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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.
Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

04 Jan 2021
The pole-mounted, high-brightness screens share traffic-related updates, city announcements and other relevant information with the residents of Peachtree Corners.
Cities' climate change and inequality projects announced as finalists

Cities' climate change and inequality projects announced as finalists

04 Jan 2021
Projects ranging from curbing transport emissions to urban agriculture and flood protection in slums have made the finals of the WRI Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities’ Prize for Cities 2020-21.
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.
Dubai releases figures on how digitisation helped maintain business continuity during Covid-19

Dubai releases figures on how digitisation helped maintain business continuity during Covid-19

22 Dec 2020
The various e-services on offer in the emirate helped employees carry out their day-to-day tasks with no interruptions when remote working was made mandatory.
Belfast launches Climate Plan with stark carbon warning

Belfast launches Climate Plan with stark carbon warning

16 Dec 2020
Northern Irish capital has released a Resilience Strategy comprising 30 programmes which will focus on resilience for children, climate and connectivity.
Hitachi Rail announces plans to test battery-powered long-distance trains

Hitachi Rail announces plans to test battery-powered long-distance trains

15 Dec 2020
Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at bringing battery power and fuel savings of 20 per cent to the GWR passenger service between London and Penzance.
Smart Columbus launches renewable energy procurement programme

Smart Columbus launches renewable energy procurement programme

10 Dec 2020
Smart Columbus Energy has been established to accelerate Central Ohio’s transition to clean energy with the initiative supporting mayor Ginther’s vision of a carbon-neutral city by 2050.
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.
Louisville benefits from utility's digital transformation programme

Louisville benefits from utility's digital transformation programme

09 Dec 2020
Louisville Water embarked on a multi-phased transformation project to streamline operations and boost efficiencies using KloudGin’s combined field service and asset management solution.
Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

09 Dec 2020
The companies want to deliver a new level of trust and control for cities and provide municipal and commercial clients with unaltered and traceable data that ties back to its original source.
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.
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.