Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming lives and beginning to transform our cities too. Cities are getting smarter thanks to the enormous growth in AI-powered processing. AI can be used in smart cities to analyze and track city functions and generate data that in turn helps with policy decisions. This page shares the latest information and literature on how cities, countries and industries are harnessing the power of AI.

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Publications

2026

Policy Report: Interoperability in AI Safety Governance: Ethics, Regulations, and Standards – United Nations University

Governance in the age of AI: readiness and responsible leadership – Government of Queesland

AI 2030 Scenarios – UK Government Office for Science

The Next Great Divergence: Why AI May Widen Inequality Between Countries – UNDP

Smart Cities in the Digital Age: A Roadmap for Ethical, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Futures – Digital Cooperation Organizaion

A Step-by-Step Guide for a People-Centred Smart City Strategy: A Playbook for National, Regional, and Local Governments – UN-Habitat

Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential – McKinsey

The state of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture value – McKinsey

McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2025 – McKinsey

Seizing the agentic AI advantage – McKinsey

One year of agentic AI: Six lessons from the people doing the work – McKinsey

The next innovation revolution—powered by AI – McKinsey

Reconfiguring work: Change management in the age of gen AI – McKinsey

Overcoming two issues that are sinking gen AI programs – McKinsey

The Year of Quantum: From concept to reality in 2025 – McKinsey

New Year’s resolutions for tech in 2025 – McKinsey

15 AI Use Cases In Government: Dubai’s Blueprint For The Algorithmic State – Dubai Future Fundation

2025

Blueprint for Intelligent Economies – AI Competitiveness through Regional Collaboration – WEF

Artificial Intelligence for Efficiency, Sustainability and Inclusivity in TradeTech – WEF

Gender Bias, Citizen Participation, and AI – World Bank Group

AI: A Roadmap for Governments – World Governments Summit

AI in Action: Beyond Experimentation to Transform Industry – WEF

White Paper on Regulatory Sandboxes for AI and Cybersecurity – CINI’s Cybersecurity National Lab & SERICS

Frontier Technologies in Industrial Operations: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Agents – WEF

AI Playbook for the UK Government – Government Digital Service, UK

Effective implementation of requirements for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act: transparency and appropriate accuracy – Centre on Regulation in Europe

The Generative AI Maturity Framework – Hansa Cequity

International AI Safety Report – AI action summit

AI vs AI: The challenge of Artificial Intelligence in recognizing itself – Deltalogix

Multi-Agent Risks from Advanced AI – ARXIV

The AI responsibility gap: Why leadership is the missing link – NTT DATA

Forging Global Cooperation on AI Risks: Cyber Policy as a Governance Blueprint – Paris call for trust and security in cyberspace – strategic foresight hub

Global Index for AI Safety – Global AI Governance Observatory

Trustworthy AI needs trustworthy data – LSEG

Agentic AI – Threats and Mitigations – OWASP

Responsible Use of Generative AI – BAIR & Berkeley Hass

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Future of Public Engagement – Deloitte

The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence – Cambridge University Press

UiPath 2025 Agentic AI Research Report – UiPath

Unlocking Data in the Digital Asset Ecosystem – FT Partners Proprietary FinTech Research

U.S. Open-Source AI Governance – Center for AI policy

Engineering Responsible AI: foundations for environmentally sustainable AI – royal academy of engineering

White paper: Large-scale AI in Telecom : Charting the roadmap for innovation, scalability, and enhanced digital experiences – Eurecom

How much productivity can GenAI unlock in India? The AIdea of India 2025 – EY

Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy – The National council for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services – WEF

Decoding AI: A CXO’s Handbook for Success – IDC

Driving AI adoption – KPMG

Intolerable Risk Threshold Recommendations for Artificial Intelligence – UC Berkeley

Towards a Future of Responsible AI – Artificial intelligence office, UAE

Journalism and Technology Trends and Predictions 2025 – University of Oxford

The PATH to AI Value – Alvarez & Marsal

A compass for the future: mapping investment trends and themes – HSBC

THE AI ACT: ROAD TO COMPLIANCE – ECIIA

THE NEXT WAVE OF GENERATIVE AI: 5 KEY TRENDS – Alvarez & Marsal

Future of AI Research – AAAI

Future Farming in India: A Playbook for Scaling Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture – WEF

Devising a Strategic Approach to Artificial Intelligence: A Handbook for Policy Makers – World Bank Group

Future Jobs: Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Platforms in East Asia and Pacific – World Bank Group

From Theory to Practice: A Strategic AI Integration Model for Revenue Administrations – World Bank Group

AI Revolution in Higher Education: What you need to know – World Bank Group

Balancing Innovation and Rigor: Guidance for the Thoughtful Integration of Artificial Intelligence for Evaluation (Guidance Note) – World Bank Group

Transforming the Future: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Korea – IMF

Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence for sustainable agriculture – European Commission

The Exposure of Workers to Artificial Intelligence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – World Bank Group

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