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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Digitally just cities
In his seminal book The Myth of the Machine Lewis Mumford wrote that emerging new megatechnics would create a uniform, all-enveloping, super-planetary structure, designed…
How smart cities manage eergy for heating and cooling
As the world’s population grows, the challenges of balancing energy consumption and standard of living increases for those in charge of planning our cities…
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…
The US has a security camera penetration rate rivalling China’s
Media outlets across the world have published articles on the growing use of video surveillance equipment in China. However, the use of video surveillance…
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…