A public/private partnership has been formed between six Scottish local authorities, several companies, including: Scotrail, Blackwood Homes, and Care, and Borders College to participate in an internet of things (IoT) trial. “IoT accelerator packs” are Read More
Volocopter – a German startup specializing in electric multi-rotor helicopters designed for air taxi use – has partnered with Rome’s largest airport operator Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) and infrastructure holding company Atlantia to establish an Read More
Mayor Juan Espadas of Seville, Spain has announced a new multi-partner initiative that will seek to study, analyze, categorize, and name the annual heatwaves that affect the city, and the way they affect the environment Read More
The International Community for Local Smart Grids (ICLSG) will announce its launch at COP 26. ICLSG is a global smart grid initiative founded by the University of Oxford, the UK distributor Scottish and Southern Electricity Read More
The city of Liverpool in England will trial two experimental pedestrian crossings in an attempt to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed and injured on their roads. An observational study using artificial intelligence-powered Read More
Young Women Lead in Glasgow, Scotland recently published its report, Glasgow: A Feminist City?, based on their research into the city’s public transport and spaces. Young Women Lead is working with the concept of feminist Read More
The Privacy Principles for Mobility Data was recently presented at the annual North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA) conference giving a set of guidelines over how to protect riders’ data. The guidelines were jointly Read More
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Laboratory – along with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) – have released full-scale autonomous, robotic boats, called Read More
Bloomberg Philanthropies is partnering with Johns Hopkins University to launch the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation. The center will offer fellowships, training, technical assistance, grants, and other support to city officials in the US who Read More
Boston’s Community Clean Air Grants program has awarded two grants totaling $96,134 to Mothers Out Front East Boston and the Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) for their projects to improve air quality. The Community Clean Read More
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