The City of Calgary in Canada recently opened its 5G Discovery Zone, which will enable researchers, developers, and companies to develop, refine, and test new applications and technologies that maximize the benefits of 5G networks. Read More
The cities of Gdansk in Poland, Madrid in Spain, and Pau in France received prizes at The 2024 Eurocities Awards, having demonstrated commitment to this year’s theme of tackling global challenges. “The winners of this Read More
As Boston, MA is a low-lying coastal city, it is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, experiencing more intense storms, frequent heavy precipitation, extreme flooding, and higher sea levels. In a bid to Read More
The City of Fort Worth, TX – in partnership with North Central Texas Council of Governments – was recently awarded $2 million to test weather sensors on autonomous freight truck routes. The new network of Read More
The city of Essenbach in Bavaria, Germany was chosen by the Bavarian Ministry of Transport to conduct a pilot project testing the “traffic light of the future.” Though it appears like any other traffic signal, Read More
In this insightful interview hosted by Michael A. Suarez, Marketing and Communications Specialist at Smart Cities Connect Media and Research, viewers are invited to delve into the dynamic world of urban transformation. The age of Read More
Washington DC recently launched ‘DC Compass’ – a beta public version of an AI chatbot that uses generative artificial intelligence to answer data-oriented civic questions and creates maps from thousands of open data sets. For Read More
There is a wide range of how smart city technology can be deployed in a city. Some applications (such as smart kiosks, smart street lights, or traffic monitoring cameras) have highly visible hardware but what Read More
The city of Sunderland, England is establishing a network of hubs that will provide free access to devices and wifi to build digital confidence and skills to strengthen digital inclusion. These ‘Community Digital Health Hubs’ Read More
The city of Chicago, IL recently announced the recipients of its Climate Infrastructure Fund. The grants that are intended to help Chicago neighborhoods transition to a green economy and combat the effects of climate change. Read More
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