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The latest news in water on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

San Francisco builds on lead in water reuse technologies

Water26 Apr 2024

Two further greywater reuse systems are fully operational in residential buildings in the city, which will recycle three million gallons of water annually.

SmartCityX accelerator programme names “early start-up acceptances”

SmartCityX accelerator programme names “early start-up acceptances”

News02 Nov 2020

Led by San Francisco based VC firm Scrum Ventures along with eight other Japanese partner companies, the programme seeks to redefine ‘antiquated’ accelerator models.

Arcadis launches smart city start-up programme

Arcadis launches smart city start-up programme

News05 Aug 2019

The programme, powered by US seed accelerator Techstars, targets start-ups with innovative solutions that will help shape the cities of the future.

Digital twin initiative aims to model society of the future

Digital twin initiative aims to model society of the future

News10 Jun 2019

NTT wants to bring together a number of disciplines including social sciences, humanities and applied science to create a digital transformation innovation platform to realise smarter societies.

Can an increase in parking fees improve quality of life?

Can an increase in parking fees improve quality of life?

News08 Nov 2018

Amsterdam is proposing to raise the per hour rate in the city centre to restrict traffic and invest the additional revenue in measures that benefit the city’s liveability and accessibility

San Francisco’s BART tests earthquake early warning system

San Francisco’s BART tests earthquake early warning system

News12 Oct 2018

Earlier this week, San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) tested a new earthquake early warning system, ShakeAlert 2.0.

Port of San Diego hit by ransomware cyber-attack

Port of San Diego hit by ransomware cyber-attack

News04 Oct 2018

The Port of San Diego was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack last, with hackers demanding payment in Bitcoin.

Charting the water utility of the future

Charting the water utility of the future

News21 Sep 2018

Roadmap seeks to demonstrate a practical approach towards low-carbon and sustainable urban water management

Helping the robots to sustain urban parks

Helping the robots to sustain urban parks

News10 Oct 2017

IoT specialist, Telit, and outdoor power product company, Husqvarna, are enabling cities to use sensor data from lawn mowers to maintain their green spaces

App teaches Helsinki citizens about pollution

App teaches Helsinki citizens about pollution

News15 Jun 2017

‘Street level noise’ data can be calibrated with data gathered by Ambiciti mobile application users

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