Transdev Sydney and its partners have developed a system aimed not only at protecting the infrastructure but also with a view to minimising service disruptions.
The new legislation will extend powers to ban other problematic, non-plastic products, following the ACT Government’s phase-out of certain single-use plastics.
The fleet of Beam e-scooters will feature virtual docking and high-precision geofencing, ensuring riders in the city remain inside approved operational zones.
Two hundred e-scooters will be deployed, bringing an app-based, pay-as-you-go shared mobility programme to the Australian city of Noosa and partner areas.
The council is partnering with climate intelligence startup Climasens to test the heat risk platform, which aims to boost the city’s climate resilience.
It is launching shared e-bike programmes in the City of Hobsons Bay and City of Melton to improve transport options and connections for leisure and commuting.
Australian Capital Territory Government is embarking on a scheme that will see Canberra eventually move to a completely zero emissions public transport network.
Users in the Australian city will be presented with a wide range of transport options and can plan their trip according to factors such as carbon emissions produced per journey.
A dating-style app for buildings and a high-yield urban farm are among the bold ideas aiming to transform Fishermans Bend into Australia’s premier innovation hub.
Travellers in the Australian state will be able to put the Opal card on their digital wallets as part of a major upgrade, while 10,000 people will be selected to take part in the 12-month mobility-as-a-service trial.
Globally, the aim of the collaboration is to leverage the council’s presence in Australia, New Zealand and India to further educate and drive digital twin adoption in cities.
The agreement, worth approximately $180m, will see electricity retailer Zen Energy deliver more than 214 gigawatt hours of electricity annually to 25 councils across New South Wales.
Alliance will see Masabi combine its ticketing and fare payment platform with Fujitsu’s regional payments footprint with the aim of accelerating innovation, and upgrading passenger experience.
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.
City anticipates the electric scooters and other modes of micromobility will increase the diversity of transport options in the Tasmanian capital, creating more choice for residents, commuters, and visitors.
The $4.8m project is jointly funded by the Australian Government and City of Adelaide as part of the $699m Adelaide City Deal, which aims to create an innovative and vibrant city.
Power Melbourne is inviting expressions of interest from energy retailers and battery solution providers to partner with the City to enable more renewable energy into the grid and reduce power bills for consumers.
It is part of a new vision for Sydney, backed by the most detailed planning review of the city centre in more than four decades, and will play a critical role in Sydney’s recovery from the pandemic.
Neuron Mobility’s technology uses high accuracy location technology, geofence detection and dangerous riding detection with a range of smart sensors to educate and profile riders.
Led by Green Adelaide, initiatives to reduce temperatures around parts of the city include targeted street plantings, green wall and roof grants, a new “cool corridor” and green water rebates.
This was the theme of a session organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy which had both the actions and figures to back the case for more power to act locally.
Measures include conversion of all City of Melbourne buildings from gas to electric, including recreation centres, libraries and community hubs, and transition to a 100 per cent electric vehicle fleet.
It marks the latest partnership between the mobility-as-a-service company and a micromobility provider, aimed at creating more convenient travel choices in cities around the world.
The ambition behind the inner-city lanes revitalisation plan is to draw people back into the city and create a lively, engaging and prosperous city centre.
The Weather Together project invites community members to host a weather sensor in their backyard or workplace to increase the data-collection capacity across the municipality.
Landis+Gyr and Iota claim the leak detection technology will help fix leaks before they cause disruptions and reduce non-revenue water losses, which saves money and conserves resources.
The City of Port Phillip in Victoria is installing traffic sensors to collect bike-rider, pedestrian and vehicle data in real-time to help inform its active travel plans.
City councillors have backed three initiatives including the C40 Renewable Energy Declaration that positions cities as champions and leaders for 100 per cent decarbonised energy.
Trial uses Nokia Scene Analytics to optimise laneway servicing and understand waste disposal behavioural trends in one of the Australian city’s busy areas.
The business innovation hub will focus on climate tech start-ups and scale-ups in particular, offering cost-effective office space that seeks to enable emerging companies to prosper.
The win was attributed to strong technology application, digital capability and pandemic performance and, for the first time in 14 years, more than half of the top 100 cities were from the US.
UN-backed Cities Race to Resilience is stressing the urgent need to build global climate resilience in a way that prioritises people and nature and enables vulnerable communities to thrive.
The Australian capital offers 48 per cent of its energy in sustainable ways and scored among the lowest on pollution rates in the global ranking by Uswitch.
The New Zealand city ranks top in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability index which explores the impact of the pandemic and assesses cities in five areas.
The City of Sydney has worked with industry and government to develop ambitious performance standard step changes for new office buildings, hotels and shopping centres.
Recognising that one size doesn’t fit all and knowing how to take advantage of the benefits of cross-generational teams, are critical to a healthy and productive workplace.
The mission of the French, family-owned company is to advance the industrial internet of things. Vincent Sabot explains why the first “I” in IIoT should also stands for infrastructure.
As well as advancing the city’s expertise in this area, the Canberra Cyber Hub will harness its cyber capabilities to create more jobs and further diversify the ACT economy.
The City of Sydney is buying 1,800 Australian Carbon Credit Units from Indigenous carbon farmers, following an agreement with the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation.
The trial is designed to improve the ability of the autonomous shuttle service to run on open roads and demonstrate how such vehicles can contribute to the development of smart city solutions.
The transformation of the airport’s operational management systems will fast-track its ability to scale up operations efficiently when international and domestic travel fully resumes.
The MaaS provider has added new features to its mobility app that shows riders how crowded or empty a bus is before they board, and whether it is accessible to wheelchair users.
The Australian town, which is home to the Optimus Stadium, is implementing Smarter City Solutions’ vPermit to improve parking access and modernise the council’s parking management system.
Marie Hélène Mansard explains how Covid-19 has spawned a range of new applications for video surveillance systems and why 5G experimentation means it’s a good time to be a smart city manager in Asia.
Researchers from the University of Melbourne focused on understanding cooperative intelligent transport system technologies that would help drivers in eight main ways.
The World Economic Forum has chosen the cities to pioneer a global policy roadmap developed by its G20 Smart Cities Alliance for the ethical and responsible use of data and technology.
In a statement released today, the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force warned that a “high-carbon recovery” will accelerate climate breakdown, endanger public health, cost lives and sacrifice jobs.
The IoT-based solution treats wastewater on-site, negating the need to transport waste and recycled water and uses a series of water tanks that imitate aquatic habitats found in nature.
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.
The shared scheme will be run by two companies, Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility, with a maximum of 1,500 e-scooters made available in the Australian capital city.
The official trials started last month on public roads near Friedrichshafen, southern Germany, with a fleet of self-driving vehicles navigating a complex urban environment.
Electrification of the country’s transport sector will further drive New Zealand’s decarbonisation efforts and support its aims to have a full zero emission bus fleet by 2040.
Smart cities need great ideas and great technology behind them but they also need great people, which is why SmartCitiesWorld is launching a new People & Skills section.
Modules delivered through the academy will cater for early career practitioners as well as advanced professionals and policy-makers seeking recognition of their ongoing contribution to the industry.
The driverless mobility service, operated by Keolis Downer, is being funded in the Australian city through a $5m grant from the Federal Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Programme.
Nineteen smart city projects across the region have been recognised in the sixth annual awards programme, which were announced in a virtual event this year.
Chaired by the mayor of Milan, the task force has been established to drive forward an economic recovery that improves public health, reduces inequality and addresses the climate crisis.
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