Governing Smart Cities
Policy benchmarks for ethical and responsible smart city development COVID-19 has revealed the full extent of vulnerabilities of cities and urban areas in the…
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French community speeds up video analysis
The Communauté De Communes Coeur Côte Fleurie encompasses multiple municipalities along the Normandy coast. Together, these municipalities streamline operations, development and planning, embracing digital…
Future-proofing cities in a post-pandemic world
Many cities around the globe have been caught off-guard by the COVID-19 pandemic. What capabilities do cities need to be well prepared for the…
The inherent dangers of automated vehicles
An urgent investigation is needed into the technology that allows self-driving cars to communicate with their operators, researchers say. Academics from the University of Leeds’ School of Law say digital…
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…
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…
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…
How to Protect Our Cities in the Age of 5G
There are many concerns circulating the internet recently about 5G – some are valid, others not so much (like the theory that 5G has…