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Bloomberg launches 2021 global mayors’ challenge

Bloomberg launches 2021 global mayors’ challenge

15 Jan 2021
For the first time the challenge is a global competition, which seeks to identify and accelerate the most ambitious ideas developed by cities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Start-ups to take part in UK smart city accelerator at MediaCityUK

Start-ups to take part in UK smart city accelerator at MediaCityUK

14 Jan 2021
They will be developing and prototyping solutions to discover how cities can use technology to adapt to a post-Covid world with the aim of securing investment at the end of the programme.
Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

11 Jan 2021
Foot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.
Mobility a major focus for smart city innovation growth

Mobility a major focus for smart city innovation growth

11 Jan 2021
Increasingly complex operating landscapes are forcing cities to seek out novel technologies and business models to help support future urban mobility.
Ashden announces annual search for climate solutions

Ashden announces annual search for climate solutions

07 Jan 2021
The climate solutions charity said it is looking for initiatives that can spark radical progress, adding that coronavirus and COP26 make green innovation more important than ever.
New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

06 Jan 2021
Key factors behind the growth of digital twins include Covid-19 requirements in terms of achieving increased resilience levels and optimised asset and demand-response resource management.
Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

05 Jan 2021
A1 Telekom Austria Group is the first telecoms firm on Here’s global hub and will use the marketplace as a new distribution channel, offering location and mobility analytics based on anonymous movement data.
Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

Covid-19 is ushering a new era in government services

04 Jan 2021
Local government will never be the same again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Tactile Mobility’s Eitan Grosbard.
Smart city tracker: the top stories of 2020

Smart city tracker: the top stories of 2020

23 Dec 2020
Smart city technology has proven powerful at helping cities around the world battle Covid-19, as our annual review shows, and it will continue to be required throughout 2021.
Taking stock of 2020

Taking stock of 2020

23 Dec 2020
It’s nearly impossible to put this year into context. What I hope for is we take advantage of the opportunity that exists. Covid-19 has made it clear that we need to change our lives.
New York urged to follow four point plan for Covid resilience

New York urged to follow four point plan for Covid resilience

21 Dec 2020
The city was one of the United States’ most badly hit parts of the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.
WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

14 Dec 2020
The forum has focused on FRT for passengers boarding aircraft and the toolkit’s questionnaire has been tested by Tokyo-Narita Airport, which will encourage other airports to adopt this framework.
Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

10 Dec 2020
It has identified new use cases for the dashboard which includes one that generates forecasts on the possible growth in Covid-19 cases in different areas at risk of becoming hotspots.
City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

City-led clean infrastructure projects can help build back a stronger US

08 Dec 2020
Report sets out to demonstrate how cities can be “critical drivers” of solutions for the multiple short-term challenges created by Covid-19 as well as emerging long-term challenges of climate change.
Miami non-profit provides autonomous deliveries to students

Miami non-profit provides autonomous deliveries to students

08 Dec 2020
The Education Fund is teaming up with Ford Autonomous Vehicles and Argo AI to ensure students in Miami-Dade County receive fresh produce and school supplies during distance learning.
Denver’s RTD teams with Lyft on mobile fare payment

Denver’s RTD teams with Lyft on mobile fare payment

07 Dec 2020
Launch of mobile ticketing solution for RTD public transit makes customers in the Denver Metro region the first to be able to purchase tickets to ride local buses and trains through the Lyft app.
Boston surveys citizens on the impact of Covid-19 on commuting

Boston surveys citizens on the impact of Covid-19 on commuting

07 Dec 2020
A majority of the responses indicated a plan to return to pre-pandemic commuting choices and, of those who did plan to switch, more plan to change to driving alone than any other mode.
Companies collaborate on rapid mobile Covid-19 testing lab

Companies collaborate on rapid mobile Covid-19 testing lab

07 Dec 2020
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Auto-Info have jointly developed a modular examination unit that is designed to avoid contamination among patients or from patients to medical staff.