Smart Dubai celebrated the graduation of 35 participants from its Digital Service Design Professional Diploma, designed in collaboration with the University of Dubai and the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) and targeting Smart City Experience Specialists.

US smart cities technology and media firm Intersection has formally announced that it has received $150m in a recent funding round which was led by US conglomerate Graham Holdings Company. New investors Arrow-Mark Partners and New-Spring also invested. The strategic plan behind the financing round is to accelerate the deployment of its smart city technology on a global scale.