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How public transport in Australia and New Zealand is bouncing back

Rail Travel21 Sep 2022

Sue Chan, acting CEO for Public Transport Association Australia and New Zealand (PTAANZ), discusses the measures being taken across the region to bring public transport services back to capacity and beyond.

Smart energy tech partnership inked for Greater Bay Area

News26 Aug 2022

As part of the collaboration, CLP and Venturous will explore business development opportunities and potential investments in smart energy technologies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao GBA.

São Paulo opens Latin America’s first fully automated metro line

News19 Jul 2022

Operated by ViaQuatro, Metro Line 4 makes use of Siemens Mobility’s communications-based train control signalling technology, which aims to increase safety, availability and capacity.

Hong Kong bus company to expand fleet with electric buses

Electric vehicles24 Mar 2022

Bus designer and manufacturer Alexander Dennis is initially building 10 buses able to carry up to 130 passengers for the Kowloon Bus Company that operates on more than 400 routes.

Saudi Arabian university pilots autonomous delivery service

Logistics27 Jan 2022

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is working with autonomous technology specialists to provide the service, which will connect with local online e-commerce the Kingdom.

New technology to power the future of customs and smart ports Sponsored by Huawei

Opinions21 Dec 2021

Libby Plummer explores how next-generation technology is already improving operations and efficiency in customs processes at smart ports.

New York tops smart centres ranking

News29 Nov 2021

The Smart Centres Index by the Z/Yen think-tank explores the ability of global commercial centres to be hubs for new technology based on factors such as innovation support and “creative intensity”.

Stockholm leads on urban mobility readiness

News16 Nov 2021

Stockholm is ranked number one in mobile sustainability thanks to continued investment in electrification and micromobility infrastructure, as well as corresponding increases in walking and cycling.

Sunderland progresses smart city ambitions with next-gen network

News21 Oct 2021

The UK city has announced a 20-year strategic partnership with BAI Communications to design, build and operate the digital infrastructure, which includes a private 5G small cell network.

Copenhagen edges Toronto to become world's safest city

Citizen security25 Aug 2021

The index measures the multifaceted nature of urban safety, with 76 indicators organised along five pillars: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and environmental security.

London to provide connectivity across the Underground network by 2024

News24 Jun 2021

Through a contract with BAI Communications, a backbone of mobile and digital connectivity will offer connectivity and internet access within every Tube station and tunnel.

Canberra judged most sustainable city in the world

News11 Jun 2021

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.

Data analysis of Seoul’s IoT sensor network to inform smart city policy

News04 Jun 2021

The Seoul Data of Things sensor network is installed in major mountains, riversides, and downtowns, and collects 17 kinds of urban data every two minutes.

Moovit empowers users with occupancy and accessibility information

News19 Feb 2021

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.

Landmark smart building to be built on site of former Hong Kong airport

News27 Nov 2020

Facilities include Hong Kong’s first ever automatic bicycle parking bay to encourage green mobility, solar radiation protection, sky farming and automated smart waste sorting and storage.

Mayors warn that Covid stimulus funds must be directed at a green recovery

News28 Oct 2020

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.

Boston awarded grant to fund strategic heat resilience planning study

News13 Oct 2020

It will form a critical component of the Climate Ready Boston initiative, which aims to develop resilient solutions to prepare the city for the effects of climate change.

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.

Research shows growing interest from rail users in 5G and smart city services

News10 Sep 2020

A survey carried out on rail users in Hong Kong, London, New York, Sydney and Toronto revealed 95 per cent are more likely to use the rail network in their city if technology-driven solutions were implemented.

Calls for better urban planning to improve public health in Hong Kong

News19 Aug 2020

It follows a study that reveals the detrimental impact of hot nights compared to hot days with the region experiencing hotter summers and more hot days due to climate change and heat island effect.

Ranking reveals smartest and most sustainable cities

News03 Jul 2020

Prepared by IESE Business School´s Centre for Globalisation and Strategy, the Cities in Motion Index 2020 analyses the level of development of 174 world cities.

Robots can deliver smart policing in the post Covid-19 reality

Opinions22 Jun 2020

Robots can play a key role assisting police forces and ensuring socially distancing support in the Covid-19 era, writes Muhammad Rahman

Airport Authority Hong Kong progresses its smart airport initiatives

News16 Jun 2020

HKIA will optimise data from IoT devices to support initiatives such as real-time equipment location tracking, and predictive maintenance on assets and buildings.

IDC reveals Asia-Pacific 2020 smart city award winners

News29 May 2020

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.

Global mayors come together to lead Covid-19 recovery task force

News29 Apr 2020

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.

Satellite project to help build the smart cities of the future

News20 Apr 2020

Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group has announced its first Starlink satellite constellation project that will help build smart cities across Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

Singapore tops urban mobility readiness index

News28 Nov 2019

The index by the Oliver Wyman Forum ranks 30 cities on how prepared they are to incorporate the latest mobility technologies and what they are doing to reshape urban mobility.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

News07 Aug 2019

A study has compared data on livability, work intensity, institutional support and legislation to rank cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to citizens.

Which cities make the climate change A-list?

News13 May 2019

The international non-profit, CDP, has awarded 43 global cities the top grade for climate leadership and action in its first ranking on climate change.

New York and San Francisco rank as most expensive cities for construction

News12 May 2019

A comparison study reports that the cities face unique challenges and, overall, the construction sector and its clients must invest in areas such as digitalisation and resiliency.

Interactive map tracks the smart mobility progress of 100 cities

News23 Apr 2019

Frost & Sullivan’s data-driven study found that none of the cities achieved a score that would qualify them to be termed smart mobility leaders.

Singapore crowned fibre city champion

News18 Apr 2019

The smart nation tops the inaugural FTTH Council Asia-Pacific ranking of cities with the most advanced fibre-to-the-home coverage.

Hong Kong to implement electronic ID system

News04 Apr 2019

The system will be one of the foundations for its smart city infrastructure and allow citizens to conduct online transactions.

What makes these the 27 smartest cities?

News21 Feb 2019

London, Singapore and Barcelona lead a ranking which finds that smart city development is closely linked to a city’s “global outreach and engagement”

Report highlights cities’ public engagement gap

News22 Jan 2019

The research canvassed the views of over 10,000 people across 10 global cities on how they feel about their city’s infrastructure.

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