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The latest news on citizen security for smart city projects across the world.

City of Boston bolsters emergency preparedness

City of Boston bolsters emergency preparedness

Citizen security11 Sep 2023

The Genasys platform will allow the City to send emergency notifications to specific geographic areas and citizen lists through single or multiple channels.

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

Singapore tops smart city ranking for second year running

News17 Sep 2020

The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.

Charter to identify which emerging tech innovations are right for London

Charter to identify which emerging tech innovations are right for London

News31 Jul 2020

The mayor has tasked the UK capital’s chief digital officer and Smart London Board to set out the criteria that innovations must meet before being deployed in the city.

Smart city command-and-control centre to support Dubai's digital transformation

Smart city command-and-control centre to support Dubai's digital transformation

News13 Jul 2020

The Moro Hub’s new centre provides and supports intelligent IoT platforms and cybersecurity and managed services to support government and enterprise customers.

Cities going big on surveillance tech

News08 Jan 2020

The global market for smart city surveillance equipment was worth €6.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 per cent to reach €19.5 billion by 2023.

Amazon names City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge winners

Amazon names City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge winners

News05 Dec 2019

Winners include solutions to address homelessness, school shootings, emergency response and more.

Amazon finalists highlight city cloud innovation

Amazon finalists highlight city cloud innovation

News26 Nov 2019

Initiatives up for awards include the use of data to tackle the opioid crisis and homelessness, an open-data-powered Alexa service and an earthquake warning app.

Outdoor surveillance cameras to be biggest IoT 5G sector until 2023

Outdoor surveillance cameras to be biggest IoT 5G sector until 2023

News24 Oct 2019

Gartner predicts that 5G IoT installed endpoints for outdoor surveillance cameras will reach 11.2 million units in 2022, but will be surpassed by connected cars in 2023.

Skills shortage is driving organisations to outsource cyber-security

Skills shortage is driving organisations to outsource cyber-security

News21 Mar 2019

The difficulty in hiring and retaining skilled personnel is one of the top challenges facing security leaders, according to new research.

Boston appoints first Chief Information Security Officer

Boston appoints first Chief Information Security Officer

News04 Mar 2019

Boston also has a new Chief Data Officer, Stefanie Costa Leabo.

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ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

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