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Smart Dublin chooses IoT solution to curb ring buoy theft

05 Nov 2020

Proptech company ZiggyTec will work with the city on the first phase of Smart Dublin’s ring buoy monitoring project to reduce theft and help to save lives.

Bentley Systems and Microsoft accelerate digital twin innovation for infrastructure

20 Oct 2020

Alliance will combine Azure IoT Digital Twins and Azure Maps with the iTwins platform, enabling city planners to work within a comprehensive city-scale digital twin.

European Commission names Leuven as capital of innovation

28 Sep 2020

The Belgian city actively involves its citizens in the creation and testing of new ideas and was praised for its ground-breaking collaboration model.

Sunderland seeks partner to become a ‘neutral host’ 5G city

03 Mar 2020

The move aims to boost connectivity across the city and give citizens and businesses more choice.

Tallinn and Penang scoop top climate challenge awards

05 Feb 2020

Semi-finalists from five global cities and 10 citizens from eight nations attended the recent ChangeNow summit in Paris for the inaugural Climathon Global Awards.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

SoftBank eyes investment in Indonesia’s new smart capital city

13 Jan 2020

Indonesia’s government plans to move the capital city from Jakarta due to overcrowding with over 10 million people, pollution and the fact that it is sinking.

Dublin seeks smart solutions to combat lifebuoy theft

17 Dec 2019

Tracking and replacing the life-saving kit costs Irish local authorities an estimated €50,000 a year.

Luna to pilot cm-level positioning for e-scooters in Dublin

16 Dec 2019

The new technology could help micromobility providers better manage their fleets and therefore reduce the disruption and conflict seen in some cities.

Being ‘hyperconnected’ boosts cities’ ROI

25 Nov 2019

Hyperconnected leaders include Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, London, Melbourne, Copenhagen and Dublin.

Special Reports

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.