recycling of corporate heat emissions contributes to the city's sustainable development.
2. **Oslo (Norway)** Oslo maintains an AAA rating for ecological sustainability and green development.
The city obtains 60 percent of its energy from hydroelectric sources. The Oslo Toll Ring system encourages low-emission transport, and the collected funds are directed towards green projects.
3. **Geneva (Switzerland)** Geneva is one of the leading cities in modernizing digital infrastructure.
Within the Smart Canton program, environmental indicators are monitored via the LoRaWAN network. The city also achieves advanced results in education, green spaces, and social participation.
4. **Dubai (UAE)** Dubai has quickly secured high ranks as a "smart" city.
With artificial intelligence and digital technologies, the goal is to become "the happiest and smartest city." Projects like DEWA Smart Grid and Dubai Silicon Oasis aim to increase energy efficiency.
5. **Abu Dhabi (UAE)** Abu Dhabi has become an innovation hub through the Zayed Smart City project.
This project optimizes city management based on artificial intelligence. Electric vehicles and charging networks are key parts of the sustainable energy strategy.
6. **London (United Kingdom)** London has introduced the congestion charge system, contactless payments, and low-emission zones on the path to green development.
By 2025, full coverage of 4G and 5G networks in the city metro is planned. 7.
**Copenhagen (Denmark)** Copenhagen is approaching the goal of becoming the world's first carbon-neutral city. Sixty-two percent of the city's population uses bicycle lanes daily, indicating the development of a culture of sustainability.
