The cities of Malmö, Lund, Oskarshamn and Bjuv and private partners in Sweden are holding an Open Innovation Competition looking for innovative solutions to convert waste heat into urban food or other biological production. They Read More
Smart Fintry, a community project based in the Stirlingshire village of Fintry in Scotland, has become the first smart village in the UK. Using the existing grid, wireless communications, and smart meters to balance demand Read More
Two cities in Taiwan were honored by the 2017 APEC Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI) Best Practices at an award ceremony in Singapore: Tainan – a city on Taiwan’s southwest coast – received two awards 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
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bioversity International, and other partners, has released the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, which examines the impact of Read More
Many cities are working to improve their efforts to measure pollution using IoT technology to provide data that can map areas of high pollution, track changes over time, identify polluters, and analyze potential interventions. City Read More
As cities grow and people move toward more urban areas, more is needed from light. “Lighting is ubiquitous – it’s everywhere people live, work, learn and relax.” said Susanne Seitinger, PhD., global smart cities segment Read More
The city of Christchurch, New Zealand is using smart city technologies while rebuilding from a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck six years ago. Christchurch’s central city and eastern suburbs were badly affected, with damage to Read More
A power system that integrates solar panels, battery storage, advanced data analytics, and smart energy management controls is being installed on the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe reservation near Lake Havasu, California. A joint venture between the Read More
The National League of Cities, a nonprofit group of municipal leagues, recently released a guide on autonomous vehicles (AVs) – “Autonomous Vehicles: A Policy Preparation Guide” – for state and local planners. It provides a Read More
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