The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently introduced its ‘Green Cities Initiative’ with the aim of encouraging governments to start large-scale programs to improve food security, nutrition, and the well-being of people in and Read More
US Ignite and Altman Solon announced the results of a comprehensive study of municipally enabled broadband deployment in a new report: Broadband Models for Unserved and Underserved Communities. The report aims to help any of Read More
South Florida Turns To Smart Technology To Overcome Obstacles COVID-19 is revealing a new metric for cities: resilience. For those areas of the U.S. that are more prone to natural disasters, familiarity with unpredictable events Read More
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently released the Low Cost Flood Sensors: Urban Installation Guidebook to help communities deploy and operate low-cost sensors for flood monitoring and management. The Read More
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and ST Engineering have designed an innovative, fully automated smart car park – an innovative solution making parking easier and more convenient across the university’s campuses. “This is in Read More
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the City of Los Angeles recently released a roadmap of principles for making clean, safe, and inclusive urban air mobility (UAM) in cities. UAM is a new form of Read More
The Portland City Council in Oregon recently passed the strongest facial recognition ban in the country – prohibiting the use of the technology by private business and government agencies, including local police, within the municipality. Read More
LA Lights the Way – a global competition to design and create a new standard streetlight for the city of Los Angeles – has announced Project Room as the winner. The Mayor’s Office and the Read More
Penn State University’s Nittany AI Alliance has been working with the City of Philadelphia, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and the Accenture Pennsylvania Public Sector Practice to develop an AI-driven algorithm to help assess Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the selection of its first-ever recipients of about $4.1 million in grants and cooperative agreements. The Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program Read More
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