Hugo – a self-driving autonomous robot delivery vehicle – will be tested in the city of Boras, Sweden. The test run will explore how the deliveries and returns of goods can be streamlined, made more Read More
The complexity of creating a smart city is growing, compounded by the 1 billion gigabytes of data per day that is generated from connected (IoT) devices. Government leaders report being increasingly stressed about how to Read More
Transport Scotland’s Project CAVForth has begun testing the use of single-deck autonomous buses on the Forth Road Bridge between the cities of Fife and Edinburgh. The primary objective of the program is to demonstrate the Read More
The city of Bristol, England is ready to introduce its Clean Air Zone in the summer of 2022. The goal of the project is to help improve air quality by reducing harmful levels of air Read More
Key Cities, a non-partisan network of 25 cities across England and Wales, has published its report The Healthy City. The report describes a new vision for cities to be achieved by the year 2050. The Read More
The state of New South Wales in Australia is inviting businesses in the startup and emerging tech sectors to join its Smart City Innovation Challenges. “With the rapid pace of technological change, we need a Read More
The Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University has been launched with the aim of helping mayors across Israel deliver better and more equitable public services to residents. The center will focus on Read More
The City Council of San Diego has approved the creation of a Privacy Board which will advise on the protection of resident and visitor privacy, the acquisition and use of surveillance technologies, and the security of Read More
Whole Cities Foundation partners with more than 225 nonprofits in North America to improve access to healthy food and nutritional education. It recently announced that 11 community-led nonprofit organizations have been awarded up to $15,000 Read More
The “NY Food 2025: Policy Recommendations for a Stronger, Healthier, More Just, and Sustainable Food System in NYC” was recently released by the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Read More
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