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Smart cities: Why blockchain is changing the game

Smart cities: Why blockchain is changing the game

10 Jan 2020
Blockchain could help make cities more secure and generate new value. Gianni Minetti CEO, Paradox Engineering, explains how.
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City of New York advertises for first chief algorithm officer

City of New York advertises for first chief algorithm officer

09 Jan 2020
While similar roles are becoming more common in the private sector, the hire could be a city first.
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Cities going big on surveillance tech

Cities going big on surveillance tech

08 Jan 2020
The global market for smart city surveillance equipment was worth €6.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 per cent to reach €19.5 billion by 2023.
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Towards the smart cities of 2025

Towards the smart cities of 2025

31 Dec 2019
From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.
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New Orleans cyber attack ‘triggered by phishing email’

New Orleans cyber attack ‘triggered by phishing email’

23 Dec 2019
Reports suggest the ransomware attack has already cost New Orleans over $1 million and that the city will increase cyber-insurance coverage to $10 million in its wake.
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Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

Smart city trend tracker: The top stories on SmartCitiesWorld in 2019

20 Dec 2019
We round up our main takeaways from smart city developments in 2019. We’d love to hear yours.
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New Orleans declares state of emergency amid cyber attack

New Orleans declares state of emergency amid cyber attack

14 Dec 2019
The latest incident follows a new report which finds that the US was hit by an “unprecedented and unrelenting barrage” of ransomware attacks in 2019.
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Daejeon pilots drones to save ‘golden time’ in emergencies

Daejeon pilots drones to save ‘golden time’ in emergencies

05 Dec 2019
Seoul, Songdo and Sejong may grab most of the smart city headlines about South Korea but Daejeon is proving itself to be a key contender too.
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Amazon names City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge winners

Amazon names City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge winners

05 Dec 2019
Winners include solutions to address homelessness, school shootings, emergency response and more.
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Amazon finalists highlight city cloud innovation

Amazon finalists highlight city cloud innovation

26 Nov 2019
Initiatives up for awards include the use of data to tackle the opioid crisis and homelessness, an open-data-powered Alexa service and an earthquake warning app.
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