The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is currently testing a number of initiatives using smart technologies, such as biometrics, facial recognition, scanners for bottled liquids, and computed tomography. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working on Read More
The winners of the Global Smart City Innovation Challenge for Vietnam (SCIC) competition were recently announced: First prize ($5,000) – GridComm – “Smart street lights for cities” – an optimized network over a city’s power Read More
As one of 17,000 attendees at the 6th annual Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, it was easy to get lost in the crowd. And while large corporate companies certainly had formidable and Read More
WaterView – an Italian startup founded by three engineers from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy – has introduced an innovative way to measure rainfall intensity. The technology re-purposes sensors that are already available (e.g., Read More
The same innovations transforming business are also transforming cities. Rapid advances in technology, including the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced mobile broadband capacity, can deliver a highly connected, seamlessly Read More
The Smart City Innovation Centre (SCIC) in Hong Kong was officially opened this month. A collaboration between the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Read More
Bluetooth solutions provider Viatick and the housing development board (HDB) of Singapore have partnered to create and install bluetooth smart racks for bicycle parking – smart bicycle/personal mobility device (PMD) racks that can be used Read More
The Le Monde Smart Cities Global Innovation Award recently named Surtrac, a real-time traffic signal control technology from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the winner in the mobility category. The leader of the Surtrac project, Stephen Read More
“I am the most un-government person in the world,” says Mr. Chan Cheow Hoe who left a successful career with Citibank and Barclays to become the Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Chief Executive of Read More
Canada’s first smart city accelerator – InnoCité MTL – recently announced its next group of startup companies who will participate in an intensive workshop focusing on product-market fit. The 12-week program includes training and practical Read More
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