North American organizations invest in healthier buildings
A recent survey among 400 organizations in the U.S. and Canada shows that building owners are focused on making buildings healthier and work environments…
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Smart city initiatives will push 5G chipsets market
A recently published research report by Meticulous Market Research shows that the 5G chipsets market will likely benefit from rising government initiatives to build…
City of Hamburg searching for most innovative startups
International founders can now submit their applications for the Future Hamburg Award conferred by the City of Hamburg. With this startup award, Germany’s leading…
Cities pledge to adapt to climate change
Cities across the globe pledged on Monday (January 25th, 2021, ed.) to use their post-pandemic recovery plans to bolster ways to adapt to the…
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…
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…