The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has partnered with Aclima – a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and the software to analyze the extracted data – to use mobile Read More
New York City’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio has released an Internet Master Plan which frames the city’s goals for the next generation of internet technology, identifies the partnerships and infrastructure required, and sets a course Read More
The city of Auburn Hills, Michigan – working with the German automotive technology supplier Continental – has created a Smart City Mobility and Transportation Hub to test and improve traffic flow, add convenience, reduce pollution, Read More
The Join, Boost, Sustain initiative – which aims to have cities and communities join forces to boost sustainable digital transformation in the EU – has begun in the city of Oulu, Finland. The joint political Read More
The Port of Seattle has become the first port in the United States to adopt new guidelines for the possibility of the use of facial recognition technology – biometrics – at SeaTac Airport. The United Read More
The city of Baltimore, Maryland is working with the ride-share company, Lyft, on a six-month pilot – the Baltimore Grocery Access Program – to provide subsidized trips for residents in low-income neighborhoods to travel to Read More
The island of Madeira, off the coast of Portugal, has begun a pilot program to provide a digital identity platform that enables a wide range of safe, secure, and efficient id-related transactions for its citizens. Read More
The City of Dortmund in Germany plans to co-manage a new data hub company – DOdata – with the local energy utility, DEW21. DOdata will combine sensor technology (Internet-of-Things) and intelligent data services in a Read More
The governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, recently announced a new program to help cities and towns develop strategies to prevent cyber attacks. The cybersecurity program will include statewide workshops for municipalities to work together to Read More
VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp., a retail software technology company, and Energetika, an international provider of “intelligent lighting” solutions, have begun deployment of a $10 million smart city security contract to help keep Mexico City’s neighborhoods Read More
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