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How Taipei is planning a net zero future

Climate action13 Apr 2023

Dr Chen-yu Lee, director of Taipei Smart City Project Management Office, explains why climate action can’t exist in a silo and must cut across all city services.

Go Smart invites entries for global smart city contest

News22 Sep 2022

The annual event, now in its fifth year, is organised by the Global Organisation of Smart Cities, a Taipei City Government initiative and typically attracts entries from more than 40 cities and 25 countries.

Singapore shines in IDC Smart City Asia-Pacific awards

News10 Jun 2022

Now in their eighth year, IDC said the awards showed that after the peak of Covid waves, cities are focused on the next normal with increased adoption of digital, targeting socio-economic impact.

Smart city network invites proposals to help foster inter-city collaboration

News26 Oct 2021

Now in its fourth year, the Go Smart Award recognises technological applications, but also values projects that demonstrate the highest positive impact on people.

Tokyo named most innovative city in annual ranking

News09 Jul 2021

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.

Bloomberg names 50 finalist cities for 2021 Global Mayors’ Challenge

News16 Jun 2021

The cities chosen are considered to have come up with the boldest urban innovations emerging from the pandemic with the challenge aiming to spread the most promising ideas.

Asia launches first official open data portal

News11 Mar 2021

The Asian Open Data Portal offers a single point of access to open data published by institutions, agencies and organisations in a growing number of Asian member states.

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.

Canberra to launch shared e-scooter scheme

News28 Aug 2020

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.

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.

Taipei to operate autonomous shuttle in bus lanes

News13 Mar 2020

Taipei City Government and start-up Turing Drive are working together to validate autonomous driving technologies in the Taiwan capital.

City Lights: Dr Chen-Yu Lee, Director, Taipei Smart City Project Management Office

City Lights31 Jan 2020

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Dr Chen-Yu Lee, director of Taipei Smart City Project Management Office.

Smart City Expo announces awards finalists

News30 Oct 2019

A total of 28 cities and projects have been chosen across seven categories for the World Smart City Awards 2019 and winners will be announced on 20 November.

Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions

News07 Oct 2019

A new ranking focuses on how citizens perceive the priorities and effectiveness of smart city initiatives.

Asia-Pacific smart city project winners named

News11 Jul 2019

IDC notes a “surge” in cutting-edge future city projects being deployed across first-tier cities in developed economies across the 12 functional e-service categories.

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.