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City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

Each kiosk serves as a free wifi hotspot and is geo-located, displaying informational listings based on what’s in the immediate proximity to the touchscreen kiosk.
Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

The researchers are working with Fujitsu to develop a platform that delivers a broad set of solutions for a variety of social issues based on accurate simulations of the movements of people and vehicles.

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Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

After fares were eliminated in August 2021 on one of the chosen routes, ridership increased to more than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels with over 12,000 riders every day.
Centre of excellence to build deep tech skills in Singapore

Centre of excellence to build deep tech skills in Singapore

Courses at the Universal Omniverse Experience Centre aim to deliver a holistic curriculum, integrating education and real-world applications of 3D technologies to demonstrate the power of spatial data for industrial and smart city projects.

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Japanese smart waste pilot converts to long-term agreement

Japanese smart waste pilot converts to long-term agreement

A nationwide technology licensing agreement will mean that Rubicon Technologies can work with Odakyu Electric Railway Company to promote sustainable waste solutions across Japan.
The pandemic’s impact on global congestion in 2021

The pandemic’s impact on global congestion in 2021

TomTom’s annual Traffic Index shows that congestion levels remain lower than those of 2019 but some cities have shown extreme fluctuations in traffic across the year.

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Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

Boston expands fare-free bus programme following pilot

After fares were eliminated in August 2021 on one of the chosen routes, ridership increased to more than 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels with over 12,000 riders every day.
Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

Researchers to develop social digital twin tech for smarter cities

The researchers are working with Fujitsu to develop a platform that delivers a broad set of solutions for a variety of social issues based on accurate simulations of the movements of people and vehicles.

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City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

City of Houston unveils smart city wayfinding kiosks

Each kiosk serves as a free wifi hotspot and is geo-located, displaying informational listings based on what’s in the immediate proximity to the touchscreen kiosk.
Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Investment from Ramboll will support Vu.City’s ambition to become a marketplace for data and solution providers to inform the development of smarter cities.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore how the world’s leading cities apply technology and innovation to improve public services and quality of life. In this edition, we focus on Las Vegas, also known as the entertainment capital of the world and “Sin City”.

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Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

Urban Exchange Podcast
Cities on the  Frontlines: LIVE from cop26 advancing net-zero and resilience

Preview:  Lauren Sorkin, executive director at  Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, for reflections live from Cop26 and a discussion around advancing urban resilience. 
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5G and IoT technologies to smarten Australia’s waste trucks
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5G and IoT technologies to smarten Australia’s waste trucks

Smart waste04 Feb 2022
An interconnected network of garbage trucks could be the new frontline in repairing local roads, thanks to a collaboration between Brimbank City Council in Victoria and academia.
Sunderland City Council deploys integrated smart city platform
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Sunderland City Council deploys integrated smart city platform

Data management & software21 Jan 2022
The council will use the ConnexinOS platform to pool data sets across adult social care, council tax, anti-social behaviour, environment incidents and health and child services as well as integrate third party data.
Turkey trials wifi 6E to lay foundations for a connected future
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Turkey trials wifi 6E to lay foundations for a connected future

4G and 5G19 Jan 2022
Türk Telekom said wifi is vital to its success and the trial demonstrated the 6E real-world performance benefits for municipalities as well as consumers and enterprises.
Cloud-managed network advances Swedish municipality's smart city plans
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Cloud-managed network advances Swedish municipality's smart city plans

Cloud and edge computing11 Jan 2022
Borås Stad is working with Extreme Networks and NetNordic to provide advanced connectivity and secure public wifi while simplifying network management for the IT team.
Sunderland continues on its mission to become smart city frontrunner
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Sunderland continues on its mission to become smart city frontrunner

4G and 5G10 Jan 2022
The north of England city is working with BAI and Mavenir to build a city-centre 5G private network to accelerate the adoption of digital services and unlock innovation.
Consumers want technology to address society's major challenges
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Consumers want technology to address society's major challenges

Citizen engagement06 Jan 2022
This is among the findings of the Bosch Tech Compass survey, which also reveals that more than three in four people see technological progress as key to combatting climate change.
Tech and telecoms companies team to progress smart cities in Saudi Arabia
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Tech and telecoms companies team to progress smart cities in Saudi Arabia

Internet of Things04 Jan 2022
Tata Communications and Zain KSA are already working together on a smart street lighting solution for one of the key cities in the kingdom with smart waste and smart mobility also on the agenda.
High-speed mobile connectivity to be available across London Tube network
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High-speed mobile connectivity to be available across London Tube network

4G and 5G21 Dec 2021
Mobile operators Three and EE have become the first to join the BAI Communications network to provide 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the London Underground.
Baltic Sea digital twin to be developed by Latvia
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Baltic Sea digital twin to be developed by Latvia

News26 Nov 2021
The Baltic Sea digital twin is expected to provide a simulated environment where it will be possible to model the effects that human activity has on the sea.
Smart road system prototype developed for Italian digital tourist city
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Smart road system prototype developed for Italian digital tourist city

News22 Oct 2021
The system, developed and tested by tech start-up T.net as part of the Taormina City Tech project, uses LoRa technology to send and receive information via a network of intelligent sensors.

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5G and IoT technologies to smarten Australia’s waste trucks

An interconnected network of garbage trucks could be the new frontline in repairing local roads, thanks to a collaboration between Brimbank City Council in Victoria and academia.

Neom to launch cognitive digital twin metaverse platform

The XVRS platform aims to offer users multiple points of view and the ability to feature in a variety of locations across the metaverse in real time as an avatar or hologram.

Global engineering company invests in smart city digital twin platform

Investment from Ramboll will support Vu.City’s ambition to become a marketplace for data and solution providers to inform the development of smarter cities.

Europe’s leading capitals for green infrastructure

A study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) found that cities in the north and west of Europe tend to have more green space than cities in southern and eastern Europe.

Minneapolis and Saint Paul make electric vehicles more accessible to all

Designed and developed in the Twin Cities for the Twin Cities, the EV Spot Network is the nation’s largest publicly owned electric vehicle initiative to date.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore how the world’s leading cities apply technology and innovation to improve public services and quality of life. In this edition, we focus on Las Vegas, also known as the entertainment capital of the world and “Sin City”.
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths
SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London
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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.

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White paper: Unlocking efficiencies with CVD
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White paper: Unlocking efficiencies with CVD

Why Smart Infrastructure is Key to Reaching ’Net Zero’
Insight Report: Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of cities
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Insight Report: Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of cities

How the latest generation of connected urban infrastructure is changing the face of our cities and laying the foundation for the future of urban environments.
White paper: Understanding 5G and next-gen connectivity
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White paper: Understanding 5G and next-gen connectivity

How cities can maximise the benefits of fifth generation wireless connectivity and play their part in building robust and innovative 5G networks.
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