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The latest news in regulation on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb

Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb

Regulation10 Dec 2020

Digitising the kerb opens the door for more dynamic regulations and new approaches to kerb-usage fees that could enable more goal-driven management strategies.

New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

New board members and Global Steering Committee for Resilient Cities Network

News23 Sep 2020

RCN to focus on resilience, healthcare and environment with new board members

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.

WEF launches framework for "trustworthy use" of facial recognition technology

WEF launches framework for "trustworthy use" of facial recognition technology

News03 Mar 2020

The framework aims to operationalise use cases and is designed to be deployed and tested as a tool to mitigate risks from potential unethical practices of the technology.

Zillow launches affordable housing search tool for Seattle

Zillow launches affordable housing search tool for Seattle

News20 Feb 2020

The tool aims to reduce the time it takes to manually look for available homes that are affordable and accessible.

Businesses could challenge Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban

Businesses could challenge Portland’s proposed facial recognition ban

News12 Feb 2020

Portland recently held a working session with business representatives and civil rights groups to discuss the proposals.

San Francisco’s Office of Emerging Technology gets the green light

San Francisco’s Office of Emerging Technology gets the green light

News17 Dec 2019

Applications will be judged on whether they “ultimately result in a net common good” as well as on costs and benefits.

Seattle Amazon office building to house homeless shelter

Seattle Amazon office building to house homeless shelter

News04 Nov 2019

The Mary’s Place Family Center in The Regrade shelter is scheduled to open in early 2020.

San Francisco could set up Office of Emerging Technology to reduce disruption

San Francisco could set up Office of Emerging Technology to reduce disruption

News23 Oct 2019

The office would assess new technology deployments on whether they “ultimately result in a net common good” as well as on costs and benefits.

30 cities say their greenhouse gas emissions have peaked

30 cities say their greenhouse gas emissions have peaked

News08 Oct 2019

Austin, Athens, Lisbon and Venice are the latest major cities to have ‘peaked’ their greenhouse gas emissions, meaning they won’t rise any further and are now falling.

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Sidewalk Labs shuts down Toronto smart city project

Google affiliate blames coronavirus and economic uncertainty for closing controversial and delayed smart city project

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Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

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

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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