{"id":13953,"date":"2026-10-05T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/?post_type=actualites&#038;p=13953"},"modified":"2026-10-05T11:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:00:33","slug":"neoledge-gartner-hype-cycle-smart-city-2026","status":"publish","type":"actualites","link":"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/news\/neoledge-gartner-hype-cycle-smart-city-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NeoLedge recognized by Gartner\u00ae in the Hype Cycle\u2122 for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250916827 BCX8\" lang=\"FR-FR\" style=\"color: #f7c901;\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250916827 BCX8\">PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NeoLedge joins the vendors cited by Gartner\u00ae in the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2026<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, published on July 10, 2026, in the &#8220;Civic and Community Development&#8221; category. We believe that this recognition confirms NeoLedge&#8217;s commitment alongside local authorities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/smart-city\/\">building cities that are closer to their residents<\/a>, more inclusive and smarter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8220;Data-smart&#8221; cities, not just &#8220;tech-smart&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our opinion, the report paints a picture of a sector undergoing profound change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/ecm-elise\/intelligence-artificielle\/\">driven by AI<\/a> and a growing demand for trust in data. Gartner states:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00ab Advanced data analytics and AI can help cities improve the way they work, involve citizens more, and make services easier to use. But if the data is not reliable and trusted, smart city projects risk becoming more about technology and AI, and less about people. \u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2014 Gartner, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2026<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gartner assigns this category <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Civic and Community Development&#8221;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a &#8220;high&#8221; benefit rating, &#8220;emerging&#8221; maturity, and expected mainstream adoption within 2 to 5 years. To us, this is a sign of a market poised to accelerate strongly in the coming years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">NeoLedge&#8217;s role in this shift\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this context, NeoLedge is cited by Gartner as one of the Sample Vendors in the &#8220;Civic and Community Development&#8221; category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;To us, being cited by Gartner in this category confirms what we see every day alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/cities-and-local-authorities\/\">local authorities<\/a>: technology alone is no longer enough. The success of smart cities now rests on combining AI, reliable data, digital sovereignty, governance and citizen trust. At NeoLedge, we build our solutions around this conviction, so that innovation always remains in the service of people.&#8221; \u2014 Sami Mcharek, CEO, NeoLedge<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gartner subscribers can access the full report here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/documents\/8116697\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/documents\/8116697<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Source:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gartner, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions, 2026<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Roland Rivera, July 10, 2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GARTNER\u00ae and Hype Cycle are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and\/or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner&#8217;s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/26951222.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/26951222\/COMMUNIQUE%20DE%20PRESSE\/COMMUNIQUE%20DE%20PRESSE%20Gartner%20%E2%80%93%20ENG.pdf\">Read the press release in PDF format<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13956,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false},"actualites-category":[],"class_list":["post-13953","actualites","type-actualites","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NeoLedge cited in the Gartner Hype Cycle Smart City 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NeoLedge is cited as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle Smart City 2026, Civic and Community Development category.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/news\/neoledge-gartner-hype-cycle-smart-city-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NeoLedge cited in the Gartner Hype Cycle Smart City 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NeoLedge is cited as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle Smart City 2026, Civic and Community Development category.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.neoledge.com\/en\/news\/neoledge-gartner-hype-cycle-smart-city-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Neoledge - 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