American city develops real-world smart city environment
It is often thought that smart city initiatives are the prerogative of the big cities of this world. The opposite is true, as is…
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Six European cities investigate AI to move towards carbon neutrality
Helsinki, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Paris Region, Stavanger and Tallinn will challenge companies to develop innovative solutions in the fields of energy and mobility. Their first…
Robot to help recover impounded cars in Moscow
Moscow’s Government Contact Centre has been in operation since 2011 and includes the city’s information and dispatch services. It currently processes about 2.5 million…
City of Helsinki evaluates the impact of design
The City of Helsinki initiated collaboration with Aalto University’s Department of Design last spring to evaluate the impact of design activities. The evaluation represents…
7 Uses of Blockchain and Crypto in Smart Cities
You’ve probably heard a lot about smart cities and how they could drastically change how people live. Smart cities have numerous components that make…
Safe cities
The reduction of crime is not primarily to be expected from effective police work, despite the best technological support, but from a society with…
Future Cities: Smart by default. Humane by choice
Smart City Hub brings you an exciting new series of essays: “Future Cities: Smart by default. Humane by choice”. Every few weeks, a new…
Will autonomous cars make driving safer?
Most people who believe that autonomous cars will contribute to a more livable environment refer also at the potential savings of millions of lives….
Deloitte warns parking operators: technology is also coming for your business
Technology has made it easy and efficient to get from A to B. By accounting for real time information on queues and other disturbances,…
Hydrogen and the city: Smart, but still a promise for the future
Recently, Amsterdam[1] and Nijmegen published their plans for energy transition. The obvious conclusion is that they need a lot of hot water for district heating…