Smart water networks detect water usage and quality
It is possible with technology to better predict how people use water and monitor its quality. This technology currently exists. For example, manufacturing industries…
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Japan supports firms engaging in smart city building in Southeast Asia
The Japanese government will set up a fund worth 250 billion JPY (some 2.4 billion USD) to support Japanese companies’ smart city projects and…
Dutch design: Ashtrays become charging stations
The Netherlands wants to be a smoke-free country by 2040. Therefore, as of October all Dutch train stations are smoke-free. The Dutch railway management…
Governments across APAC rely on smart city technologies to fight COVID-19
Countries across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are implementing smart city technologies, such as smart surveillance along with data hub systems, for contact tracing of…
Moscow joins the G20 Smart Cities Alliance
Moscow has been selected as one of the pilot regions to implement the global policy roadmap for the responsible use of digital technologies. Cooperation…
Ethics of AI course: what should technology be used for?
A new Ethics of AI course has been developed to help public administration, businesses and the general public understand what the ethical use of…
Mandalay – Myanmar’s first ‘smart city’
Since 2017, Mandalay City has been progressing with tremendous effort and speedy pace to adopt technology across various sectors to handle a wide range…
Introducing a new book
Over the past months, I have integrated the editions of the series Future Cities, Humane by Choice. Smart by Default into a new e-book….
Smart streetlights are making cities safer and more sustainable
As the adoption of smart city technology accelerates around the globe, developers and city planners are finding new ways to make existing utilities and…
Vision Zero cities
Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of premature death of people under 30 in the US. Most are pedestrians and cyclists. The question is…