Edinburgh, Scotland has received a £2.2m (~US$2.9m) award through Transport Scotland’s Switched on Towns and Cities Challenge Fund to install on-street electric vehicle charging. “I’m pleased to see the Scottish Government investment of £2.2m deliver Read More
The municipality of Örebro in Sweden now has a mobile digital meeting place which will introduce the benefits of digitization to its residents. Much like a bookmobile, the bus will travel around the municipality and Read More
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) in Korea has released a draft of the Seoul 2040 Comprehensive Plan to create a new urban planning framework for the city over the next 20 years. The Seoul 2040 Read More
Six cities will soon launch civic technology pilots with help from The National League of Cities and CivStart – a nonprofit for civic technology innovation. The yearlong program is called “City Inclusive Ecosystems,” and aims Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced its latest initiative – the “City Data Alliance” – designed to enhance the ability of cities across North and South America in reaching “an even higher standard” of data-informed decision making. Bloomberg Read More
A Recap & Reflection on SXSW 2022 On March 11, 2022, the world returned to Austin for SXSW. In the three very long years since the creative un-conference took place, the world has changed in Read More
TechConnect announced winners of the ninth annual Smart Cities Startup Challenge. The challenge highlights the nation’s most promising innovations which align with funding priorities from the US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the US Department Read More
The Brussels Capital Region in Belgium recently announced the relaunch of Bruxell’air – a sustainable mobility bonus to encourage more people to switch from personal vehicle usage to less carbon-intensive modes of transportation in the Read More
The City Council of Westminster – an area of central London in the UK – has introduced a digital card as part of its latest smart city initiatives. The ‘MyWestminster’ account offers residents a faster and Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – working with National University of Ireland Galway – has released a measurement framework to help city managers and other stakeholders involved in planning and community development assess Read More
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