NEOM or the glow of a Saoudi-Arabian spring?
During a recent meeting of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyad the 32 year old crown prince of Saoudi-Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, announced…
Governance and economy
Google’s Sidewalk Labs takes the lead in ‘smart city’ development in Toronto
Recently, I wrote how Google’s Sidewalk Labs – formally operating under the umbrella of Alphabet – is preparing a key role in smart city development….
Smart cities, smart professions
Like the understanding of our own bodies, the application of the technology of the “Smart City” is having a profound effect on the understanding…
This will be the first floating city with political autonomy in the world
Since five years, Silicon Valley based and non-profit The Seasteading Institute is working on plans to create the first floating city in the world. Cities…
How New York, London and Seoul, are paving the way towards smart cities
Electric car grids, smart parking, crowdsensing, digitized education, smart lighting – these are among many concepts that top global cities are pursuing to improve…
Sean Audain, Innovation Officer of Wellington (NZ): ‘The key word in a smart city initiative is ‘city”
In our series of interviews with Smart City Experts we talked to Sean Audain, Innovation Officer- Smart City at Wellington City Council. Wellington is…
Metropolis: the all knowing city video platform
Cities are full of camera’s. Security camera’s in shops and government building. camera’s for traffic control, etcetera. Nowadays most of these camera’s are connected…
eGov in Zug (CH): blockchain identity for every inhabitant
As of September of this year, the city of Zug is the first community in the world to offer all citizens the opportunity to get…
Private sector funding, not the budget- is the key to smart cities
India has drawn up grand plans and preparations are underway to launch 100 Smart Cities. There is a wide range of expectations from the Union Budget for…
Leadership guidelines for the cities of tomorrow
City leaders play a vital role in shaping the development trajectory of their city; they set a far-sighted aspirational goal for the city and…