News

Virus outbreak ‘could reshape China’s smart city vision’

24 Jan 2020

The outbreak could shift China’s smart city vision away from political surveillance and towards health, Robyn Mak, a columnist for Reuters Breakingviews, has said.

Helsinki to lay out rules of engagement in new data strategy

16 Jan 2020

Helsinki’s data strategy aims to define the city’s key informational content, permanent data resources, organisation methods and required resources.

City of New York advertises for first chief algorithm officer

09 Jan 2020

While similar roles are becoming more common in the private sector, the hire could be a city first.

London plots next data-driven steps as Datastore turns 10

09 Jan 2020

A new report examines how the city’s data collection and sharing should evolve and build on the success of the City Hall’s free and open data-sharing platform.

Cities going big on surveillance tech

08 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.

Lawsuit launched over San Diego’s streetlight data

20 Dec 2019

San Diego’s smart streetlight programme has generated some concerns and criticism but the city insists that privacy is paramount.

Special Reports

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