In order to expand the share of residents participating in municipal decision-making, the city of Helsinki in Finland randomly invited 5000 residents to form a climate panel. The panel is discussing ways in which the Read More
Salt Lake City, UT has partnered with Solar Stewards to fund solar, air quality, and community resilience projects in historically underserved areas of the city. “Salt Lake City is not only investing in solar energy Read More
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT) in London, England will conduct a pilot project this autumn using drones to fly blood samples across the city. The goal is to drastically speed up the Read More
Bangkok, Thailand has become the twelfth city to join the Breathe Cities initiative – a global network dedicated to improving air quality. Breathe Cities brings together air quality data and local government “to equip cities Read More
Austin Energy, the public electric utility for the city of Austin, TX, has deployed an artificial intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to aid in wildfire detection and response. The system, developed by Pano AI , uses Read More
The City of Myrtle Beach, SC will act as a living lab in its new smart cities initiative which has the aim of supporting the development of emerging tech. The initiative is a public-private partnership Read More
Leading Cities’ AcceliGOV global smart city initiative is again inviting cities and private organizations to apply for one or more pilot projects that will address urban challenges. These challenges include: weather unpredictability; waste management; wastewater Read More
As a community of smart city professionals, we are all working towards imagining the future. If you’re a government leader, you are most likely trying to figure out how to deliver more with less for Read More
The city of Edinburgh, Scotland recently launched an on-street bus tracking system that includes 322 digital trackers displaying real-time travel information. The displays provide live departure information, and will soon offer details of diverted routes Read More
Kaicycle – an urban farm in Wellington, NZ – has been providing composting services to local businesses and households for the last nine years, helping communities recycle their food waste and growing nutrient dense food. Read More
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